For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in Hamburg. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful long-distance hikes.
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The 10 Most Beautiful long-distance hikes in Hamburg

Long-Distance Hiking
· Lüneburger Heide
Heidschnuckenweg
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Difficulty
moderate
222.4 km
60:00 h
1,004 m
943 m
From north to south – once through the Lüneburg Heath.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Binnenland Schleswig-Holstein
European Long Distance Trail E1 - German section from Flensburg to Constance
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Difficulty
difficult
closed
1,928.5 km
518:00 h
26,374 m
25,977 m
The German section of the European long-distance hiking trail E1 runs well signposted once across Germany – from Flensburg in the north to Konstanz in the south.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Usedom
European Long Distance Trail E9 - German section from Karlshagen/Usedom to Bunde/East Frisia
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Difficulty
difficult
closed
897.7 km
210:00 h
1,115 m
1,117 m
The German section of the International Coastal Path E9 Atlantic-Baltic runs alternately along the coast and inland without any significant ascents or descents. From Karlshagen, the route covers around 900 km to Charlottenpolder on the Dutch border.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Germany
Alsterwanderweg - southern part
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Difficulty
easy
21.5 km
5:15 h
167 m
187 m
The southern day's stage of the Alsterwanderweg leads through the Alstertal valley with its parks and residential areas. Along the Outer and Inner Alster, we make our way through beautiful nature into the heart of the northern metropolis, all the way to the port of Hamburg.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Binnenland Schleswig-Holstein
Schlei-Eider-Elbe Hike
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Difficulty
moderate
256.7 km
66:00 h
1,267 m
1,266 m
The Schlei-Eider-Elbe hiking trail runs 260 km from Schleswig on the Schlei on the Geest to Hamburg-Blankenese to the Elbe and crosses the Eider near Pahlen in Dithmarschen. In Schleswig as well as in Hamburg-Blankenese, it connects to the European long-distance hiking trail E 1 „North Sea-Lake Constance-Gotthard-Mediterranean“ and at Schleswig to the European long-distance hiking trail E 6 „Baltic Sea-Wakau-Adriatic Sea“.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Germany
Große Hamburg-Runde
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Difficulty
moderate
102.5 km
25:15 h
213 m
213 m
Mit über 100 km in 7 verschieden langen Tagesetappen führt die Wanderung mit viel Grün rund um den größten Teil Hamburgs.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Mittelweser
Freudenthalweg
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
157.3 km
37:30 h
1,129 m
1,116 m
We hike from Hamburg-Harburg through the middle of the Lüneburger Heide über Walsrode to Verden on the Aller. The villages, historical sights and the natural habitat of the heath promise a unique hiking experience.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Schwäbische Alb
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E1: Ab Reutlingen nach Norden
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
1,386.7 km
364:59 h
14,728 m
15,037 m
Diese Weitwanderung ist an den E1 angelehnt. Sie führt nicht exakt auf dem E1 entlang sondern in Varianten.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Binnenland Schleswig-Holstein
Lauenburg - Geesthacht - Bergedorf - Hamburg - 55.8 km
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
54.3 km
13:45 h
306 m
311 m
Von LAUENBURG geht es über die Geest nach GEESTHACHT und weiter bis BERGEDORF, dann wandern wir weiter durch die Boberger Dünen bis wir in HAMBURG die Alster und den Hauptbahnhof erreicht haben.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Düsseldorf und Umgebung
From Kapp to Cape - Thair Abud
recommended route
5,410 km
1303:25 h
12,010 m
12,232 m
Thair Abud auf dem Weg vom Nordkapp nach Kapstadt:
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Alsterwanderweg - southern part by U.
March 24, 2021
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Alsterwanderweg - southern part by Marina
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Heidschnuckenweg by Karin
August 16, 2020
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In der Misselhorner Heide
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