Moorwerder & the Bunthäuser Spitze
This is where the Elbe splits. Lighthouse, floodplain forest and dyke right next to your pitch.
Where the Elbe splits
Moorwerder is the quietest corner of Hamburg. Dyke, meadows, water. Right in the middle is the Elbepark, and a few steps further on the Bunthäuser Spitze.
At Elbe kilometre 609, one river becomes two. The Norderelbe flows past the Landungsbrücken, the Süderelbe past Harburg. In between lie the Elbe islands with Wilhelmsburg, Veddel, Kleiner Grasbrook and Steinwerder. The two arms only meet again at the Köhlbrand.
The little lighthouse
Seven metres of wood, a listed monument since 2005. From 1914 to 1977 the Bunthaus light showed ships where the channel divides. Today it's the last of its kind.
- 1 km
- on foot from the site, signposted. Coming from the site, go left past the Freiluftschule.
- Evenings
- Loveliest at sunset. That's when the Elbe glows and the ships go by.
Heuckenlock: a forest with ebb and flow
Right next to the Elbepark lies one of the last tidal floodplain forests in Europe. The Elbe water here is fresh, but it rises and falls with the North Sea tides. In Europe this kind of freshwater tidal floodplain hardly exists anywhere except around Hamburg. Protected since 1948.
- 2.5 km
- Around 30 minutes on foot, around 7 minutes by bike.
- Lead
- In the nature reserve dogs must always be on a lead.
- Storms
- For your own safety, don't enter the Heuckenlock during storms or high water.
Good to know
Bring a jacket, there's almost always wind at the point. And binoculars, there's more traffic on the river than on the dyke. Afterwards, Der Stackmeister is waiting.
More Hamburg from the Elbepark
- Into the city in 30 minutesBus and S-Bahn from the stop by the site
- Moorwerder and the Bunthäuser SpitzeLighthouse, where the Elbe splits, Heuckenlock
- The Elbe island of WilhelmsburgElbe beach, Inselpark, Energy Bunker
- Bike rides from the siteFour routes to the harbour, the city and around the island
- Hamburg with kidsBeach, playgrounds, harbour ferry
- Hamburg with your dogDog walks and rules in the city
- Hamburg in the rainMuseums, Elbe Tunnel, climbing hall
- EventsHafengeburtstag, DOM, Cruise Days
- Partners and recommendationsHamburg Card, tours, restaurants
Back to the Elbe in the evening.
111 pitches for motorhomes and vans, from 25 € per night. Season 14 March to 1 October.