Wittmoor Heath Trail – Kupferteich (Copper Pond) loop from Henstedt-Ulzburg

Wittmoor Heath Trail – Kupferteich (Copper Pond) loop from Henstedt-Ulzburg

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Wittmoor Heath Trail – Kupferteich (Copper Pond) loop from Henstedt-Ulzburg

03:05

56.0km

170m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.8 km for 88 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1.88 km

Pinnau-Biotop

Forest

12.8 km

Tangstedter Forst

Forest

16.3 km

Wittmoor Heath Trail

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This is actually one of the most beautiful sections through the Wittmoor. Here you can see its width and although it looks very sandy, you can drive here well!

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20.8 km

Only a few minutes away from the center of Hamburg you are surrounded by untouched nature. Along the long copper mine you walk along the shore, where tall reeds and old trees provide a beautiful autumn scenery. The name copper pond is still often used here in the north of Hamburg. This comes from the Swedish reign, when numerous copper mills were created here, which processed the Swedish ore and then delivered by ship.

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21.3 km

Kupferteich (Copper Pond)

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The Kupferteich (Copper Pond) on the border of the Hamburg districts of Poppenbüttel
and Lemsahl-Mellingstedt was originally a mill pond and served
as a copper mill. It is easily circumnavigated by bike or on foot.
It was created by damming the Mellingbek and Twelenbek rivers, which flow from the Wittmoor and join in front of the pond, to a height of approximately 900 meters.

In the mill at the Kupferteich, a copper hammer was used to produce panels
for roofs, ship floors, and boilers for sugar refineries.

Remains of fish ponds can be found at the northern end of the Kupferteich.

In the mid-19th century, the Kupferteich became a sawmill, later an oil mill, after which the facility fell into disuse. Due to its dilapidated condition, it was demolished in 1929.

The Kupferteich is now an approximately 7.0-hectare fishing lake, and since 2019, it, including its shoreline, has been designated a specially protected biotope area under the Federal Nature Conservation Act.

A golf course has stretched east and west of the Kupferteich since the 21st century.

There is a dog walking area on the western shore of the pond.

Access to the Kupferteich is via the 1.5 km long Kupferteichweg,
a road that leads to a sandy path leading to the pond.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kupferteich_(Mellingbek)

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23.5 km

Upper Alster Trail

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Very nice section on the Alster. Apart from the racing bike, every type of bike can be used. Beware some confusing / poorly visible curves.

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25.4 km

Alster Bridge Poppenbüttel

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Beautiful new crossing over the Alster

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25.8 km

Alsterlauf Wellingsbüttel Riverside

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Here is a particularly beautiful place on the Alster, also because there is a shallow access to the water, where people and dogs can cool off a little. It is worthwhile to just stop here and take a break.

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28.7 km

Bridge over the Alster

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With this bridge, the Alster hiking trail crosses the Alster between the Alte Landstrasse and the Wellingsbütteler Landstrasse.
Source: Wikipedia

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32.9 km

Landebahn Einflugschneise

Viewpoint

34.9 km

Rothsteinsmoor

Nature Reserve

36.1 km

Along the Tarpenbek

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A great gravel route, completely hidden, on paved paths along the Tarpenbek. Simply quaint!
⚠️ The paths are not particularly wide and especially well attended on weekends. You can forget about heating, being considerate is the order of the day.

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