Schwindebecker Heide (39 km) Radtour 6

This cycle tour also starts at the Tourist Information Bispingen. The first stage destination is the heath village of Hützel. From here, the route runs through the former diatomite area and the Spöktal valley to Steinbeck. Diatomaceous earth is a sedimentary rock formed from the protective shell of dead diatoms. The material is a valued raw material for filter and binding agents.

In the middle of the 19th century, rich deposits of diatomaceous earth were discovered in the Luhe valley. Diatomaceous earth was mined for over a hundred years and was a very important industry in the municipality. A milestone in its development was the discovery by Alfred Nobel in Hamburg that diatomaceous earth could be soaked in nitroglycerine to produce the explosive dynamite.

The trail now continues along the Luhe, past Krüsberg to Schwindebecker Heide with the Schwindequelle spring to Soderstorf and through the forest to Rehrhof along the B209. From the bird of prey enclosure, the route continues towards Steinbeck and through the Spöcktal valley to Hützel until you finally arrive back in Bispingen.

Bispingen - Hützel - Steinbeck - Schwindebeck - Schwindequelle - Soderstorf - Rehrhof - bird of prey enclosure - Steinbeck - Hützel - Bispingen