Stiftungswald Rülauer Holz – Bölkau Stream loop from Schwarzenbek
Stiftungswald Rülauer Holz – Bölkau Stream loop from Schwarzenbek
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Stiftungswald Rülauer Holz – Bölkau Stream loop from Schwarzenbek
01:49
7.13km
20m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 22, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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774 m
Stiftungswald Rülauer Holz
Highlight • Forest
Rülauer Holz has largely been taken out of forestry use, and the natural water balance has been restored. Forest depressions were rewetted and ditches filled. Initial successes are already visible.
For example, the crane has returned to the area and bred there in 2016.
The recreated moist forest depressions are also very popular with moor frogs. The rewetting of the Rülauer Holz has significantly increased the moor frog population, as these amphibians thrive in the moist alder swamp forests with their fen-like character.
Further detailed information:
stiftungsland.de/karte/stiftungslandgebiete/ruelauer-holz
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1.26 km
View Over the Fields Towards Brunstorf
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5.72 km
Bölkau Spring
Highlight • Natural
Unfortunately, as is well known, springs and stream courses are often only inaccurately marked on maps. Even the Komoot map and Google Maps sometimes differ significantly – as is the case with the Bölkau.
The Bölkau is a small stream in the southern district of the Duchy of Lauenburg.
The stream originates in the Rülau Forest, southwest of Schwarzenbek.
It flows north and crosses under the B207.
After 1.6 km, the Bölkau flows into the Schwarze Bek near the Schwarzenbek sewage treatment plant,
not the Beke, as it is called on the Komoot map.
The Schwarze Bek then flows a little further into the Schwarze Au.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6lkau
I walked cross-country through the forest to the Bölkau spring, following the streambed to the source I suspected.
I hope I found and posted them correctly.
The spring ponds are privately owned – unfortunately, access to them is prohibited. One of the prohibition signs is completely illegible, and I only discovered the other on my way back...
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Bölkau Stream
Highlight • River
The Bölkau is a small stream in the southern district of the Duchy of Lauenburg. The stream has its source in the Rülauer Forst, southwest of Schwarzenbek. It flows north and crosses under the B207. After 1.6 km the Bölkau flows into the Schwarze Bek at the Schwarzenbeker sewage treatment plant, not Beke, as it is named in the Komoot map. The Schwarze Bek then flows a little further into the Schwarze Au.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6lkau
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7.13 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.07 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.17 km
2.84 km
791 m
326 m
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