Discover Eggebek: Nature and Cycling

Discover Eggebek through specific nature experiences and outdoor activities. ARTEN EDEN combines a wildflower garden with environmental education stations and a habitat for animals; the “Auf dem Holzweg” circular cycling route and the Tydal Tour offer different highlights. When planning your trip, you can weigh up a park visit, a cycling tour and a hike.

ARTEN EDEN: Wild Plants and Nature Experiences

ARTEN EDEN in Eggebek is a nature experience park and wildflower garden with more than 50 native wild plant species. The park combines this variety of plants with a habitat for animals and environmental education stations. Visitor attractions include a trail focusing on trees, a hedge maze, an aviary, a low ropes course and outdoor art. This offers different ways to focus on nature, activity and creativity.

Park facilities and plantings may change. If a particular feature is important to your plans, check what is currently available before your visit. This will help you tailor your stay to the attractions that interest you most.

Explore by Bike or on Foot

ARTEN EDEN is located directly on the Stapelholmer Weg and the “Auf dem Holzweg” circular cycling route. Visitors exploring the loop by bike can stop at the park to enjoy nature. Cycling route signs and conditions may change, so check the latest route information before setting out.

The Tydal Tour offers a different experience: a freely accessible hiking loop through the varied Tydal landscape. Sights along the way include the Treene, the Treenelandschaft Eggebek education centre and the ArcheGärtnerei. A hike on the Tydal Tour and a cycling trip on “Auf dem Holzweg” offer two different ways to make your trip active. Conditions on this route may also change; check them before your hike.

More to Explore in the Wider Schleswig-Flensburg Destination

For broader trip planning in the wider Schleswig-Flensburg destination, there are further nature and cultural attractions to choose from. The Geltinger Birk covers 773 hectares and is the largest nature reserve in the Schleswig-Flensburg district. Well-maintained paths and guided walks, where you can learn about the local flora and fauna, offer different ways to experience the landscape.

More than 130 bird species can be observed on Holnis, including around 65 breeding species. The peninsula is also the northernmost tip of Schleswig-Holstein’s young moraine landscape. In Schlei Nature Park, you’ll find gentle hills, forests, hedgerow landscapes, rapeseed and grain fields, as well as sandy beaches and swimming coves. The Schlei’s brackish-water areas provide a habitat for many endangered bird species.

History offers another point of interest: Haithabu and the Danevirke have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since June 2018; more than 25 kilometres of the Danevirke rampart still remain today. In Idstedt, the historic memorial site and museum provide information about German-Danish history around the uprising of 1848 and the Battle of Idstedt.

For cycling and nature enthusiasts, Schlei Nature Park offers guided nature tours and routes such as the Viking-Frisian Way, the Ox Road and 15 signposted themed cycling routes. The 25-kilometre SchleiUferTörn is a cycling loop around the central part of the Schlei and starts in Arnis, now also a destination for water sports enthusiasts. The Tolk-Schau family and amusement park offers a different kind of leisure activity, with rides, playgrounds, park railways, fairy-tale huts and more than 100 life-size dinosaurs.

Choose Accommodation to Suit Your Travel Plans

When choosing accommodation, it helps to decide what matters most: will your trip focus mainly on nature and hiking, cycling, or historical and family outings? Base your search on the destinations that matter most to your plans, and compare the location and facilities of specific options against your own requirements.

Discover More Destinations

If you’d like to discover more destinations: Süderhackstedt, Langstedt, Wanderup, Jerrishoe, Janneby, Jörl, Sollerup and Maasholm.

Go to the wider travel overview: Schleswig-Flensburg.