NORDPFADE (North Trails) 

Worried about getting lost? Impossible! The 24 NORDPFADE paths in the Rotenburg/Wümme district are well signposted, and each is a circular route between 5 and 32 kilometres long. An example is the enchanting Ostetal Nordpfad in one of northern Germany’s most beautiful unspoilt riverscapes, with dense riparian woodlands, wet meadows, reed beds and steep slopes. The walk along the River Oste is so pretty that the Deutscher Wanderverband (German Hiking Association) has even designated it a ‘Walkable Germany’ Top Trail (Qualitätsweg Wanderbares Deutschland Traumtour). Four other NORDPFADE trails also bear this quality seal. The Kuhbach-Oste NORDPFAD leads you through idyllic river valleys. Or traverse forests and shallow river valleys on the Hölzerbruch-Malse NORDPFAD. Moors, megalithic tombs and the home village of the great north German writer Walter Kempowski lie along the Kempowskis Idylle NORDPFAD. And on the Dör’t Moor NORDPFAD, you’ll walk through a landscape of bog, woodland and heath. In fact, Wandermagazin named it Germany’s most beautiful path for a day walk in 2021. Which NORDPFAD will you take first?