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Lüneburg Heath

Örtze Rapids – Oertze Trail loop from Trauen

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Germany

Lower Saxony

Lüneburg Heath

Örtze Rapids – Oertze Trail loop from Trauen

Moderate

4.8

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Örtze Rapids – Oertze Trail loop from Trauen

03:53

15.2km

50m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Naturpark Südheide

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2.37 km

Örtze Rapids

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Here the Örtze gurgles and roars through an artificially created barrier, which gives the whole place some "drama". Very pretty.

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2.53 km

Örtze Footbridge

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Here a narrow wooden bridge takes you over the Örze. There is also a bench that invites you to linger in this wild, romantic place.

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5.51 km

The Heidesee was created in 1974 and is originally actually a pond. To date, the lake has developed into an important habitat for many plants and animals, such as dragonflies.
Wooden benches and tables around the lake invite you to have a picnic or simply relax. In the summer months you can dangle your feet in the cool water on one of the small jetties, watch the sailing boats and enjoy the sunset. No matter what time of day or year - the Heidesee always has its charm, not least because of its fantastically beautiful reflections.
On a short walk (approx. 2.5 km) around the Heidesee you can discover a lot of interesting flora and fauna.
On the four information boards, signposts for the large river path that leads along the lake, you can find out a lot of interesting information about:
• Plant
• Animals
• Forest
• Water
The river-forest adventure trail extends along picturesque forest paths and paths along the Örtze. The total 20 km of the path is divided into several sections that are easy to hike and invite you to explore tours of between 3 and 6.5 km.

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5.83 km

Reeds on the lake shore

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Reeds grow on the east side of the Heidesee, creating this romantic view in the evening.

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7.82 km

Heidesee Inn

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This restaurant in the immediate vicinity of the eponymous lake is ideal for a longer rest, whether during or after a hike. We experienced a very friendly service and can only praise the food.

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9.64 km

Oertze Trail

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In dry weather a very nice way with many information boards about life on the river.

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11.2 km

Großer Flusspfad (Great River Trail) – Naturpark Südheide

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This is a very romantic passage on the hike. Always next to the babbling Oertze and on a rustic, rooty single trail. There is still a lot to learn from the great signage!

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12.8 km

Örtze River – Main River Trail

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Wonderful and above all clean river. just a very peaceful place if you take the time.

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15.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.96 km

3.72 km

3.55 km

2.18 km

1.80 km

Surfaces

4.44 km

4.28 km

3.27 km

2.50 km

543 m

180 m

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Weather

Saturday 11 July

29°C

14°C

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Comments

April 29, 2023,Müden an der Oertze- Schöne Wanderung 🥾🥾🌳🌳🦮🦮😎

Unfortunately, there was no reception at the beginning, so please don't walk diagonally across the yard and the field 🫣

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April 14, 2023,Müden an der Örze, grosser Rundweg

The path is a real highlight 👌 I walked the big circular path. There also begins a heath loop, which I will walk in 2-3 weeks, because then many spring flowers will bloom there (23, 24 with yellow flowers, I don't know what they are called) A bridge is closed on the way, so you would have to take the …

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September 25, 2021,Von Müden Richtung Fassberg Erlebnispfad und Heidschnuckenweg

We walked the adventure trail instead of Heidschnuckenweg after the nice lady in the information center gave us the tip, it was worth it, beautiful route, seen a lot 😉

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October 2, 2023,Örtzebrücke – Örtze Stromschnellen Runde von Müden (Örtze)

We walked along the Örtzte through an enchanted area in light sunshine. Even the diversion of the path was well signposted, as a bridge over the Örtzte was closed. I didn't find any real rapids, but I did find a quiet path with lots of water. Here, too, the surface was very nice and soft to walk on, just like …

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May 20, 2024,Von Müden nach Poitzen und an der Örtze zurück.🌳🌲🌲🌳🏞️🚶🚶🚶🚶‍♀️🏘️🏘️🍰

We started in the center of Müden at Heidesee to get to Poitzen. In Poitzen there is an educational trail for children but most of the stations no longer work. Then we went back along the Örtze.

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May 20, 2024,Kurze Wanderung an der schönen Örtze 🏞🌳🌲🪲🐌🌺🥀🦆🌞🐎🚶‍♂️🚶🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

Because the weather forecast predicted thunderstorms, we only went for a short walk today. The cake afterwards in the forest cafe was delicious.

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April 11, 2024,Runde um Poitzen über Oertzeweg - Müden - Heidesee

Once again we were in one of our favorite areas, the Lüneburg Heath. This time in Poitzen and Müden/Oertze. The first few meters of the path were a little muddy, but then everything was fine.

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September 16, 2021,Großer Flußpfad an der Oertze

Today we went to the Südheide again, more precisely to the beautiful, small town of Müden (Oertze). Here we had chosen the round "Great River Path on the Oertze". To be honest, I would have expected a little more river and a little less forest with the name. Especially on the way there we didn't see the Oertze at all …

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Örtze Rapids – Oertze Trail loop from Trauen

Örtze Rapids

Örtze Footbridge

Heidesee, Müden (Örtze)

Reeds on the lake shore

Heidesee Inn

Oertze Trail

Großer Flusspfad (Great River Trail) – Naturpark Südheide

Örtze River – Main River Trail

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