NORDPFAD Zevener Geest

The NORDPFAD Zevener Geest starts at the Zeven bus station parking lot and leads us first to theMuseum Kloster Zeven. The Benedictine nunnery, which was built together with St. Viti's Church around 1141, now houses local history collections. We leave the "thick" walls behind us. At the multi-generational playground nearby, we turn right into the Ahe municipal forest. Now we walk along the Mehde to the Zeven natural swimming pool. If you have time, you should not miss out on a cool footbath in the Mehde or a dip in the beautifully designed outdoor pool on hot days.

After the natural swimming pool, we follow the road northwards on the cycle and footpath. We cross the railroad tracks and walk through a beautiful mixed forest. At the next signpost, we leave the wide forest path and walk through the forest on a near-natural path until we reach another wide forest path. Gradually, we leave the forest behind us and turn our gaze to the green and wide lowlands of the Oste, which flows along on our right. We follow the path and pass the small Mehde stream. After accompanying us more or less on our hike, it flows into the Oste shortly after the bridge. The Mehde rest area there invites you to take a break. Now we are already in the small village of Brauel, where we use the footpath there and pass the bell tower.

Once in Brauel, we cross the B 71 at a set of traffic lights. If it is open, we can stop for refreshments at the local inn. We walk through the tranquil village and through a mosaic of fields, meadows and forests to the Nullmoor. Today, this is drained by many ditches and used by local farmers. The route continues south on a firm path to the K 143, which we cross. Now turn right onto the cycle and footpath along the district road in the direction of Godenstedt. After 1.6 km, we finally turn left onto a field path in the direction of Badetal. From here, we continue along natural paths. The gently undulating Geest landscape offers special views and natural tranquillity. The Bade, a small tributary of the Oste, is our constant companion through the Badetal valley of the same name.

We come across the NORDPFAD Zwei Mühlen at a crossroads. Both NORDPFADE trails now lead together through the Godenstedter Holz forest to the Bademühlen watermill. The fully functional mill from the 16th century is idyllically situated on a mill pond, which is fed by the river Bade and provides a romantic backdrop for a break. After inspecting the mill, we leave the historic building behind us and continue our hike through the village of the same name. We cross the L 122 and reach a covered rest area from where we have a view of the former Oak Ranch. In the distance, we also catch our first glimpse of the edge of the Großer Holz forest, which we walk through on forest paths and where we first reach the formerZeven-Bademühlen youth hostel. From here, we continue deeper and deeper through the northern part of the forest. The large forest area is only cut through by the L 133, which we have to cross again.

Behind the Großes Holz parking lot, our little adventure journey through the southern forest area of the Großes Holz recreational area begins. A forest nature trail leads us to the large Großes Holz adventure playground, where various play equipment, swings and a ropeway invite us to romp, climb, explore and build. Shelters and picnic areas offer the ideal opportunity to take a break and recharge your batteries. After a long rest, we continue along the forest nature trail before gradually approaching the edge of the forest again.

We walk a short distance along the L 122 and turn left onto a field path at the first houses. Our last stage takes us through agricultural land and past a small wood, where the Zeven "Kronshusen Memorial" (also known as the "Russian Cemetery") is located, to Zeven. The route continues for around 1.5 km through residential areas of Zeven, past schools, before reaching the town park and finally the starting point, the parking lot at the bus station. If you wish, you can explore the town center with its small pedestrian zone and numerous works of art or the Königin-Christinen-Haus with its sculpture garden . Finally, with a slice of the famous "Zevener Himmelstorte" and a cup of coffee, you can reflect on the beautiful hike.


Networking with other NORDPFADEN trails
The NORDPFAD runs parallel to the NORDPFAD Zwei Mühlen for a short distance in the Badetal valley and the Bademühlen watermill.


Disturbance reports
Before your hike, you should check www.nordpfade.de for information about possible detour and disruptions to the trail, for example due to flooding, storm damage or forestry work.

Markierungszeichen
Das Markierungszeichen zeigt ein weißes „N“ auf orangem Grund mit dem Namen des NORDPFADES Zevener Geest.

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.

From the A1 and A27 highways, it is around 20 and 30 minutes respectively to the starting points, at each of which there is an information board and parking facilities.

• Starting point 1: 27404 Zeven, parking lot at the bus station, L 122, Am Markt
• Starting point 2: 27404 Zeven, parking lot in Großer Holz, L 133, Tarmstedter Straße

Two parking facilities are available at the NORDPFAD. The respective starting points can also be found there.

• Parking lot 1: 27404 Zeven, parking lot at the bus station, L 122 and parking lot at St. Viti Church, Klostergang 2-3, about 100 meters to starting point 1
• Parking lot 2: 27404 Zeven, parking lot in Großer Holz, L 133, Tarmstedter Straße

Anreise mit dem Bus

• Bushaltestelle: Zeven Busbahnhof, direkt am S1 und ehemalige Jugendherberge Zeven Bademühlen (Nur Buslinie 630!)
  Buslinie 630: verkehrt täglich zwischen Bremen und Zeven
  
• Buslinie 800: verkehrt Mo.-Sa. zwischen Rotenburg (Wümme) und Zeven, in Rotenburg (Wümme) besteht Anschluss an Metronom nach Hamburg und Bremen
• Buslinie 820: verkehrt Mo.-Sa. zwischen Bremervörde und Zeven, in Bremervörde besteht Anschluss an EVB nach Bremerhaven und Buxtehude
• Buslinie 2029: verkehrt Mo.-Sa. zwischen Stade und Zeven, in Stade besteht Anschluss an Metronom nach Hamburg und Cuxhaven
  
• Buslinie 3860 "Oste-Sprinter": verkehrt Mo.-Sa.. zwischen Tostedt und Zeven, in Tostedt besteht Anschluss an Metronom nach Hamburg, Rotenburg und Bremen
  
• Infos: www.fahrplaner.vnn.de
  

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.

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.

Zudem gibt es ein Taschenbuch das der Editon Temmenverlag herausgebracht hat. Ein amüsant geschriebener "WanderVERführer" von Lucia Gefken, die ihrem Alltag entflieht und zu wandern beginnt.

• Meine NORDPFADE 
  Oder: "Es muss ja nicht immer der Jakobsweg sein!"