Route of the hiking loop
The long tour of the hiking loop W1 measures 12.1 km and leads to the most
interesting points of the short and medium tours, but also much further south.
At the end of the juniper heath the trail crosses over into a forest
and meadow landscape.
You will then hike across other areas of heath. About halfway into
the tour you will reach Niederohe with its typical,
well-preserved buildings from the times of heath farming.
The return route leads through another heath area. It passes the Schmarbecker
Trench and takes you into the forest where it joins the route of the
medium tour to Schmarbeck and takes a north-easterly direction
back to the place of departure.
The long tour is indicated by a large heather-coloured circle in addition to
the pictogram shown here.
Route profile
Across heath areas on partially narrow, sandy paths and on hard and soft forest
tracks and paved paths through small villages.
Starting point
Hiking car park next to the juniper heath near Schmarbeck
Directions to the juniper forest car park
You can reach the car park next to the juniper forest near Schmarbeck from Mueden (Oertze) on the L 280 travelling towards Unterluess. Take a left turn just outside of Hankenbostel towards Schmarbeck and the juniper forest (Wachholderwald).
Coordinates: 52° 54.54417', E 010° 13.44851'