Oppenweher Moor hiking trail loop in the Oppenweher Moorland nature reserve

How lucky to have been here! Wide country, tranquil nature. Peaceful and still. Only the cuckoo with its monotonous singing could be heard. A hiking trail with only natural paths. Soft and extremely pleasant to walk on peat. Be sure to rub insect repellent before the hike. Otherwise the beasts will suck you dry in wooded areas 😉

Peace and tranquility accompanies us on the way. This moor looks different again. The paths are clearly signposted. The highlight is the bird watching stand and/or the boardwalk. The renaturation appears to be well advanced. The heavy rain in autumn did something about it.

Today I had to get out a little earlier, and since the weather was much better than the day before yesterday, I chose a slightly longer tour for us. The Oppenweher moor landscape is always a pleasure. The nice thing is that you can hike for kilometers through the nature reserve, and not just two hectares of nature trails and otherwise "no entry allowed". Of course, there are also quiet areas that should not be entered, but there are many interesting paths around them. Birch forests, sheep pastures and heath-like areas alternate. In some wet places the peat moss is growing vigorously again, and if we have patience for a few hundred years, a mighty bog will emerge here again. But even now it's an experience, and Cookie and I really enjoyed this round.

Started very early today. I really wanted fog and there was plenty of it in the Oppenweher Moor. I sunk a few thoughts into the moor and returned home with more perspective. Great light, silence and awakening geese and cranes who have discussed their plans for the winter.

Cotton grass and frog singing - 9.7 KM round trip in the Oppenweher Moor. Also in summer a special round and completely different than in winter. It was like a day at the sea. The cuckoo called beautifully all the time.

A really nice lunch break. Around and through the moor. The planned 8 km became almost 10 because one path was closed. This vastness, this silence, sunshine and wind, it was soooo beautiful. Unfortunately, the moor is totally dried up 😪

What a wonderful piece of earth Fantastic natural country lanes....2x a piece of wooden plank path.....super easy to walk Great foresight Heavenly rest... Quite different from, for example, the large peat bog The Oppenweher Moor looks much more natural....much more "moory".....much more often there are water areas directly near the path...you stay on the path voluntarily I really noticed that NOWHERE is the smallest piece of garbage lying around or a bottle or something similar The perfect place to enjoy peace and relax

Already in May we were on the way to the cotton grass bloom in Oppenweher Moor: https://www.komoot.de/tour/369602690?ref=wtd Once again it shows: the old wisdom that every place looks different at different times is true. Now we can only confirm that in the Oppenweher Moor in autumn. Brown tones dominate the color palette here. Should the sun really come through, there really is a golden autumn picture. And every now and then the sun did us this favor. The only good thing is that it wasn't pouring rain. Otherwise we would have taken completely different pictures. The tour is scenic even in autumn. Because of the crane migration, many other nature lovers and photographers were out and about in the moor during the day. We have only seen and heard cranes in the sky. But during the day the birds stand around in the fields in the area anyway and feed for the migration route. You can find tips on crane observation in my post: https://www.tberg.de/kraniche-fotografieren-kranichzug-beobachtungstipps/ However, you can see smaller and larger groups of small birds that are also on the move. And of course you can hear the geese and ducks cackling everywhere.