Hücker Moor - N&K Route 3

5.15 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Themed trail

Holzsteg am Ufer eines ruhigen Sees, umgeben von üppigem Grün und Bäumen. Friedliche Atmosphäre. — © CC-BY-SA

Uferbereich des Hücker Moors mit dichtem Schilf und Holzstämmen, ruhiges Wasser und bewaldeter Hintergrund. — POI_1_Hücker Moor (2).JPG

Üppige Vegetation und umgestürzte Bäume prägen die feuchte, moosbewachsene Sumpflandschaft. — POI_2_Sumpfflächen (2).JPG

1:18 h
5.15 km
29 m
34 m
64 m
100 m
36 m
Start: Parking along the street, Moorstraße 46 in 32139 Spenge
Destination: Parking along the street, Moorstraße 46 in 32139 Spenge

The Hücker Moor depression was formed 100,000 years ago by an ice-age sinkhole.

Salt was dissolved inside the earth and a cavity formed. As a result, the resulting hole, which was around 60 m deep, filled with rubble and soil. A fen formed above it. The extraction of the peat in the middle of the 19th century created the Hücker-Moor lake. The "fingers" visible on the map, which form its shoreline, indicate the former plots of land of the various owners. Today, the lake is a very popular local recreation destination and the only opportunity in the district of Herford for rowing boats for everyone.