Hiking break at the Brunsberg, © Lüneburger Heide GmbH / Dominik Ketz — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH / Dominik Ketz

Heidschnuckenweg hiking trail

Ascent
1375 m

Descent
1360 m

Distance
219 km

highest point
166 m

Level of difficulty
easy

Type of tour
Straight-course tour

Recommended month:JFMAMJJASOND

Recommended months for a hike: Optimal

Here, among the grazing heathland sheep, runs one of the most beautiful hiking trails in Germany. The heathlands of Lüneburger Heide are strung together like pearls along the Heidschnuckenweg walking tour from Hamburg-Fischbek to Celle. The walking tour is divided into 13 stages.

Quality Tour "Wanderbares Deutschland"

The Heidschnuckenweg hiking trail is a certified Premiumtour.

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Impressions of the Heidschnuckenweg

View of the Misselhorn Heath, © Lüneburger Heide GmbH — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH

Hiking at the Brunsberg, © Lüneburger Heide GmbH / Dominik Ketz — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH / Dominik Ketz

The 5 seasons on the Heidschnuckenweg

Heidschnuckenweg in the Misselhorner Heide, © Lüneburger Heide GmbH / Markus Tiemann — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH / Markus Tiemann

two hikers enjoy a wide view in the Totengrund, © Lüneburger Heide GmbH — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH

two hikers seen from behind during a break in the Lüneburger Heide , © Lüneburger Heide GmbH — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH

Panoramic view of the Totengrund in the Lüneburg Heath, © Lüneburger Heide GmbH — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH

Hikers meet a shepherd in the Lüneburger Heide , © Lüneburger Heide GmbH — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH

Hiking couple meets a herd of heathens in the Oberhoher Heide , © Lüneburger Heide GmbH — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH

Hiking couple with goats and Heidschnucken in the Lüneburg Heath , © Lüneburger Heide GmbH — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH

a bank in the Lüneburg Heath , © Lüneburger Heide GmbH — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH

two hikers enjoy the view in the Totengrund, © Lüneburger Heide GmbH — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH

Heidschnuckenweg at Brunsberg in the Lüneburg Heath, © Lüneburger Heide GmbH — © Lüneburger Heide GmbH

Insider-Tip

As you can well imagine, the Heidschnuckenweg nature hike is at its most beautiful when the vivid purple takes over the landscape. As the old regional saying goes, the heather flowers from 08/08 to 09/09 every year!

Signage

The Tour is continuously signposted with this standardised logo.

Information

Arrival and departure

From HH-Neugraben or Fischbek train station: The nature walk starting point is just 15 minutes away on foot.

From Celle train station: The Heidschnuckenweg trail is only 2 kilometres away.

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Lüneburger Heide GmbH

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21335 Lüneburg
Phone: +49 (0) 4131 / 309 39 60

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21274 Undeloh
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