Moorteufel-Route
- 2:49 h
- 44.30 km
- 48 m
- 47 m
- 2 m
- 26 m
- 24 m
- Start: Behind St. Liborius Church, Neue Straße 99 (corner of Alte Straße and Kirchenstraße) in Bremervörde, 27432 Bremervörde
- Destination: Behind St. Liborius Church, Neue Straße 99 (corner of Alte Straße and Kirchenstraße) in Bremervörde, 27432 Bremervörde
This 37-kilometer bike tour takes you past romantic Geest villages and out into vast moorlands. In particular, the typical Moorhufen settlement of Augustendorf (a street village named after Jürgen Christian Findorff) invites you to experience nature with its Historic Moorhof and the Huvenhoopsmoor Nature Reserve, which includes a moor adventure trail and a viewing platform. A particularly significant historical site is the Sandbostel Camp Memorial. The 23 buildings on the grounds of the former prisoner-of-war camp house, among other things, a multimedia exhibition on the camp’s history.
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Directions
- The tour begins at the St. Liborius Church in Bremervörde and first takes you through a gently rolling Geest landscape with vast areas of farmland. Along the way, you’ll pass through small villages such as Oerel, Barchel, and Oese with their idyllic churches and beautifully landscaped village squares.
After Oese, you’ll first ride along the Franzhorn forest edge and eventually reach the Oste-Hamme Canal. This structure was built as part of the drainage and settlement of the Teufelsmoor. Via this canal, the former moor farmers shipped the excavated and dried black peat to Bremen, where it was well-suited as fuel peat. From this point on, the character of the towns and the landscape changes. The Geest villages give way to so-called Findorff settlements—kilometer-long moor-row villages lining roads and canals.
Explore the typical moor-edge settlement of Augustendorf with the Historic Moor Farm and discover the Huvenhoopsmoor on the Moor Adventure Trail, which leads directly to a viewing platform from which you have a sweeping view of Lake Huvenhoop. In the spring and fall, thousands of cranes and other migratory birds stop here to rest. A beautiful spot that’s well worth a long break.
The next section of the route gradually leads out of the moor into the Ostetal and follows the small, natural river all the way to Bremervörde. Right between these two natural areas lies the Sandbostel Camp Memorial . From 1939 to 1945, approximately 300,000 prisoners of war and internees were held at the Stalag XB prisoner-of-war camp. By the end of the war, 9,500 concentration camp prisoners had been added to their ranks. Today, visitors can explore an exhibition and 23 buildings. Passing through Sandbostel and Minstedt, past the Drinking Water Nature Trail and Tempelberg, through the small Vorwerk Wood , you’ll eventually return to Bremervörde, where cultural highlights include the Bachmann Museum, the nature and adventure park at Lake Vörder, which invites you to linger, and the downtown area with its restaurants and cafés, perfect for a break.
The route passes through the following towns:
Bremervörde – Glinde – Oerel – Barchel – Oese – Osterwede – Brillit – Friedrichsdorf – Augustendorf – Heinrichsdorf – Sandbostel – Minstedt – Bremervörde Route markings
- Follow the white logo sign with the brown inscription Moorteufel-Route and the little devil depicted on it.
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereBremervörde is located in the northern part of the Rotenburg (Wümme) district. From Bremerhaven, simply follow the A 27 toward Bremen (Beverstedt exit) and then the B 71 toward Beverstedt and Basdahl.
From Hamburg, take the A 26 and B 73 toward Stade, or the A 1 toward Bremen (Bockel exit), and then the B 71 toward Zeven and Selsingen.
From Bremen and Hanover, you can reach Bremervörde via the A 27 toward Bremerhaven (Ritterhude exit) and the B 74 (via Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Hambergen, Basdahl, and Oerel).
From Rotenburg (Wümme), follow the B 71 (via Zeven and Selsingen).ParkingThere are several free parking options in the parking lot behind the Edeka, between Marktstraße and Huddelberg, and on Huddelberg Street near Lake Vörder.Public transportationFrom Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven, take the Elbe-Weser-Bahn (EVB) to Bremervörde. From Hamburg, take the S-Bahn (S 3) from Hamburg main station to Buxtehude. There you change to the EVB to Bremervörde. Please note that there is limited space for bicycles on the Elbe-Weser trains. You can find more information about the train connections at www.bahn.de
From Bremen or Stade, you can take the historic Moorexpress from May to October on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, which travels leisurely through the villages. A ticket and a bicycle ticket must be booked in advance, as bicycle spaces are limited. You can find more information about the historic narrow-gauge railroad at www.moorexpress.de
The FlixBus also connects Bremervörde with the cities of Berlin, Hamburg, Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven several times a day. Bicycles can be transported to a limited extent using a device. More information at www.flixbus.de
There are also numerous bus connections to Bremervörde (Bremervörde train station), although bicycles cannot be taken along. You can find more information on bus connections to Bremervörde here: www.vnn.de Additional information
- The district of Rotenburg (Wümme) has an approx. 1,800 km long network of signposted cycle paths. Star cyclists can set off on several routes from one location. There are also eight long-distance cycle routes available for tours lasting several days.
If you find any discrepancies or errors in the signposting or in the designation of the routes, please let us know. We are working on the issue! A district-wide quality review of the cycle path network and cycle routes is currently underway. The results will help us to identify and rectify any weak points (e.g. missing signposting, twisted signs, impassable sections).
Do you use the KOMOOT app for route planning and on the road? Then you will be pleased to know that all of our cycle tours can be found on the KOMOOT online portal. You can also download the GPX track for the tour here (see green box on the right, below the map) and save it directly to your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. For further planning and routing on site, there are various free apps and programs that can be used to display the downloaded GPX tracks (e.g. on a smartphone). Literature
Contact person
Touristikverband Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme) e.V.
- Ihr Ansprechpartner für die RegionHarburger Straße 5927356 Rotenburg (Wümme)License (master data)
Touristikverband Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme)
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
- Sights and points of interest along the route:
- Bremervörde with St. Liborius Church, the Bachmann Museum, and the Nature and Adventure Park at Lake Vörder
- Gangolf Church in Oerel
- the former Poggemühlen manor
- St. ChristophorusChurch in Oese
- Franzhorn Forest Area with a small forest cemetery
- Oste-Hamme Canal
- Augustendorf Moor Farm Settlement with the Historic Moor Farm
- Huvenhoopsmoor Nature Reserve with a bog adventure trail, viewing platform, and Lake Huvenhoops
- Sandbostel Camp Memorial Site
- Minstedt with drinking water nature trail and Tempelberg
- Vorwerk Wood
Map
- Cycling and hiking map for the town of Bremervörde and the joint municipality of Geestequelle; scale 1:40,000; price € 4.00 plus shipping costs; can be ordered from the Bremervörde Tourist Information Office by email attouristik@bremervoerde.deor by phone on + 49 4761 / 987142
Kompass cycling map of the Rotenburg (Wümme) district; scale 1:70,000; Kompass Verlag; ISBN 978-3-85026-549-2; price € 7.99; available from bookshops or via www.kompass.de
ADFC regional map of the cycling paradise of the district of Rotenburg (Wümme) between Hamburg and Bremen; scale 1:75,000; BVA-Verlag; ISBN 978-3-87073-673-6; price €8.95, available from bookshops or via www.fahrrad-buecher-karten.de Social Media
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