Totes Moor Boardwalk and Ponds – Moorhüttensteg Boardwalk loop from Großenheidorn

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Totes Moor Boardwalk and Ponds – Moorhüttensteg Boardwalk loop from Großenheidorn

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Totes Moor Boardwalk and Ponds – Moorhüttensteg Boardwalk loop from Großenheidorn

03:28

13.7km

20m

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: October 1, 2026

Tips

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Totes Moor

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.37 km

Steinhude Peat Barges in Totes Moor

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The laboriously cut peat sods had to be transported on barges to the villages on the lake so that they could be sold there. A canal was therefore dug into …

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3.57 km

View of Totes Moor

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The circular route around Lake Steinhude is so beautiful and a highlight is the heath landscape.

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5.47 km

Totes Moor Boardwalk and Ponds

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At its most beautiful when the water lilies are in bloom

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5.79 km

Viewpoint over Totes Moor

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The Tote Moor is an approximately 33 km² large moor in the Hanover region in Lower Saxony. It is a partially peated raised bog with smaller areas of low moor. …

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6.55 km

Viewing pier on the Steinhuder Meer

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A beautiful view of the Steinhuder Meer and the surrounding nature with its flora and fauna.

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6.94 km

Wooden Boardwalk Through the Steinhuder Meer Moor

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It is beautiful there, the path alone is unique. Walking along a long wooden path through the moor and breathing in the wonderful air is incredibly beautiful. The view from …

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7.13 km

Moorhüttensteg Boardwalk

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Always worth a detour. A beautiful hiking trail through nature.

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8.55 km

Totes Moor Boardwalk Nature Trail

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The moorland adventure trail, with interesting information opportunities (adventure walkway, viewing point, water lily pond, renaturation), is always worth a trip. As early as 900 AD, people were taking peat …

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13.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

485 m

459 m

361 m

110 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

812 m

410 m

241 m

185 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

15°C

8°C

14 %

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Comments

January 18, 2024,Wanderung Auf dem Moorweg am Steinhuder Meer 18.Jan.2024

From parking lot 12 you can quickly reach the first worthwhile viewing point over the Steinhuder Meer.
Winter also has its charms here.

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July 4, 2025,Naturpark Steinhuder Meer - Totes Moor

On our weekend trip to Hanover, we stopped at Lake Steinhude and went for a hike in the Totes Moor. However, we felt almost exotic in our hiking boots among all the cyclists who were out and about. Boardwalks branch off from the main path, leading to observation towers or nature trails. Unfortunately, there are few views of the water. …

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April 28, 2022,Moorerlebnispfad am Steinhuder Meer-hin und zurück, 28.04.2022

The importance of the moors for the climate... here is another nature trail, very close to the Steinhuder Meer. After the peat has been removed, the area is now being wetted again so that peat moss can settle and the moor continues to bind CO2. Mining is still going on in the area in the direction of Neustadt, but at …

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October 30, 2022,Seerosenteiche – Verwunschener kleiner Pfad Runde von Strand

Great beautiful route but riddled with cyclists overtaking and oncoming at weekends.
Since the path is very narrow, it is really very exhausting to hike there.

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