NORDPFAD Dör't Moor

The "Große Moorrunde", as the NORDPFAD "Dör't Moor" is known in the NABU hiking trail system, starts at the parking lot of the Große Bullensee. The Große Bullensee is first circumnavigated for a short distance before it goes over wood chippings and boardwalks through a small moor zone. Along the way, lovingly designed information boards explain the special features of nature. Well-informed, you continue through the Great and White Moor Nature Reserve. After about one kilometer, the lookout tower offers a great view over the moor and meadow landscape. With a bit of luck, we may spot sparrowhawks, buzzards or cranes.  We continue straight ahead and come across one or two high benches and small themed boards along the way. After another kilometer, we reach a themed pavilion, ideal for a short break. If you want, you can take the "De Bodderpad" variant to the right here and shorten the hiking trail.

For those who want to hike the entire NORDPFAD Dör't Moor, continue straight ahead. We gradually leave the moor behind us. Although we still have the moorland landscape with its birch trees and moor ditches on the right, the first larger agricultural areas now open up on the left. The landscape changes noticeably here. For a short distance, about 500 meters, we also walk on a barely used road before we follow the signposts to the right again on near-natural paths. Themed pavilions run by NABU Rotenburg offer a good place to rest and take in the peace and quiet. You can also find lots of information on exciting nature topics.

We continue our hike, pass a small area of heathland and reach the burial mound from the Neolithic period. Five of the eleven burial mounds have been preserved. Through a varied landscape of moor, field and forest sections and over short wooden footbridges, we reach the 250-year-old Sheepfold Spieker, with sheds, old agricultural equipment and a beautiful outdoor area. The sheepfold reflects the history of farming and peat extraction at the time. There is also a NORDPFADE "Tischlein-deck-Dich!" rest area at the Spieker sheepfold. You can order a delicious meal in the countryside here in advance. Two local restaurants supply the Tischlein-deck-Dich rest area with regional products. A break with your own picnic is of course also possible, provided the Wachtelhof and Waldhof farms are not serving their guests here. If you wish, you can also take a detour to the village of Unterstedt, 1.6 km away, where there are hiker-friendly accommodation and restaurants. a section on the parallel NORDPFAD Rotenburger Wasserreich, through a landscape characterized by meadows and pastures to the Kleinen Bullensee. This protected moorland lake impresses with its naturalness and unspoiled nature. The last stage takes us along a forest path and along a forest road to the DLRG station of the Large Bullensee. The green area under the shady trees, numerous benches and a playground invite you to linger and the bathing lake provides a welcome cooling off. If you want to swim, you should stay in the marked swimming area for your own safety. The lake is very deep in the middle and is only monitored by DLRG lifeguards in the summer months and at weekends.

Variant "Kleine Moorrunde"
The "Kleine Moorrunde" of the NABU hiking guide system with approx. 7.5 km, which leads over the Butterweg, is an ideal hiking alternative. "De Bodderpad" (Low German) was once the shortest connection between Kirchwalsede and Rotenburg (Wümme). Back then, many moorland farmers used this arduous route to sell their home-made butter in Rotenburg. This variant is also marked and signposted as "Variante NORDPFAD Dör't Moor", which also takes you over wooden footbridges and past another sheepfold, which can also be used as a shelter and rest area.


Link with other NORDPFADEN
The NORDPFAD runs parallel to the NORDPFAD Rotenburger Wasserreich. A 1.1 km long access path leads to starting point 2 of the NORDPFAD Federlohmühlen. In addition, a 3.6 km long access path leads via Unterstedt to the NORDPFAD Wümmeniederung.


Detour to Hartmannshof
From Kleiner Bullensee, it is just one kilometer to Hartmannshof, a farm for people with disabilities, who run a café and the MEGa Mitmach- und Erlebnisgarten of NABU. 


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

Marker
The marker shows a white "N" on an orange background with the name of the NORDPFAD Dör't Moor.

Signposting
Destination signposts supplement the markings and are placed at prominent points. The signposts list places that are on the route or branch off from it, together with the distance in kilometers. The logo of the respective NORDPFADES is located underneath

It is around 30 minutes from the A1 and A27 highways to the starting points, each of which has an information board and parking facilities. 

• Starting point 1: 27356 Rotenburg (Wümme), parking lot Großer Bullensee, Am großen Bullensee
  
• Starting point 2: 27356 Unterstedt, Hotel Restaurant Waldhof, Hauptstraße 26. Starting point 2 is approx. 1.8 km from the NORDPFAD. The access route from the Waldhof to the NORDPFAD is signposted or marked.
  

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

• Parking lot 1: 27356 Rotenburg (Wümme), parking lot Großer Bullensee, Am großen Bullensee
  
• Parking lot 2: 27356 Unterstedt, Hotel Restaurant Waldhof, Hauptstraße 26. Starting point 2 is approx. 1.8 km away from the NORDPFAD. The access route from the Waldhof to the NORDPFAD is signposted or marked.
  

Arrival by bus

• Bus stop: Unterstedt town center, about 1.6 km from the NORDPFAD
• Bus route 725: runs Mon-Fri between Verden and Rotenburg
• Further information:www.vbn.de

Komoot
We have compiled all 24 circular hiking trails in a separate NORDPFADE collection in the well-known outdoor app. The tours can also be found in the portal under the "Northern Heath" region.

Not yet on Komoot?
There is a free voucher code for new customers.The code is ROW and can be redeemed via "Redeem voucher" at komoot.de/g or via the link https://komoot.com/de-de/g?code=ROW.

The following brochures are available free of charge at the local tourist information offices and under brochure order. They are also available for download.

• NORDPFADE tour guide
  This small brochure contains everything you need to know about the hiking region.


• NORDPFADE overview map
  The handy leaflet is a small planning aid for the environmentally conscious.
  
  
• NORDPFADE hiking pass
  The stamp-free version for collectors.

There is also a pocket book published by Editon Temmenverlag. An amusingly written "hiking guide" by Lucia Gefken, who escapes her everyday life and starts hiking.

• My NORDPFADE
  Or: "It doesn't always have to be the Way of St. James!"