Village Bay on Einfelder See – Schülper Moor loop from Nortorf

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Village Bay on Einfelder See – Schülper Moor loop from Nortorf

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Village Bay on Einfelder See – Schülper Moor loop from Nortorf

02:05

34.0km

80m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 30, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Westensee

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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865 m

Sculpture Park

Highlight • Monument

The city park of Nortorf was laid out as a landscape park from 1953 to 1956. A large number of sculptures and sculptures are exhibited in this very pretty park area. Also suitable for walking

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13.9 km

Bordesholm Lake and Monastery Church

Highlight • Lake

The Bordesholmer See is a worthwhile excursion destination in many ways. The idyllic circular cycle path around the lake is six kilometers long. This beautiful route includes the Bordesholmer monastery, many small bays to linger in with a wonderful view of the lake, a relaxing area of forest and various bathing areas.
There is a small sandy beach, a pier, a bathing island and a sunbathing area at the outdoor swimming pool on Bordesholmer See. Admission is free. The Seeterrassen café restaurant at the bathing establishment is open all year round and has a wonderful view of the lake.

By the way: The name Bordesholm comes from the settlement information given by the monks at that time. The first written information was Bardesholm (1302), Bard = mnd. Bank and Holm = mnd. Island.

Shortly:
- Complete hike / drive possible, 6 km, approx. 90 min.
- Length: about 1.2 km, width: about 800 m
- Circumference: approx. 5 km
- max.depth: 8 m

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15.2 km

Bordesholmer See Bathing Area with Bistro

Highlight • Beach

Guarded swimming area with gastro. The restaurant can also be booked for events

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19.5 km

Dosenmoor Boardwalk

Highlight • Natural Monument

The 521-hectare moor is the largest remaining contiguous raised bog in the Schleswig-Holstein hills. Together with the neighboring Einfelder See, the Dosenmoor, a nine-square-kilometer-large Dosensee (Dose Lake), was formed during the last Ice Age in a hollow between sandur and young moraine, and later evolved from a fen into a raised bog. The Dosenmoor has a peat thickness of up to eight meters and was designated a nature reserve and a Habitats Directive (FFH) area in 1981. FFH areas are special protected areas designated under the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive and serve to protect plants (flora), animals (fauna), and habitats (habitat types).

The name Dosenmoor may originate from a Holstein peasant knight named Daso de Ennigge (Daso from Innien, a village west of Neumünster), who lived in the mid-12th century and gave his name to the Dosen villages.

Settlement in the area can be documented as far back as 8000 BC.

However, it could also have a different origin.

The term "Dose" refers to several small moors in the Emsland region, surrounded by geest.

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20.1 km

Lake Einfeld

Highlight • Lake

As a natural recreation area, the Einfelder See with its 178 hectares offers attractive offers and diverse recreational opportunities for every taste and every season.
On the 8 km long circular hiking trail, you can admire the awakening and sprouting nature on foot or by bike. The path was renovated or expanded in 2009. In summer, young and old can frolic on the lake's beaches. Well-equipped facilities invite you to play beach volleyball, sunbathe or have a barbecue. For lovers of water sports, the lake offers ideal conditions for surfing, sailing, rowing or canoeing. The annual dragon boat race is a highlight.

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21.8 km

Village Bay on Einfelder See

Highlight • Lake

From the southern tip, you have a beautiful view of Lake Einfeld.

With its surface area of 168 hectares, it is one of the larger lakes in Schleswig-Holstein.

The lake lies on the watershed of two rivers: the Eider to the north and the Stör to the south. A small inflow flows into the lake from the Dosenmoor, and there are no other significant tributaries. For this reason, the lake is fed primarily by groundwater and precipitation. A main outflow flows into the Aalbek River in the southeast;

to the north, the Steingraben, regulated by a weir, connects Lake Einfeld with Lake Bordesholm, whose waters can flow into the Eider.

On the western shore is the West Bank of Lake Einfeld Nature Reserve.

Approximately 2.4 hectares were declared protected in 1955, and in 1987 it was expanded to its current size of approximately 13 hectares. It contains three distinct vegetation zones: the tree and shrub zone, the shore and reed zone, and a floating-leaf community of aquatic plants.
The area offers shelter and refuge for many water birds.

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27.9 km