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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 kilometers. 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 Loop

    4.5 (93)·Moderate·18.9 mi·Est. 7–8 hr
    The signposted route circles Lower Saxony’s largest lake—the Steinhuder Meer. Covering an area of about 30 km², the lake is a popular recreational destination in the Hanover region and is known for its excellent water quality. The lakeside path can be explored on foot or by bike. Campgrounds offer the option to break the route up into several day-long segments. 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·24.1 mi·Est. 9–10 hr
    Popular bike tour in the Steinhuder Meer nature park, Lower Saxony. This 40 km long bike tour from Wunstorf leads around the Steinhuder Meer. If necessary, you can stay overnight, for example at the Mardorf campground. Highlights of the tour: - Steinhuder sea - Meerbruchswiesen nature reserve - Ostufer Steinhuder Meer nature reserve - Steinhude

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

    3.9 (5)·Easy·15.2 mi·Est. 5.5–6 hr

  4. #4 - Wunstorf zum Steinhuder Meer

    4.5 (3)·Easy·10.5 mi·Est. 4–4.5 hr

  5. #5 - Rund um den Fliegerhorst Wunstorf

    3.4 (2)·Moderate·11.7 mi·Est. 4.5–5 hr
    Interesting round tour around the air base Wunstdorf, 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 the Wunstrof air base. The air transport squadron 62 is stationed here. From the forest path at the state forest, it goes from Grossenheidorn to Wunstorf and finally back via Poggenhagen and along the state forest. The paths are walkable. Highlights: - Airbase - State forest

  6. #6 - Steinhude - Düdinghausen - Idensen

    3.3 (2)·Moderate·15.7 mi·Est. 6–6.5 hr

  7. #7 - Leinetal from Neustadt am Ruebenberge

    2.8 (7)·Moderate·9.1 mi·Est. 3.5–4 hr
    Relaxed loop trail in the Steinhuder Meer Nature Park, Lower Saxony. This is a very scenic hike through the Leine valley. Start and finish is in Neustadt am Ruebenberge; Arriving by public transport is possible without any problems. In the immediate vicinity of the starting point of the hike is Landestrost Castle, a building in the Weser Renaissance style that is well worth seeing. The Leine is crossed at the Scharnhorst Bridge near Bordenau, so that the way back runs west of the river. Some...

  8. #8 - Meerweg Fahrradtour Wunstorf-Stolzenau

    Moderate·27 mi·Est. 10–11 hr
  9. Mill route

    #9 - Mill route

    Moderate·23.4 mi·Est. 9–10 hr
    Popular bike tour in the Steinhuder Meer Nature Park, Lower Saxony. The Muehlenroute is a varied cycle route from Neustadt am Ruebenberge. In addition to the numerous eponymous mills, you also pass the Mariensee Monastery, founded in 1207. Highlights of the bike tour: - Mariensee Monastery - Sluice at the Ecksteinmuehle - Empeder mill - Mariensee water mill - Laderholz water mill - Bockwind mill
  10. RTF RSC-Nienburg - 91er Strecke

    #10 - RTF RSC-Nienburg - 91er Strecke

    Hard·57.5 mi·Est. 24 hr+
    RSC Nienburg eV RTF route 3; middle distance; RTF rating 2 points Official route of the RTF. You can find further details directly from the organizer: http://www.rsc-nienburg.de/
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At the three information centers Naturparkhaus Mardorf, Steinhude and Insel Wilhelmstein, visitors will find many details about the natural features of the region. Admission to the Nature Park House is free. It is open from Tue - Fri from 11 am - 5 pm and at weekends from 11 am - 6 pm.

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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 Loop, which has a 4.5 star rating from 93 reviews. This trail is 18.9 mi long with an elevation gain of 1,479 ft.

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 78.0 mi 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 6,748 ft of total ascent. The park's runner-up is RTF RSC-Nienburg - 91er Strecke, which has 5,236 ft of elevation gain.

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