Water Lily Ponds at Totes Moor – Totes Moor Observation Tower loop from Großenheidorn

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Water Lily Ponds at Totes Moor – Totes Moor Observation Tower loop from Großenheidorn

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Water Lily Ponds at Totes Moor – Totes Moor Observation Tower loop from Großenheidorn

04:12

16.0km

20m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 10.9 km for 1.80 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.90 km

Steinhude Peat Barges in Totes Moor

Highlight • Historical Site

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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3.17 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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6.02 km

Water Lily Ponds at Totes Moor

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A wooden footbridge leads to the small water lily lake. Hard to believe: Where sky-blue moor frogs croak today, there was a hill of sand 60 years ago. If you …

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6.04 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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6.37 km

Totes Moor Bog Experience Trail

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It is definitely worth taking the small detour to the moorland adventure trail. Here you walk across the moor on a safe surface, the wooden footbridge.

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6.45 km

Totes Moor Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this observation tower you can only see the sea in the distance. Instead, a renatured area of the Moorheide can be admired. Information boards refer to the animals that may be observed.

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6.47 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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7.23 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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16.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

3.70 km

663 m

197 m

Surfaces

6.41 km

5.40 km

3.19 km

654 m

188 m

185 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

9°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

October 8, 2023,Moorerlebnispfad „Totes Moor“ – Aussichtsturm Totes Moor Runde von Strand

I got the tour from Komoot.
The forest restaurant is very nice and the food is delicious

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October 13, 2024,Moorlehrpfad – Seerosenteiche Runde von Schneeren

Short break, nice walk through the moor in sunshine 🌞 clouds ☁️ rain ☔️ and even hail, there was a lot to see, it is always beautiful by the water 🌊👍

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October 22, 2021,Totes Moor (H, Neustadt am Rübenberge)

Begin:
"Alte Moorhütte" car park
Old moor hut 1
31535 Neustadt am Rübenberge

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February 17, 2024,Wanderung durch das Tote Moor am Steinhuder Meer

My first hike in 2024. It went through the Dead Moor near Neustadt to the Steinhuder Meer, which was only briefly "grazed" 🦓, namely at the Ostenmeer observation tower, where I was able to watch a beautiful sunset 🌇 over the Steinhuder Meer. Then we went back to Neustadt via Großenheidorner Damm.
The wall in the first two photos reminded …

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October 16, 2022,Durch das Tote Moor⏳ beim Steinhuder Meer🛥️🐟🛥️

After yesterday's tour in the moor, we thought: Let's combine moor with "sea" 😉 and what could be more obvious than visiting the Dead Moor near the Steinhuder Meer 👍.

The combination was absolutely beautiful!
However, it was very busy there today and we walked in single file on the main paths 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️.

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