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

02:09

8.03km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Lüneburger Heide

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.65 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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4.00 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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4.16 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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4.52 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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5.06 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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5.41 km

Brunsberg Summit and Heathland Panorama

Highlight • Summit

In addition to the Wilseder Berg, the Brunsberg and the surrounding area offer another great MTB highlight here in the Lüneburg Heath. Have fun exploring the site. ;-)

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5.81 km

Beehive shelter on Brunsberg

Highlight • Structure

6.03 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.

Characteristic features of a natural forest are large contiguous forest areas from which no timber is removed and forestry use is prohibited. Our areas also combine nature conservation measures with environmental education and local recreation.

Source: landkreis-harburg.de/portal/sendungen/wir-erweitern-unsere-naturwaldflaechen-am-brunsberg-901003292-20100.html?rubrik=1000003

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8.03 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.97 km

1.63 km

1.33 km

Surfaces

4.51 km

1.31 km

1.24 km

376 m

318 m

169 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

91 %

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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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