Hell Gorge – Höllenschlucht Trail loop from Sprötze

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Buchholz in der Nordheide

Hell Gorge – Höllenschlucht Trail loop from Sprötze

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Hell Gorge – Höllenschlucht Trail loop from Sprötze

02:33

9.56km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Lüneburger Heide

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.08 km

Forest Path in Naturpark Lüneburger Heide

Highlight • Forest

The "Heideschleife Büsenbachtal" circular hiking trail also runs along this route. All information about the Heideschleife Büsenbachtal can be found at the following link: lueneburger-heide.de/natur/touren/22556/heideschleife-buesenbachtal.html (as of August 30, 2025).

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4.43 km

View of the Höllenschlucht Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Unfortunately, many trees had to be felled, the impression is now completely different.

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4.63 km

Höllenschlucht Stone Marker

Highlight • Monument

A particularly attractive section of the Heidschnuckenweg leads through the wild and romantic hell gorge up to the mountain. The Höllenschlucht is an exciting dry valley in the forest that …

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4.68 km

Hell Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

It's good that this section was marked as a “gorge”, otherwise I would not have noticed it as such ...! But also totally beautiful in this size!

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5.04 km

Höllenschlucht Trail

Highlight • Gorge

The 3rd stage of the long-distance hiking trail "Wilde 13" also runs along here. The "Wilde 13" is not signposted or marked, but can only be hiked using a GPX file at the following link: dav-hamburg.de/dav/Wilde13 (as of April 2024).

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5.58 km

Bench with a view of the Brunsberg heath

Highlight • Viewpoint

Before the ascent to the Brunsberg with its impressive 129 m, a rest with a view of the heath landscape, a pleasure

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5.94 km

Brunsberg

Peak

7.00 km

Beehive shelter on Brunsberg

Highlight • Structure

7.22 km

Sprötzer Fuhren Natural Forest

Highlight • Forest

Between the "Brunsberg" nature reserve and the Sprötzer Heide, the conditions for the development of a natural forest, the "Sprötzer Fuhren", have already been created on an area of around 35 hectares in recent years.

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9.56 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.92 km

1.96 km

1.68 km

Surfaces

5.30 km

1.93 km

1.33 km

427 m

308 m

259 m

Elevation

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Monday 2 November

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Comments

August 22, 2024,Sprötze: Der Brunsberg und die Heide

By chance I came across this little place on my last train journey from Bremen to Hamburg. A few hikers got off there, which I found a bit strange. After a quick search on the internet, surprise turned into curiosity. (lueneburger-heide.de/natur/sehenswuerdigkeit/9130/brunsberg-sproetze.html) And finally I found a hike here on Komoot (komoot.com/de-de/smarttour/62503?ref=wdd) that leads through forest, heath and over the summit …

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December 23, 2025,Naturschutzgebiet Brunsberg – Höllenschlucht Runde von Sprötze

Brunsberg near Sprötze
• At 129 m above sea level, Brunsberg is the highest elevation of the Ice Age moraine southwest of Buchholz in der Nordheide and is located in the Sprötze district. [wikipedia +2]
• It is a designated nature reserve ("Heaths and Forests at Brunsberg") with open heathland and surrounding forests, preserved as a relic of the historical …

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