Wandseteich Pond – Cattle Pond at Höltigbaum loop from Ahrensburg Ost

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Wandseteich Pond – Cattle Pond at Höltigbaum loop from Ahrensburg Ost

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Wandseteich Pond – Cattle Pond at Höltigbaum loop from Ahrensburg Ost

05:19

20.8km

70m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Stellmoor-Ahrensburger Tunneltal

Höltigbaum

Stellmoorer Tunneltal

Höltigbaum

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.21 km

View of the Stellmoor-Ahrensburger Tunneltal

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Bringing binoculars can be worthwhile, as geese and cranes like to take a break here

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2.03 km

Burg Arnesvelde

Archaeological Site

2.58 km

View of the Stellmoorer Tunneltal

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The Stellmoorer Tunneltal nature reserve is located in the Hamburg district of Rahlstedt near the Höltigbaum and Ahrensburger Tunneltal nature reserves on the border with Schleswig-Holstein. It is a European …

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9.00 km

Heathlands in the Stellmoorer Tunneltal

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The Stellmoorer Tunneltal in Hamburg-Rahlstedt is known for its wide, open meadows. In late summer, heather blooms here and there, bathing the landscape in a soft purple. The landscape provides …

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9.22 km

Wandseteich Pond

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The "Wandseteich" is a retention basin and the largest body of water in the Stellmoorer Tunneltal. The Wandse dam, built in the 1950s, dams the irregular water loads of the …

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10.9 km

Galloway cattle in the Stellmoorer Tunneltal

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You won't always find them in exactly the same place, but the free-roaming Galloway cattle in the Stellmoorer Tunneltal are always a highlight.

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13.4 km

Höltigbaum

Nature Reserve

13.9 km

Galloway Viewing Bench at Höltigbaum

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From the bench, you can observe the Galloways very well in the pasture.
Among all the black ones, there was even a white one.
The bench bears the inscription: "wiet …

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14.4 km

Forest path in the Höltigbaum Conservation Area

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Wonderful path and easy to walk throughout 😊

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14.8 km

Cattle Pond at Höltigbaum

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A good place to meet the cattle is their drinking and bathing area, located directly on the former Panzer Ring Road.

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20.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.60 km

7.36 km

2.85 km

1.01 km

Surfaces

5.62 km

5.44 km

4.82 km

3.12 km

1.39 km

430 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

11°C

7°C

97 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

January 15, 2022,HH-NSG🌳🥾Höltigbaum 🐃15.01.2022

Only a short journey and we were in the NSG Höltigbaum. 🌾🐂 In the parking lot 🚗 on the Eichberg there was already a lot going on around 11.00 a.m., so the dog enclosure was full 🐕. However, the hiking trails were empty🤗. The few people without a dog found the concrete runway ❕❔probably more pleasant.
That was just fine …

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