The NORDPFAD leads through tranquil forests and lowland streams in a largely untouched landscape, whose varied changes make for a very special scenic attraction. Two meadow streams, the Lune and Geeste, rise here and later flow into the Weser as impressive rivers. A hike that will make you forget everyday life!
The NORDPFAD Hölzerbruch-Malse has been awarded the "TRAUMTOUR" Wanderbares Deutschland quality trail by the German Hiking Association.
Good to know
Pavements
Asphalt
Best to visit
suitable
Depends on weather
Directions
The start of this flat, wide hike is the hotel-restaurant Kluster Hof in Basdahl-Kluste, which is located on the B 71. A 550 m long access path takes us to Hundesegen, where our circular hike begins.
We follow the firm path and hike along the edge of the Hölzerbruch forest. After 1.5 km, the Hohes Moor rest area invites you to take a break. From there, we walk through tree-lined avenues and an open landscape until we reach the Sünderwalder Weg. Here we reach the edge of the village of Hipstedt, where our next destination, the Rastplatz Hipstedt, is located. If you wish, you can take a short 400 m detour into the village and visit the game enclosure with a small petting zoo at the rustic and cozy farm café "Sauhütte". At weekends and by prior arrangement, you can stop for a bite to eat here.
The main path continues to the Forst Malse with its light-flooded deciduous and coniferous trees. We follow the road until we reach a detached house. We keep to the right and immediately turn left onto the inconspicuous path that leads past the house and into the forest on a meadow path. The eastern part of the Malse is part of the nature conservation and flora and fauna habitat area of the same name. It is an Eldorado for rare bird species such as the black woodpecker and various birds of prey. We hike through the forest on near-natural forest and wide forest paths until we reach a small settlement, where we find ourselves in the neighboring district of Cuxhaven. From there, the northern trail runs south for 1.2 km on a former wooden plank path, also known as a "Knüppeldamm". You can recognize some of the planks here as "old fastening material" for the path.
The landscape gradually changes and the forest turns into grassland.
At the next crossroads, we turn left into Basdahler Weg and reach the former sculpture and landscape garden "Blaue Leiter". Surrounded by forests, marshes and bogs, nature clearly has right of way here. Plants can spread naturally and serve as a source of food for animals that have found a home in the various habitats. The Blue Ladder was conceived, designed and operated for many years by the veterinarian and journalist Dr. Hans-Joachim Andres, who died in May 2022. The creative symbiosis of nature garden, blue art objects and an art gallery in the house created a place of encounter where Dr. Andres held many nature lectures, seminars and excursions. His aim was to sharpen people's awareness of the uniqueness and beauty of plants and animals. He described the Blue Ladder as follows: "It should be an invitation for all people to climb up it for once and look beyond the edge of everyday life for new horizons." The former art and sculpture garden can be viewed from the path. The rest area 100 meters away offers the opportunity for a nice break.
After a rest, we continue along a natural meadow path, where we meet the "little" Lune . Like the Geeste, this small stream has its source close to the hiking trail. Both later flow into the Weser at Bremerhaven after around 40 kilometers. We cross the stream and walk through the wide and quiet meadow landscape. The Sieversberg stretches inconspicuously in the distance. The approximately 500-metre detour to the prehistoric grave mound Sieversberg is worthwhile in winter, as you can then easily find the grave mound from where you have a great view of the wide Geest landscape. The following natural main path leads through forests and wide grassland to Dircks Bruch. After 700 meters you come to another rest area, where there is also a "tree telephone". Perhaps you can find out how it works.
On the last stage, we hike through the forest again. If you enjoy the tranquillity of the woodland quarry, you might spot the odd wild animal. A little later, we reach the picturesque Klustebach and cross this meandering stream via a small wooden footbridge. There is a new hiking rest area here, built in 2024. On natural and firm paths, we finally reach the Hundesegen and from there back to the Kluster Hof, which invites you to take a well-earned break.
Link with other NORDPFADEN:
An access path (4.5 km) leads from the Hipstedt rest area to starting point 2 of the NORDPFAD Hinzel.
Disturbance reports
Before your hike, you should inform yourself on www.nordpfade.de about possible detours and trail disturbances that may occur, for example due to flooding, storm damage or forestry work.
We follow the firm path and hike along the edge of the Hölzerbruch forest. After 1.5 km, the Hohes Moor rest area invites you to take a break. From there, we walk through tree-lined avenues and an open landscape until we reach the Sünderwalder Weg. Here we reach the edge of the village of Hipstedt, where our next destination, the Rastplatz Hipstedt, is located. If you wish, you can take a short 400 m detour into the village and visit the game enclosure with a small petting zoo at the rustic and cozy farm café "Sauhütte". At weekends and by prior arrangement, you can stop for a bite to eat here.
The main path continues to the Forst Malse with its light-flooded deciduous and coniferous trees. We follow the road until we reach a detached house. We keep to the right and immediately turn left onto the inconspicuous path that leads past the house and into the forest on a meadow path. The eastern part of the Malse is part of the nature conservation and flora and fauna habitat area of the same name. It is an Eldorado for rare bird species such as the black woodpecker and various birds of prey. We hike through the forest on near-natural forest and wide forest paths until we reach a small settlement, where we find ourselves in the neighboring district of Cuxhaven. From there, the northern trail runs south for 1.2 km on a former wooden plank path, also known as a "Knüppeldamm". You can recognize some of the planks here as "old fastening material" for the path.
The landscape gradually changes and the forest turns into grassland.
At the next crossroads, we turn left into Basdahler Weg and reach the former sculpture and landscape garden "Blaue Leiter". Surrounded by forests, marshes and bogs, nature clearly has right of way here. Plants can spread naturally and serve as a source of food for animals that have found a home in the various habitats. The Blue Ladder was conceived, designed and operated for many years by the veterinarian and journalist Dr. Hans-Joachim Andres, who died in May 2022. The creative symbiosis of nature garden, blue art objects and an art gallery in the house created a place of encounter where Dr. Andres held many nature lectures, seminars and excursions. His aim was to sharpen people's awareness of the uniqueness and beauty of plants and animals. He described the Blue Ladder as follows: "It should be an invitation for all people to climb up it for once and look beyond the edge of everyday life for new horizons." The former art and sculpture garden can be viewed from the path. The rest area 100 meters away offers the opportunity for a nice break.
After a rest, we continue along a natural meadow path, where we meet the "little" Lune . Like the Geeste, this small stream has its source close to the hiking trail. Both later flow into the Weser at Bremerhaven after around 40 kilometers. We cross the stream and walk through the wide and quiet meadow landscape. The Sieversberg stretches inconspicuously in the distance. The approximately 500-metre detour to the prehistoric grave mound Sieversberg is worthwhile in winter, as you can then easily find the grave mound from where you have a great view of the wide Geest landscape. The following natural main path leads through forests and wide grassland to Dircks Bruch. After 700 meters you come to another rest area, where there is also a "tree telephone". Perhaps you can find out how it works.
On the last stage, we hike through the forest again. If you enjoy the tranquillity of the woodland quarry, you might spot the odd wild animal. A little later, we reach the picturesque Klustebach and cross this meandering stream via a small wooden footbridge. There is a new hiking rest area here, built in 2024. On natural and firm paths, we finally reach the Hundesegen and from there back to the Kluster Hof, which invites you to take a well-earned break.
Link with other NORDPFADEN:
An access path (4.5 km) leads from the Hipstedt rest area to starting point 2 of the NORDPFAD Hinzel.
Disturbance reports
Before your hike, you should inform yourself on www.nordpfade.de about possible detours and trail disturbances that may occur, for example due to flooding, storm damage or forestry work.
Route markings
Markierungszeichen
Das Markierungszeichen zeigt ein weißes „N“ auf orangem Grund mit dem Namen des NORDPFADES Hölzerbruch-Malse.
Beschilderung
Zielwegweiser ergänzen die Markierung und sind an markanten Stellen platziert. Auf den Wegweisern sind Orte aufgeführt, die sich auf der Strecke befinden oder von dort abzweigen, samt den Entfernungskilometern. Unterhalb befindet sich das Logo des jeweiligen NORDPFADES.
Das Markierungszeichen zeigt ein weißes „N“ auf orangem Grund mit dem Namen des NORDPFADES Hölzerbruch-Malse.
Beschilderung
Zielwegweiser ergänzen die Markierung und sind an markanten Stellen platziert. Auf den Wegweisern sind Orte aufgeführt, die sich auf der Strecke befinden oder von dort abzweigen, samt den Entfernungskilometern. Unterhalb befindet sich das Logo des jeweiligen NORDPFADES.
Directions & Parking facilities
It is around 60 minutes from the A1 and A27 highways to the starting points, each of which has an information board and parking facilities.
- Starting point 1: 27432 Basdahl, parking lot Hotel-Restaurant Kluster Hof, B 71 Bremervörder Straße 50, about 550 m from the NORDPFAD
- Starting point 2: 27432 Hipstedt, Rastplatz Hipstedt, In de Hörn
There are two parking options available at the NORDPFAD. The respective starting points can also be found there.
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- Parking lot 1: 27432 Basdahl, parking lot Hotel-Restaurant Kluster Hof, B 71 Bremervörder Straße 50, about 550 m from the NORDPFAD
- Parking lot 2: 27432 Hipstedt, Rastplatz Hipstedt, In de Hörn
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Bahn „EVB“: verkehrt täglich zwischen Bremerhaven, Bremervörde und Buxtehude, von Buxtehude führt eine S-Bahn weiter nach Hamburg
NORDPFAD-Bahnhof: Heinschenwalde (2,8 km vom S2 des NORDPFADES entfernt)
Nähere Infos: www.evb-elbe-weser.de
Bahn „Moorexpress“: verkehrt von Mai bis Oktober, Sa., So und feiertags zwischen Bremen und Stade
NORDPFAD-Bahnhof: Basdahl-Kluste, Kluster Hof (400 m vom S1 des NORDPFADES entfernt)
Nähere Infos:www.moorexpress.de
Buslinie 640: verkehrt Mo.-Sa. zwischen Osterholz-Scharmbeck und Bremervörde, in Osterholz-Scharmbeck besteht Anschluss an die Regio-S-Bahn nach Bremen und Bremerhaven
NORDPFAD-Haltestelle: Basdahl Mitte, an der B71 (2,0 km vom S1 des NORDPFADES entfernt) oder Basdahl Bahnhof(200 m vom S2 des NORDPFADES) entfernt
Nähere Infos: www.vnn.de
NORDPFAD-Bahnhof: Heinschenwalde (2,8 km vom S2 des NORDPFADES entfernt)
Nähere Infos: www.evb-elbe-weser.de
Bahn „Moorexpress“: verkehrt von Mai bis Oktober, Sa., So und feiertags zwischen Bremen und Stade
NORDPFAD-Bahnhof: Basdahl-Kluste, Kluster Hof (400 m vom S1 des NORDPFADES entfernt)
Nähere Infos:www.moorexpress.de
Buslinie 640: verkehrt Mo.-Sa. zwischen Osterholz-Scharmbeck und Bremervörde, in Osterholz-Scharmbeck besteht Anschluss an die Regio-S-Bahn nach Bremen und Bremerhaven
NORDPFAD-Haltestelle: Basdahl Mitte, an der B71 (2,0 km vom S1 des NORDPFADES entfernt) oder Basdahl Bahnhof(200 m vom S2 des NORDPFADES) entfernt
Nähere Infos: www.vnn.de
Additional information
Komoot
In der bekannten Outdoor-App haben wir alle 24 Rundwanderwege in einer eigenen NORDPFADE-Collection zusammengestellt. Die Touren sind auch im Portal unter der Region "Nördliche Heide" zu finden.
Noch nicht auf Komoot?
Für Neukunden gibt es einen kostenfreien Gutschein-Code. Der Code lautet ROW und kann über "Gutscheinn einlösen" auf komoot.de/g oder unter dem Link https://komoot.com/de-de/g?code=ROW eingelöst werden.
In der bekannten Outdoor-App haben wir alle 24 Rundwanderwege in einer eigenen NORDPFADE-Collection zusammengestellt. Die Touren sind auch im Portal unter der Region "Nördliche Heide" zu finden.
Noch nicht auf Komoot?
Für Neukunden gibt es einen kostenfreien Gutschein-Code. Der Code lautet ROW und kann über "Gutscheinn einlösen" auf komoot.de/g oder unter dem Link https://komoot.com/de-de/g?code=ROW eingelöst werden.
Literature
Die folgenden Prospekte sind kostenfrei in den örtlichen Touristinfos und unter Prospektbestellung erhältlich. Dort stehen sie auch als Download zur Verfügung.
- NORDPFADE-Tourenbegleiter
Die kleine Broschüre enthält alles Wissenswerte zur Wanderregion. - NORDPFADE-Übersichtskarte
Das handliche Faltblatt ist die kleine Planungsgrundlage für Umweltbewusste. - NORDPFADE-Wanderpass
Die stempelfreie Variante für Sammler.
- Meine NORDPFADE
Oder: "Es muss ja nicht immer der Jakobsweg sein!"
Contact person
Touristikverband Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme) e.V.
- Ihr Ansprechpartner für die NORDPFADE und die Region
Harburger Straße 59
27356 Rotenburg (Wümme)
License (master data)
Touristikverband Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme)
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Highlights:
Networking with other NORDPFADEN:
An access route (4.5 km) leads from the Hipstedt rest area to starting point 2 of the NORDPFAD Hinzel.
- Waldgebiet Hölzerbruch and Forst Malse
- Rastplatz Hohes Moor
- Hipstedt with rest area, game enclosure, petting zoo, farm café and overnight stay (approx. 400 m detour)
- Sculpture and landscape garden Blaue Leiter with rest area and art museum
- Sieversberg with burial mound (500 m detour, only easily accessible in winter)
- Basdahl with restaurants and overnight accommodation (600 m detour)
Networking with other NORDPFADEN:
An access route (4.5 km) leads from the Hipstedt rest area to starting point 2 of the NORDPFAD Hinzel.
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