NORDPFAD Zwei Mühlen

Our hike begins at the Eitzmühlen water mill, picturesquely situated on the upper reaches of the Oste, where the Oste-Café, which is open at weekends from the end of March to the beginning of October.

From here, we take the 200 m long access path to the second crossroads. This is where our circular walk starts, which first takes us to the Mergelkuhle. Until the beginning of the 20th century, the former Kuhle used to supply local agriculture and the entire Elbe-Weser region with fertilizer lime. Today, the groundwater-filled lake, which is a protected landscape, is a valuable habitat for flora and fauna. A large mammoth tusk was also found during excavations in the hollow. The NORDPFAD now continues to Godenstedt, a small village through which the Oste meanders and whose townscape is characterized by centuries-old oak trees and several farms. In the middle of Godenstedt, a master miller, whose surname is also Müller, runs an oil mill. This can be visited on request.

An information board at Rastplatz Godenstedt provides information about the history of the village and invites you to take a break, from where you have a great view of the landscape shaped by the Oste. Also worth seeing is the Godenstedt bell tower.

Leaving the village, we walk a little way along the cycle and footpath alongside the K 143 until a field path branches off to the right. From here, the route follows natural paths through fertile fields and lush meadows of the extensive Badetal valley. After approx. 2 km, we reach the eastern part of the Godenstedter Holz, which we now enter.

At a signposted crossroads, we take the 400 m long turn-off to the Wassermühle Bademühlen . The fully functional mill from the 16th
century is idyllically situated on a mill pond that is fed by the river Bade. This flows into the Oste south of Godenstedt. After a rest, we leave the beautiful mill ensemble behind us, return to the crossroads and walk along the NORDPFAD through the western trees of the Godenstedter Holz. We continue deeper and deeper through the dense foliage of the forest until, after 1 km, we reach a turn-off to the Hanni Hase Wald. This "fairytale forest" near the village of Ostereistedt is considered the "home" of the Easter Bunny and his helpers. A big Easter festival is held here every year.

We continue through the dense forest to the edge of the wood. From here, we can enjoy the sweeping views of the Geest landscape. At the end of the path, we cross the K 142 and turn left onto the asphalt cycle and hiking path. Passing Hof Martens, we follow the signs, which soon lead us to a field path, which we take back to Wassermühle Eitzmühlen.


Connection with other NORDPFADEN
The NORDPFAD directly crosses the NORDPFAD Zevener Geest. A signposted and marked 5 km long access path also leads from the Eitzmühlen watermill to starting point 1 of the NORDPFAD Ostetal.


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.

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

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.

It is around 20 minutes from the A1 freeway to both starting points, and around 50 minutes from the A27. There is an information board and parking facilities at the starting points  

• Starting point 1:  27446 Eitzmühlen: Watermill, Eitzte 4, the information board at the watermill is just under 200 m from the actual NORDPFAD
  
• Starting point 2:  27404 Bademühlen: Watermill, Zum Badetal 13, the information board at the watermill is located around 500 m from the NORDPFAD
  

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

• Parking lot 1:  27446 Eitzmühlen, Wassermühle, Eitzte 4, the parking lot is located just under 200 m from the actual NORDPFAD
  
• Parking lot 2:  27404 Bademühlen, Wassermühle, Zum Badetal 13, the watermill and parking lot are located around 500 m from the NORDPFAD
  

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 Temmenverlagherausgebracht 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!"