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Best river trails in Steinhuder Meer Nature Park

Best river trails in Steinhuder Meer Nature Park

3.9(130 reviews)

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Lower Saxony
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The Steinhuder Meer Nature Park covers around 420 square kilometres. The core zone of the area is the lake "Steinhuder Meer". It also includes many protected areas, which in turn provide habitats for flora and fauna. The extensive moorland areas, floating meadows, dunes, mountains and shady forests of the glacial moraine landscape are home to white-tailed eagles, water buffalo and moor frogs.

Top trails

  1. #1 - Lake Steinhude Circular Route

    4.5 (93)·Moderate·30.4 km·Est. 7–8 hr
    The signposted route runs around Lower Saxony’s largest lake – the Steinhuder Meer. Covering an area of around 30 km², the lake is a popular local leisure destination in the Hanover region and is renowned for its excellent water quality. The lakeside path can be explored on foot or by bike. Campsites offer the option of splitting the route into several day stages. There are several places to stop for refreshments along the way. The tour can be started from various points and undertaken in...

  2. #2 - From Wunstorf to the Steinhuder Meer

    4.8 (18)·Moderate·38.8 km·Est. 9–10 hr
    Popular cycle tour in the Steinhuder Meer Nature Park, Lower Saxony. This 40 km cycle tour from Wunstorf takes you around the Steinhuder Meer. If required, you can stay overnight, for example at the Mardorf campsite Highlights of the tour: - Steinhuder Meer - Meerbruchswiesen nature reserve - Eastern shore of the Steinhuder Meer nature reserve - Steinhude

  3. #3 - Radwanderrundweg Rehburg-Loccum D - Dino-Tour

    3.9 (5)·Easy·24.5 km·Est. 5.5–6 hr

  4. #4 - Wunstorf zum Steinhuder Meer

    4.5 (3)·Easy·16.9 km·Est. 4–4.5 hr

  5. #5 - Rund um den Fliegerhorst Wunstorf

    3.4 (2)·Moderate·18.8 km·Est. 4.5–5 hr
    Interesting tour around the Wunstdorf airbase in Lower Saxony. With a bit of luck, you can see heavy military aircraft take off and land from time to time on the tour around Wunstrof Air Base. The 62 Air Transport Wing is stationed here. From the forest path at the state forest, the route leads from Großenheidorn to Wunstorf and finally back via Poggenhagen and along the state forest. The paths are accessible. Highlights: - Air Base - State forest

  6. #6 - Steinhude - Düdinghausen - Idensen

    3.3 (2)·Moderate·25.3 km·Est. 6–6.5 hr

  7. #7 - Leinetal from Neustadt am Ruebenberge

    2.8 (7)·Moderate·14.6 km·Est. 3.5–4 hr
    Relaxed circular hiking trail in the Steinhuder Meer Nature Park, Lower Saxony. This is a very scenic circular walk through the Leine valley. The start and finish is in Neustadt am Rübenberge; travelling by public transport is easy. Landestrost Castle, a building in the Weser Renaissance style, is located in the immediate vicinity of the starting point of the hike. The Leine is crossed at the Scharnhorst Bridge near Bordenau, so that the return route runs west of the river. Some stretches...
  8. RTF RSC-Nienburg - 91er Strecke

    #8 - RTF RSC-Nienburg - 91er Strecke

    Hard·92.5 km·Est. 24 hr+
    RSC Nienburg e.V. RTF route 3; medium distance; RTF classification 2 points Official route of the RTF. Further details can be found directly at the organiser: http://www.rsc-nienburg.de/

  9. #9 - Meerweg Fahrradtour Wunstorf-Stolzenau

    Moderate·43.5 km·Est. 10–11 hr
  10. Mill route

    #10 - Mill route

    Moderate·37.7 km·Est. 9–10 hr
    Popular cycle tour in the Steinhuder Meer Nature Park, Lower Saxony. The mill route is a varied circular cycle route from Neustadt am Rübenberge. In addition to the numerous mills that give the route its name, you also pass Mariensee Abbey, founded in 1207. Highlights of the cycle tour: - Mariensee Monastery - Lock at the Ecksteinmühle mill - Empeder mill - Mariensee watermill - Laderholz watermill - Trestle windmill
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At the three information centres Naturparkhaus Mardorf, Steinhude and Insel Wilhelmstein, visitors can find lots of details about the natural features of the region. Admission to the nature park centre is free. It is open from Tue - Fri from 11am - 5pm and at weekends from 11am - 6pm.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the best river trail to hike in Steinhuder Meer Nature Park?

According to users from AllTrails.com, the best river trail to hike in Steinhuder Meer Nature Park is Lake Steinhude Circular Route, which has a 4.5 star rating from 93 reviews. This trail is 30.4 km long with an elevation gain of 451 m.

What is the longest river trail in Steinhuder Meer Nature Park?

According to AllTrails.com, the longest river trail in Steinhuder Meer Nature Park is RTF RSC-Nienburg - 124 Route. This trail is estimated to be 125.5 km long.

How many river trails are in Steinhuder Meer Nature Park?

There are 13 river trails in Steinhuder Meer Nature Park.These river trails have an average 3.9-star ratingfrom 130 AllTrails community reviews.

Which river trail has the most elevation gain in Steinhuder Meer Nature Park?

RTF RSC-Nienburg - 124 Route has the most elevation gain for river trails with 2,057 m of total ascent. The park's runner-up is RTF RSC-Nienburg - 91er Strecke, which has 1,596 m of elevation gain.

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