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Germany
Lower Saxony
Region Hannover
Wunstorf

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

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Lower Saxony
Region Hannover
Wunstorf

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

Hard

3.9

(80)

246

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

04:04

15.5km

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: July 6, 2026

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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 10.4 km for 1.80 km

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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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4.03 km

Nice place for a little breather and drink break, with a great view of the moor.

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4.11 km

View of Totes Moor

Highlight • Natural

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

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4

6.02 km

Great view, especially when the water lilies are blooming, and the amphibious are on it.

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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

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

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I was speechless when I saw the many plants that can exist in this environment. The mossy ground looks like a sea of green.

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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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15.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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10.9 km

3.78 km

663 m

199 m

Surfaces

5.89 km

5.70 km

3.21 km

366 m

188 m

185 m

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Thursday 16 July

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

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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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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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Since my appointment for the winter tires is still pending, I carefully weighed up where the summer slippers 👞 should go today at these temperatures ❄.
I chose the Dead Moor in the east of the Steinhuder Meer ⛵. The start was then on site at the Ostenmeer 🦆.
The Grossenheidorner Tower was then quickly reached. There is a beautiful …

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