In Taarstedt, you can spend your days on the water, on cycling and hiking trails, or taking a walk in the forest. Canoeing and stand-up paddling are possible on the Loiter Au. In Süderholz, small motifs hidden on tree trunks draw your attention to details in the forest. Wide fields and forests shape the landscape near the Schlei Baltic Sea Fjord. This gives you different ways to experience the surrounding area.
On the water at the Loiter Au
The Loiter Au is the named watercourse for canoeing and stand-up paddling. There is a launch and landing point in the village of Scholderup. The permanent facilities there include seating, benches and a toilet. You can take these facilities into account when planning a break. Check the local access conditions before you travel.
If you want to focus on the water, this offers an activity distinct from those on the cycling and hiking trails. You can give each option a different priority when planning your trip: time on the Au or activity on the trails. This does not presuppose a connection between specific trails and the launch point.
Cycling and hiking trails
The municipality lists the Alte Kreisbahntrasse as a 24.1-kilometre cycling route between Schleswig and Süderbrarup. There are also other cycling and hiking trails in Taarstedt. These two details help with different planning questions: the route’s total length and endpoints are specified, while the additional trails expand the options within the municipality. Trail conditions can vary seasonally, so check the situation on the relevant trail for your travel dates.
In Süderholz, small motifs hidden on tree trunks turn a walk into a discovery trail. You can focus your attention on the motifs in the forest rather than seeing the walk only as distance covered. The installations may change, so plan your visit flexibly.
Landscape and regional context
Wide fields and forests shape Taarstedt’s landscape near the Schlei Baltic Sea Fjord. Together with the activities on the water and trails, they offer different ways to spend your stay: an activity on the Loiter Au, a cycling or hiking tour, or a walk in Süderholz. You can decide which one will define your stay according to your interests.
The wider travel destination of Schleswig-Flensburg offers additional, distinct themes. Haithabu and the Danewerk have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since June 2018; more than 25 kilometres of the Danewerk rampart still remain today. In Idstedt, the historic memorial site and museum provide information about German-Danish history surrounding the uprising of 1848 and the Battle of Idstedt. These places offer a distinct cultural and historical focus within the Schleswig-Flensburg destination.
The Schlei Nature Park also offers further landscape impressions in the wider Schleswig-Flensburg destination. It features gentle hills, forests, hedgerow landscapes, rapeseed and grain fields, as well as sandy beaches and swimming coves. The Schlei’s brackish-water areas provide habitats for numerous endangered bird species. The regional setting therefore encompasses additional landscape and nature themes beyond Taarstedt’s fields and forests.
Discover more destinations: Struxdorf, Idstedt, Twedt, Neuberend, Süderfahrenstedt, Tolk, Schaalby, Havetoft.
To the overview of the wider travel region: Südangeln.
