Este Riverside Trail – Este Viaduct near Hollenstedt loop from Kakenstorf

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Lüneburg Heath

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Kakenstorf

Este Riverside Trail – Este Viaduct near Hollenstedt loop from Kakenstorf

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Este Riverside Trail – Este Viaduct near Hollenstedt loop from Kakenstorf

03:44

14.6km

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: August 26, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 6.17 km for 667 m

Closed: • April 13, 2026-April 13, 2027 (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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81 m

Bötersheim village

Highlight • Settlement

Totally cute little almost sleepy place.

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252 m

Old Village Smithy Bötersheim

Highlight • Historical Site

On the way to Bötersheim there are small works of art along the way.

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1.30 km

Butterbarg Bridge (Butterberg Brücke) over the Este

Highlight • Bridge

Nice shady place when it's hot. Good for a snack.

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1.78 km

Este Riverside Trail

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The forest path on the Este is simply fantastic! The rustling of the forest, the babbling of the river ...
Pure deep relaxation!

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5.60 km

Viaduct of the Buchholz–Bremervörde Railway

Highlight • Bridge

The Buchholz-Bremervörde railway used to cross here.

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7.14 km

Este Viaduct near Hollenstedt

Highlight • Bridge

The old railway line from Buchholz to Bremerfvörde ran here. The viaducts are up to 18 meters high.

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8.28 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Este

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The bridge is actually closed at the moment, we only noticed it on the other side

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8.54 km

Path Along the Este River

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If you do not follow the main hiking path, you will come directly to this beautiful path on the river.

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14.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.58 km

4.11 km

1.23 km

667 m

Surfaces

11.8 km

1.80 km

888 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

11°C

6°C

96 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

July 8, 2023,Estewanderweg - Estetal

Evening hike with natural sun protection called forest. The part of the Estewanderweg between Hollenstedt and Böttersheim runs continuously in the forest, so that you can walk there even with the currently high temperatures. Again and again you walk close to the Este and have beautiful views of the river. If you have time, you will also find plenty of …

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March 30, 2024,Estewanderweg - Estetal

Fast lap through the Estetal. Always worth a recommendation. But currently unexpectedly damp on the paths in the middle of the forest.

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February 27, 2022,Estewanderweg: Hollenstedt - Bötersheim #walk4unicef

It doesn't really work out with my hiking destinations in February, there's just not enough time. Yesterday there was only a quick evening lap (komoot.de/tour/684324330), which brought me only a little closer to my minimum goal of 250 kilometers in the Megamarsch Megachallenge. Today "pleasure hiking" in a small group was the order of the day. Without time and without …

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February 8, 2025,Entlang der Este - Von Hollenstedt zur Butterbarg Brügg 🥾

Beautiful circular tour that leads almost always along the Este to the Butterbarg Brügg. It meanders through the landscape with many bends and is very beautiful to look at. After the bridge there are forests and fields until you return to the 🅿️ on the Glockenberg.

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December 2, 2023,Estewanderweg - Estetal

Snow. Finally snow hiking again. While there was still a lot of Neuschnell falling in front of my front door during the night, unfortunately things looked different in the Estetal. So the snow from the day before had to be enough, which unfortunately deprived me of the pleasure of leaving the first traces in the white.

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July 8, 2023,Este bei Bötersheim 💦☘🌱🌿

Since it should be very warm today 🌞 I left early. Unfortunately, the view of the sunrise was blocked by the trees. On the way there I took a path through forest and field and back it went along the Estewanderweg, still in nice shade.
Finally, we visited the small spring, the water gushes up very impressively and whirls up …

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June 25, 2023,Immer este drauf, Max!....

About 150 people live in the idyllic Bötersheim in the district of Harburg, northwest of the Lüneburg Heath. And that in great peace, because at least for drivers, the journey ends here in a dead end.

For us hikers, this is where it starts. If you cross the branch of the Este behind the town sign, you are in front …

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June 25, 2023,Reizvolles Estetal ❣️ Von Bötersheim nach Hollenstedt

Today we got up very early 🪶 because @Burkhard invited us on a tour 😊. We started at sunrise 🌄 in the small idyllic village of Bötersheim.

Worth seeing is the picturesque water mill, which was already mentioned in a document 📃 in 1386. Opposite is the mill pond. On the right behind the watermill there are still some old …

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