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Höltigbaum Nature Reserve – Birch Forest in Höltigbaum loop from Höltigbaum

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Schleswig-Holstein

Ahrensburg

Höltigbaum Nature Reserve – Birch Forest in Höltigbaum loop from Höltigbaum

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Höltigbaum Nature Reserve – Birch Forest in Höltigbaum loop from Höltigbaum

03:10

12.3km

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: May 7, 2026

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Höltigbaum

Stellmoorer Tunneltal

Waypoints

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1.70 km

Cattle Pond at Höltigbaum

Highlight • Lake

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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2.12 km

Forest path in the Höltigbaum Conservation Area

Highlight • Trail

Wonderful path and easy to walk throughout 😊

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2.31 km

Scenic Path Through the Wandsetal in Höltigbaum

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Wandse (also known as the Eilbek in the lower reaches) has its source west of the village of Siek in the Stormarn district in Schleswig-Holstein and flows into the Alster in the center of Hamburg. It includes the Braaker Au in the Höltigbaum, the Stellmoorer source river in the Stellmoorer Tunneltal, the Stellau in Rahlstedt, the Berner Au in Farmsen and the Rahlau in Tonndorf. From the Mühlenteich in Wandsbek it is called Eilbek and flows via the Eilbek Canal, the Kuhmühlenteich and the Mundsburger Canal in Hohenfelde into the Outer Alster.

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5.20 km

Höltigbaum Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

A great, varied area with many rare plants and insects. One or the other rare bird species can also be found in the area. So please stay on the ways and the dogs have to stay on the leash. It is better that way, because there can also be adder on the heathland. And the dear cattle share the meadow with the hikers in some areas.
Since the area is quite extensive, it is easy to hike.

More natural information about the Höltigbaum can be found here:
naturgucker.de/?gebiet=-930005195

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5.95 km

Birch Forest in Höltigbaum

Highlight • Forest

7.41 km

House of the Wild Meadows

Highlight • Rest Area

A great information house, especially for those who do not yet know the Höltigbaum. Here you will find information about the origin, development and goals - and of course also about the robust cattle that cross all over here.

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7.84 km

Heathlands in the Stellmoorer Tunneltal

Highlight • Natural

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 a habitat for many insects and birds. In order to preserve it sustainably, the sensitive ecosystem of the Stellmoorer Tunneltal is under nature conservation.

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8.06 km

Wandseteich Pond

Highlight • Lake

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 small river and releases them only slowly into the lower reaches. In this way, it carries water for longer than under natural conditions. The disadvantage of the retention basin: its water heats up considerably, which makes life difficult for typical flowing water creatures in the lower reaches.
The Höltigbaum is traversed by the Wandse, a tributary of the Alster.
Since the original source was diverted, the Wandse is now fed exclusively by the low water from the surrounding area. The Wandse therefore only carries water in the Höltigbaum temporarily during the year and usually dries up as early as May. Only after the confluence with the Stellmoorer Quellfluss does the Wandse turn into a constantly flowing watercourse.

hoeltigbaum.de/fileadmin/Downloads/PDF/GletscherspurBroschre_2011.pdf

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12.3 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.05 km

5.04 km

2.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.23 km

3.19 km

3.00 km

2.63 km

209 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 7 June

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Höltigbaum Nature Reserve – Birch Forest in Höltigbaum loop from Höltigbaum

Cattle Pond at Höltigbaum

Forest path in the Höltigbaum Conservation Area

Scenic Path Through the Wandsetal in Höltigbaum

Höltigbaum Nature Reserve

Birch Forest in Höltigbaum

House of the Wild Meadows

Heathlands in the Stellmoorer Tunneltal

Wandseteich Pond

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