The local history museum, historic farmsteads, LandPark and sensory garden provide the cultural highlights - the heath, Wümme and Wümme meadows form the natural stage for this particularly varied NORDPFAD.
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Depends on weather
Directions
The NORDPFAD starts at the Meyerhof in Scheeßel, part of the Scheeßel Home Museum. The idyllically situated farmstead under the oak trees consists of a main house and six outbuildings. There has been a permanent blueprint exhibition on the Meyerhof site since 2020. The local heritage association has put together a unique collection in the Weberhaus. Blue printing is an ancient dyeing craft that has been recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since the end of 2018.
From here, a narrow footpath leads across the Beeke, through surrounding wet meadows and a residential area, until we reach the Home of Scheeßel with its "Niederdeutsche Hallenhaus" and half-timbered buildings. The site is predestined for a special photo stop. We first leave the site through the residential area until the path turns into a narrow footpath.
Now we walk 1.6 km along the beautiful Wümme floodplain landscape. The NORDPFAD is sometimes wider - but also very narrow. There are always great views of the Wümme flowing below. The Rastplatz Hohes Wümmeufer and the Wümmestrand are great places to take a break. Paddlers often pass by here and, with a bit of luck, we may even see a kingfisher.
At the end of the footpath, we reach the L 130. We follow the cycle and footpath to the left and carefully cross the L 130 after 350 m on the right. We then follow the natural paths through the open fields to the picturesque farmstead Griemshoop, which is still actively run today.
Shortly after the "end of the village", we follow the field path on the left, which leads us through a varied cultural landscape to Rehr where we continue on the left. After 500 m on the footpath and cycle path, we enter the Lauenbrück forest. Soft and shady forest paths lead us through the dense coniferous forest to a fork in the path where the RuheForst for forest burials was established in 2019. At the entrance to the RuheForst, which is located directly on the NORDPFAD, a large, open shelter has also been set up for guests. This and the benches in the RuheForst can also be used by NORDPFADE hikers, provided there is no funeral service taking place.
From the RuheForst, it is also worth taking the 850 m detour to LandPark Lauenbrück, a barrier-free animal and landscape park with a café-restaurant and WC. A detour to Lauenbrück, which is approx. 1.9 km away, is also possible.
Back at the fork in the path in the forest, the forest path continues through dense undergrowth to the B 75, where we carefully cross the main road and arrive at Haus Wümmetal . We reach the sensory garden with sound station, berry and fragrance trail, pavilion and wooden sculptures through the foyer of the retirement and care center.
After 600 m on the footpath and cycle path along the B 75, we cross it again and enter a mixed forest. In summer, huge ferns line this section of the path. At the end of the forest path, we cross a small wooden bridge. The expanse of the Vareler Heide, a classically beautiful undulating dune landscape with broom heather and juniper opens up before us. We walk through the heath on a narrow path. Here we come across the Elbe sandstone sculpture "Encounter" by artist Gisela Milse. "Two people standing close together, touching each other, looking out into the world together, but the sculpture can also be perceived as a person, a confrontation with one's own parts, an inner encounter," says the artist. Individual benches along the path invite you to rest and relax before we rejoin the main path and reach the Sheepfold Vareler Heide the shelter of the Schnucken herd.
You can take a break with a "roof over your head" at the "Varel shelter" rest area 600 m away, which was built for hikers in 2022 by the Vareler Heide interest group. We finally reach the L 130, which we cross again. We follow the familiar path along the Wümme back to Meyerhof Scheeßel where an access path leads to the town hall park and the center of Scheeßel with its numerous refreshment and shopping opportunities.
Variants
For those who don't want to hike that far, the following variants are available:
Link with other NORDPFADEN
A 1.6 km long access path leads from Meyerhof to starting point 1 of the NORDPFADES Kirchsteg-Moore-Bäche.
Disturbance reports
Before your hike, you should inform yourself onwww.nordpfade.de about possible detour and trail disturbances that may occur, for example due to flooding, storm damage or forestry work.
From here, a narrow footpath leads across the Beeke, through surrounding wet meadows and a residential area, until we reach the Home of Scheeßel with its "Niederdeutsche Hallenhaus" and half-timbered buildings. The site is predestined for a special photo stop. We first leave the site through the residential area until the path turns into a narrow footpath.
Now we walk 1.6 km along the beautiful Wümme floodplain landscape. The NORDPFAD is sometimes wider - but also very narrow. There are always great views of the Wümme flowing below. The Rastplatz Hohes Wümmeufer and the Wümmestrand are great places to take a break. Paddlers often pass by here and, with a bit of luck, we may even see a kingfisher.
At the end of the footpath, we reach the L 130. We follow the cycle and footpath to the left and carefully cross the L 130 after 350 m on the right. We then follow the natural paths through the open fields to the picturesque farmstead Griemshoop, which is still actively run today.
Shortly after the "end of the village", we follow the field path on the left, which leads us through a varied cultural landscape to Rehr where we continue on the left. After 500 m on the footpath and cycle path, we enter the Lauenbrück forest. Soft and shady forest paths lead us through the dense coniferous forest to a fork in the path where the RuheForst for forest burials was established in 2019. At the entrance to the RuheForst, which is located directly on the NORDPFAD, a large, open shelter has also been set up for guests. This and the benches in the RuheForst can also be used by NORDPFADE hikers, provided there is no funeral service taking place.
From the RuheForst, it is also worth taking the 850 m detour to LandPark Lauenbrück, a barrier-free animal and landscape park with a café-restaurant and WC. A detour to Lauenbrück, which is approx. 1.9 km away, is also possible.
Back at the fork in the path in the forest, the forest path continues through dense undergrowth to the B 75, where we carefully cross the main road and arrive at Haus Wümmetal . We reach the sensory garden with sound station, berry and fragrance trail, pavilion and wooden sculptures through the foyer of the retirement and care center.
After 600 m on the footpath and cycle path along the B 75, we cross it again and enter a mixed forest. In summer, huge ferns line this section of the path. At the end of the forest path, we cross a small wooden bridge. The expanse of the Vareler Heide, a classically beautiful undulating dune landscape with broom heather and juniper opens up before us. We walk through the heath on a narrow path. Here we come across the Elbe sandstone sculpture "Encounter" by artist Gisela Milse. "Two people standing close together, touching each other, looking out into the world together, but the sculpture can also be perceived as a person, a confrontation with one's own parts, an inner encounter," says the artist. Individual benches along the path invite you to rest and relax before we rejoin the main path and reach the Sheepfold Vareler Heide the shelter of the Schnucken herd.
You can take a break with a "roof over your head" at the "Varel shelter" rest area 600 m away, which was built for hikers in 2022 by the Vareler Heide interest group. We finally reach the L 130, which we cross again. We follow the familiar path along the Wümme back to Meyerhof Scheeßel where an access path leads to the town hall park and the center of Scheeßel with its numerous refreshment and shopping opportunities.
Variants
For those who don't want to hike that far, the following variants are available:
- Small variant (9.5 km/ approx. 3.0 hours):
It leads from LandPark Lauenbrück to Vareler Heide and back to LandPark via Griemshoop. - Distance variant (10.7 km / approx. 3 1/2 hours.):
From Lauenbrück railroad station, around 2.2 km from the NORDPFAD, the route leads via LandPark Lauenbrück, the Vareler Heide, along the Wümme and via Scheeßeler Meyerhof (7.2 km in total) to Scheeßeler railroad station (a further 1.3 km).
Link with other NORDPFADEN
A 1.6 km long access path leads from Meyerhof to starting point 1 of the NORDPFADES Kirchsteg-Moore-Bäche.
Disturbance reports
Before your hike, you should inform yourself onwww.nordpfade.de about possible detour 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 Wümme und Vareler Heide
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 Wümme und Vareler Heide
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 30 minutes from the A1 and A27 highways to the starting points, where you will find an information board and parking facilities.
- Starting point 1: 27383 Scheeßel, Meyerhof, Am Meyerhof
- Starting point 2: 27389 Lauenbrück, LandPark Lauenbrück, Wildpark 1, around 850 m from the NORDPFAD - signposted via an access road.
- Starting point 3: 27383 Scheeßel, Bahnhof-Westeingang, Am Bahnhof, 1.3 km from the NORDPFAD - signposted via an access route.
Three parking spaces are available at the NORDPFAD. The respective starting points can also be found there.
- Parking lot 1: 27383 Scheeßel, Meyerhof, Am Meyerhof
- Parking lot 2: 27389 Lauenbrück, LandPark Lauenbrück, Wildpark 1, around 850 m from the NORDPFAD - signposted via an access road.
- Parktplatz 3: 27383 Scheeßel, Bahnhof-Westeingang, Am Bahnhof, 1.3 km from the NORDPFAD - signposted via an access route.
Anreise mit der Bahn
- Bahnhöfe: Scheeßel, ca.1,3 km von Startpunkt 1, dem Meyerhof entfernt und Lauenbrück, rund 2,2 km vom Startpunkt 2 dem LandPark Lauenbrück entfernt
- Bahn "Metronom Regio": verkehrt täglich zwischen Hamburg und Bremen
- Infos: www.der-metronom.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)
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