Green city, green pulse | Green travel guide of tour around Hamburg (Part 1)

Green Hamburg

The combination of people and nature is very important for a green city. While enjoying the fresh air, we can feel the improvement of the quality of life in the green city. As a sequel to the Hamburg Green Travel Guide series, we will divide it into two parts for readers to recommend outings around Hamburg for green travel.

Covering an area of 755 square kilometers, Hamburg has 1.8 million inhabitants and is Germany's second largest city after Berlin. The places mentioned in this article are just a few of the many cultural and scenic attractions in Hamburg that are popular with citizens and tourists. There are many beautiful and relaxing natural scenery around Hamburg. The essence of green tourism is, of course, that tourists can reach the surrounding tourist attractions in a convenient and environmentally friendly manner. This article will be divided into two parts to recommend you around Hamburg, a good place suitable for short-distance tours in an environmentally friendly way.

Tour around Hamburg (Part 1)

Fischbeker

Watch the glider take off and land, admire the magnificent colors of Germany's second largest heather flower wasteland, and marvel on the trails filled with excavated objects from the Neolithic, Bronze, and Iron Age. Fischbeker will take you through time and space.

“Schafstall” Information Center:

Address: Fischbeker Heideweg 43, 21149 Hamburg,

Official website: www.loki-schmidt-stiftung.de/infohaeuser/fischbeker_heide,

Tel: 040 7026 618

Go to Finkenwerder by ferry

For nature lovers, Finkenwerder is definitely worth visiting. This suburb in the southwest of Hamburg has beautiful rural scenery. The unique apple variety "Finkenwerder Prinz" is reminiscent of the cultural scenic area Altes Land. You can choose to ride a bicycle and get on a ferry on a sunny day (for tourists who take the HVV ferry from the transport company in Hamburg, they can bring a bicycle for free. It is suitable for all trips!) Cross the Elbe and arrive at Finkenwerder. After arriving, you can find many ways to spend a day there. For example, you can ride bicycle along the Elbe embankment to Stade, or start from Cranz and pass through the Altes Land. The harvest season in Finkenwerder always lasts until the end of October, and visitors can enjoy apples then.

Tourists can take Ferry 62 at the dock or Ferry 64 at Teufelsbrück to reach Finkenwerder.

For more information about travel in Finkenwerder, please follow the website: http://t1p.de/finkenwerder

Elbe River beach in Övelgönne Othmarschen

The soft sand makes you feel like you're on the beach: Hamburg’s Elbe River has an excellent beach, not far from the city center. A café called Strandperle by the river beach is very popular. As a good place to talk a walk all year round, the Elbe River beach has been attracting people from Hamburg and the world who long for sun.

Take Ferry 62 or Bus 112 and get off at Neumühlen / Övelgönne stop to reach Elbe River beach.

Eppendorf Nature Reserve

Eppendorf Nature Reserve is located in Hamburg. It is rich in species and is the home to irises, kingfishers, frogs, dragonflies and bats. Departing from the city center, heading towards the airport, strolling along the Alster Lake, and then strolling through the Ependorf Nature Reserve is definitely an unforgettable experience. Departing from the city center, heading towards the airport, strolling along the Alster Lakes, and then strolling through the Ependorf Nature Reserve is definitely an unforgettable experience.

Take subway line 1 and get off at Lattenkamp station, then transfer to bus 292 and get off at Israelitisches Krankenhaus station, or change to bus 114 and get off at Rosenbrook station to reach Eppendorf Nature Reserve.

Wilhelmsburg Energy Bunker

Built in 1943 as an anti-aircraft turret (also a bunker), Wilhelmsburg Energy Bunker was renovated during the International Building Fair in Hamburg and later converted into a renewable energy power plant. There is a cafe (open from Monday to Sunday) inside this energy bunker. Its panoramic terrace has excellent views and overlooks the entire Elbe island, Wilhelmsburg. There are many showcases in the tower, so people can learn about the history of this building.

Take bus No. 13 and get off at Veringstraße Mitte station to reach Wilhelmsburg Energy Bunker.

Georgswerder Energy Hill

From "Garbage Hill" to "Energy Hill": Georgswerder Energy Hill was once Hamburg's largest landfill site, and now it's all history. After World War II, the area was severely polluted as it was used as a landfill. Following protests from citizens in Hamburg, the landfill has been gradually closed since 1986 and replaced by wind turbines. In the information center, you can participate in interactive activities and learn about the past and present of Georgswerder Energy Hill. Now Georgswerder Energy Hill is open to the public from March to November. Through its circular passage, visitors can enjoy the beautiful view of Hamburg.

You can take the HVV Hamburg intracity tram line 154 at Veddel station and get off at Fiskalische Straße, and then walk to the information center.

Gut Karlshöhe Bramfeld environmental education site

Gut Karlshöhe Bramfeld is is a great place to learn about and experience nature in Hamburg. There are various courses and seminars on themes of nature, animals, energy, climate protection, diet, sports, crafts and diy. Lively and cute sheep and other animals there always excite children. If you are tired, you can drink a cup of coffee in the cafe to recharge your energy.

Take bus No. 27 and get off at Karlshöhe station. Tickets can be booked on the official website.

Address: Karlshöhe 60d, 22175 Hamburg,

Official website: www.gut-karlshoehe.de