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Nord Süd Trail

april – oktober 2024
  • Georg Hellmann
After finishing my first "Thru Hike" I also want to hike the length of my home country.
Starting at my parents place in Rhineland Palatinate walking north bound to Sylt and then back by train walking south bound to Oberstdorf. Les mer
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  • Georg HellmannReisendeNord Süd Trail
    my mood walking in the sun uphill
    lake Mummel beneath the HornisgrindeHornisgrinde towerThat sucks, who ever lost their solepeacock butterflya little parcours next to the trailan extra challenge on a playground "the floor is lava"Turmberg at the edge of the Rhine valley close to Karlsruhe

    Black Forest - already so far?

    31. aug.–2. sep. 2024, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    I realised, I've gotten further than I expected. Starting early in the morning with only short breaks and arriving after sunset I finished the black forest 2 days earlier.

    The trail led me along the west ridge line of the Black Forest with a great view of the Rhine valley. I met a lot of day hikers as well as cyclists. In the evening I had a long ascent until I got to a hut where I met 4 other hikers. One of them also had a long journey ahead of him, walking through Germany to his hometown over a few months (Carrying a 1,6 kg singing bowl with him as one of his most important items). Another one went on his first multiple day hike with a friend and met another friend after they realised, they were hiking in the same region. We talked for hours about god and the world with a lot of funny stories but also some intense topics like moral conflicts about death.

    The next day I started with the one also hiking for months until he stopped for breakfast. Later I met him at a water spring, where I stopped for a bigger break. There a group of people collecting mushrooms talked to me and gave me apple slices after I shared my story with them. In the next village I had another break in the community hall to charge my phone. I realised, I still wanted to finish the black forest that day and this meant walking in the dark for the last 30 minutes before I got to Pforzheim. There I walked to the graveyard, usually a safe water source but this time all the taps were running empty. I slept close by in the open not willing to walk any further in the dark.

    In the morning I was surprised by a few rain drops, so I left early and bought breakfast in the next supermarket. I contacted different people for accommodation in Karlsruhe but the first one was far away. After I called my mum she advised me to ask my sister's boyfriend, who has family living in Karlsruhe. A little while later he told me, I can stay at his brother's place, which turned out to be close to the trail. Trying to walk by the way marker I lost the trail several times. At the edge of the Rhine valley on a beautiful lookout I had a long break before I descended leaving the last mountains behind me. Once I arrived at the brothers home, who was still working until late, I surprised a cat with my unfamiliar face. The cat ended up sleeping next to me once we got to know each other.    Les mer

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  • Georg HellmannReisendeNord Süd Trail
    how it looks behind me...
    ...and what lays ahead of mesomewhere in the red train was my brother crossing the Rhine riverthe old quarry lake close to my hometown1Not professional but at least natural

    last day + flip flop break + 1000km

    3. september 2024, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Today was my last day of the trail in the south of Germany. I walked through Karlsruhe along a river until I got to the rhine meadows. There I followed a dam until I got to a big coal factory forcing me to walk along the fenceline until I got back to the dam on the other side. I called my brother who came from Berlin and just arrived in Karlsruhe. Just before I got to the railway bridge, I saw the train crossing it, which my brother took. The last meters before I entered my home region Palatinate again. I stopped shortly at a supermarket and ate while walking to get to my parents place as fast as possible.
    I tried to persuade my brother to accompany me for the last kilometers but it didn't work out and my father arrived right before me back from work. Later my brother and I went to an old quarry lake, which is now a popular swimming spot. There I met my best friend and in the evening we went to a pizzeria without my brother. I was surprised about him having a hard time at the moment due to a break up and facing minor self esteem.

    The last 1000km are laying ahead of me in the north of Germany. I had a break until the 11th of september to spend some time with my family and friends, write applications and sort out some other stuff.    Les mer

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  • Georg HellmannReisendeNord Süd Trail
    a massive ship lock on the Weser river
    Weser rivera giant bovist for lunchadmiral butterfly on a sunflowermy dinner locationthe trail is missingan empty ship lock for constructionJurassic Park in MünchehagenWilhelmstein fortress on the Steinhuder MeerSteinhuder Meer at the tourist hotspot

    Sigwardsweg + Steinhuder Meer

    12.–14. sep. 2024, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    At noon I took the train for 8,5 hours to get to Minden, where I left the trail before I went to Austria. Arriving at 10 pm I walked to the next forest park / graveyard and found shelter at the chappel.

    The temperature dropped down to 6°C and I jogged for a while to get warm. I walked along the Weser river with fog creating a mystical atmosphere. I had my breakfast at the next town and headed on through farmland. At some point I found a giant bovist next to the trail and had it for lunch. I kept walking north until I turned around and followed the river upstream again. In Stolzenau I ate my dinner next to a small lake with a little island in the middle. I followed the river further upstream to get to the next bridge and on the way I got to a quarry lake where they also dredged away the trail. Once I crossed the bridge I still kept walking upstream until I got to a small village with a public water tap, which I definitely needed. With another break I continued out into the fields again and reached a nice shelter at a small collection of houses.

    In the morning I left early without breakfast until I got to the next village with a public toilet. When I got there a woman just arrived with a key to open the toilet and I was so thankful. The trail led up a hill, arriving at the top a few minutes later and down into the next village. I kept walking to get to the Steinhuder Meer (it's a lake) before I had my virtual job interview. I found a nice spot at a wooden hut and had my lunch break there. I waited for the zoom call but in the end I called the manager on the phone after 15 minutes past the meeting time. We agreed on a new time 2 hours later, because he had a busy morning in the hotel so I continued for a little while until I found another public toilet. My job interview went well as far as I know, but I'll find out in a week. I continued along the Steinhuder Meer with many other tourists enjoying the cool late summer breeze. In town I got food for the next day and had dinner at a bus stop. I left the town in darkness into endless fields and small villages until I found a nice little shelter for the night.    Les mer

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  • Georg HellmannReisendeNord Süd Trail
    1 h straight, only the soil condition changed
    in the middle of the forest 1 h before Cellein the middle of an airfield1Angelbecks pond, a nice sleeping place

    Trailhead Heidschnuckenweg (HSW)

    15.–16. sep. 2024, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    First thing in the morning, trying to find a toilet. In the end the hotel I aimed for was closed but at least there were portable toilets. I started listening to the Finanzfluss podcast while walking through endless fields and forest. Once in a while I crossed a road or walked through small villages. In a town I had a long break for stretching, eating and relaxing. Another two hours later I arrived in a small village with a nice hotel I would have loved to stay in, but except for high prices I still wanted to continue to the next town. The hotel had beautiful paintings of beaches, waves and light towers...only a few weeks and I can enjoy it live. I kept walking until the last sunlight and decided to sleep on a pile of tree stems. My spot wasn't bad but my quilt got more and more wet.

    In the morning I finished packing my stuff when a woman with two dogs passed by, the dogs being startled by me standing on the tree stems. After 2 hours of forest walk I got to Celle, the trailhead of the HSW with the finish line in Hamburg. After breakfast I continued into the historic part of the town to walk out the same way again and start the HSW with a total length of 222 km.
    In the next village I stopped for lunch break and my virtual job interview. Too late I realised I missed a junction and walked in the wrong direction, so I ended up sitting in front of a random house somewhere in the village trying to join the meeting. Of course I had to download an extra App and lost the email with the link somehow. I talked with the human resource manager and the front office assistant and had a good feeling during this time. Right after the meeting a mini bus stopped beside me and two police officers came out revealing a robbery happened a short while ago. After they checked my passport, they wished me good luck on my journey and continued the search. I stretch out my lunch break to process the interview and the encounter with the police.
    The next few hours I followed long straight forest roads and paths and listened to the podcast again. A km before my sleeping place there was a farm where I was able to refill my bottle. On the last few hundred meters I also found a portable toilet with toilet paper. I finally arrived at the pavilion with a dark blue sky and the full moon just above the tree tips.    Les mer

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  • Georg HellmannReisendeNord Süd Trail
    beautiful heather landscape
    a lonely birch tree in the middle of the heather1I messed up the "S" but it was fun

    HSW - unexpected encounter

    17. september 2024, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    After stretching and some warm up exercises I started in the day. Long forest walks and beautiful heather landscapes in between. Listening to a podcast for a while I met a few hikers, but 2 of them totally surprised me. I met Soulboy and FREESTYLA again. I met freestyla when I first started the trail after a few days and soulboy joined me for a day at the halfway point. They were gathering video material of the HSW with cameras and a drone. We took some pictures, laughed about this coincidence and they spoiled the trail ahead of me. I was really happy to meet them again.
    In the next village I stopped at a self serving farm shop, where I charged my phone and had lunch. After continuing I called back my mum, only to get interrupted by the next passing hikers just because I told them I am on my way to Sylt. Over the day I heard a few loud but dull bangs and thought about falling trees until I realised this must be coming from the military training camp.
    I rushed to the next town for dinner and got there earlier than expected but was also really exhausted. After resupply I tried to find a nice spot for dinner, but kept walking until the edge of the town finishing a pack of nuts with a crunchy lentils coating by then. After accepting the taste of the other things I bought wasn't that great I started into the woods again to the next village. On the way I messaged some friends from Hamburg and enjoyed the rising full moon. In the next village I had to take a detour because of a closed bridge but it didn't matter at that point. I was exhausted anyway and at half past nine I finally arrived at the shelter.    Les mer

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  • Georg HellmannReisendeNord Süd Trail
    Straight for miles
    sleep walking before breakfastWatching a corn harvest with many more trucks waiting on the roadHeide Park in Soltau with my favorite dragon on the roofNext time at the end of august1moonrise with a full moon1moon powered by wind energy...

    HSW - without the HS

    18. september 2024, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Heidschnucke is an animal that looks similar to a sheep. I haven't seen any, probably because of the cold weather.

    Still sleepy in the morning I started the day with sore legs in the wrong direction, realizing after a few meters something is off. Long straight paths led through forest and small villages until I got to the first town with a grocery store and a toilet. I continued with several breaks to let my legs recover a little bit. Once I crossed the longest highway in Germany A7 I stopped for lunch. After a while I got a call from the hotel of my second job interview and we talked about our decisions. In the end the HR manager told me she'll send me an email with the conditions for me to accept it, so she can set up a contract. I was really happy and finished the last bit of my peanut butter, which I got sick of.
    Following the trail markers while charging my phone, at a big road I had to realize I took a wrong turn a while ago and came into the next town on a different road. At that time I really needed a toilet and a detour of a kilometer didn't help. Of course the public toilet cost 50 cents so I asked at the next restaurant for their bathroom. In the next grocery store I had another small break for a snack and time to charge my phone. Leaving the town my legs still wanted to rest. "Slowly" but steady I enjoyed a river valley walk until I got to an amusement park, the Heidepark. There I met a lot of tourists/Guest until I came to the other side of the parking area, where I had dinner on a big grassy field alao reserved for parking if needed.
    At the next bus stop I contemplated walking another 9km or just staying there for the night. I decided to stumble through the night with a full moon lightening the path. I crossed the highway again and followed a rail way until I got to a barbeque area with a hut. In between I sat next to the forest road for a short break and almost fell asleep.    Les mer

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  • Georg HellmannReisendeNord Süd Trail
    Hard life on sandy soil with nutrients swept away by rainwater
    in the heather flowering time the shelter for bee hivesmy view in the morning from the shelter

    HSW - another day with company

    19. september 2024, Tyskland ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

    I slept in until 8 am and stretched myself before packing my stuff and preparing to leave. The next town close by I bought too much food for the whole day. I tried to find a breakfast spot with a charging option and continued until I found one at a fitness center. I charged my phone inside but went outside with my yogurt, banana and cashews to avoid confused eyes.
    The trail crossing the highway A7 for the third and last time before Hamburg I got into the next village. Asking for the bathroom in the next hotel but no luck with power outlets. I left soon after and ran into two other hikers which I passed earlier but didn't know they were walking the same direction. They were walking the HSW and it was their first time on a trail. We continued talking about hiking and food while the landscape turned into beautiful rolling hills covered in heather with trees here and there. The path itself was sandy or short grass and it reminded me of the dunes at the north sea.
    We stopped for a snack break at a bee museum, where we watched short movies about the honey production and bee hives. We stayed there for quite a while, also because of me charging my power bank again and eating a lot of my stuff.
    The beautiful landscape continued and we got to a viewing point overlooking the hills around it. I didn't take many pictures that day even though it looked fantastic.
    Another small village where we refilled our bottles we saw a police officer on horse, which looked funny. For a few houses it was a busy place with many tourists and cyclists. Two of them greeted me like they knew me but I had no idea.
    Following the heather fields we reached their minimum goal for the day. We kept walking with no suitable camping spot until we entered another village. There we found a snack automat from a farm saying there should be sausages and cheese in there but the cheese was missing even though there was no empty spot.
    They called it a day but for me the day just started. Nah, I'm kidding. I continued until I found a bench for dinner and afterwards I used the last sun light to find my way to a sheltered spot in the heather fields.    Les mer

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  • Georg HellmannReisendeNord Süd Trail
    10 am and not eaten yet
    heather fieldsmore heather

    HSW - more heather

    20. september 2024, Tyskland ⋅ 🌙 15 °C

    Waking up I enjoyed the beautiful heather landscape with a cold breeze keeping my stuff dry. I prepared to leave and after a few meters I had the feeling, I am on the wrong path again. I checked my map and realized the evening before I took a turn too early but only walked off the trail about 200 meters. The next village there was a small self serving shop, where I was able to charge my phone and while waiting I read a book about astrology. It was about how the position of stars and planets at birth show everyone's characteristics.
    Heading into the next forest I followed a horse track parallel to the trail until the trail itself turned into a single trail and followed a small stream. Breakfast turned out to be more like a brunch at 11 am on a nice bench next to a rail way.
    The next stretch led me through a pine forest until it opened up to a beautiful heather field. This repeated itself but with more forest and a bigger heather field with a small hill giving me a good view of the landscape. I congratulated some others who were happy about making it all the way up and left into the forest again leading me into a ravine. Nothing I haven't seen but a nice variation on this part.
    Following the rail way into the next town I stopped at the city pond for a late lunch break. While trying to eat I dropped my bread from the knees onto my right foot and then on the sandy floor. My toes were covered in hummus and it was impossible to get rid of all the sand.
    After finishing my other slice of bread I went into the next supermarket and got new slices and other stuff for dinner and found myself in a quiet park a minute later thinking about food again. I snacked some nuts until my best friend called me and I continued walking. I don't know how I stayed on the trail and listened to him, but it worked until we hung up and I took the wrong turn of course. I decided to stay on this path to join the trail later again while avoiding the highway. Even though I really hate the noise and pollution of the highways I was so glad about the resting area with a restroom, which I immediately needed. I had to climb a fence because the fence door was locked but nothing could stop me there.
    One last mile to the next village. I stumbled through a dark forest and tried to guess the path in front of me with barely any vision. Once out on a field I followed a sealed road down to the main road and ended up on a bench next to a museum. Not knowing where to sleep I stayed there with cars passing by until I decided to start walking again to find a suitable place in the field or the forest.
    I finally arrived at a bench with a flat spot and enjoyed the stunning night sky.    Les mer

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  • Georg HellmannReisendeNord Süd Trail
    My new scarf
    Or maybe a coatWell...so many ways to wear itOnly pictures of me and the scarf today1the last heather fieldthe end of the Heidschnuckenwegthe car lifts of the Elbtunnel

    HSW + Hamburg (Elbtunnel)

    21. september 2024, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    This morning after I woke up I started with a photo shoot introducing my new scarf in different styles. The last 14 km of the HSW and then somehow to the Elbtunnel. The last bit had a lot of elevation compared to the trail so far but it was really beautiful. Right before the end I met a hiker who I passed the day before with his wife. She had an injury so he decided to walk at least the last section, as it is definitely worth it.
    Figuring out my own way into Hamburg I stopped at a supermarket and embarrassed myself by spilling half a liter of vanille yoghurt in front of the cashier. At the next bus stop I enjoyed the yoghurt, knowing there'll be no quiet spot for the next hours following a road. The sun was burning down on me until I finally got into the cool but crowded Elbtunnel.    Les mer

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  • Georg HellmannReisendeNord Süd Trail
    Elphilharmonie
    the old storage districtwalking in the dark before I realized I forgot my power bankdeep and muddy tracks destroying the original trailan old water mill between two lakeshungry animals taking their bite from the giant bovistenjoying a break on a pierthe sun also came out here and therecrossing the channel in the late evening

    The beginning of the end

    23.–25. sep. 2024, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    After a rest day in Hamburg the northern part of the NST finally begins.
    I took the train back to the Elbtunnel and followed the promenade along the Elbe river. The old warehouse district is separated by water channels attracting many tourists every year with the Elbphilharmonie as one of Hamburg's most unique buildings. I stopped at my favourite restaurant called "Erdapfel" which is a synonym for a potato. They serve large cooked potatoes filled with all kinds of ingredients.
    I kept following streets and small parks until I had another long break. In the dark I continued through fields and alongside a small lake, where someone was swimming at that time. I came to a small wooden shelter where I wanted to stay for the night. A woman with a flashlight walked past the shelter but didn't see me. When I started preparing my sleeping place and searched for my power bank, I realized I left it at my friend's place. With the last bit I figured out how to get to his work place and arrived there an hour later surprising him without any notice beforehand.

    I stayed one more night at his place and took the bus back to where I left the trail the following morning. Still low on energy I stopped at the next bench after a few minutes. I couldn't find motivation so I relaxed for a while and distracted me with videos. The only thing that forced me to walk was hunger. After a few miles I stopped at a playground where I spent the rest of the day a short walk away from the next supermarket.

    I finally found motivation and that day I started at 7 am. Listening to a podcast I made good progress and barely had any breaks. A light rain shower poured down on me, which kept me walking as well. At 5 pm I arrived at the trail angel's place. A lovely couple with two children, who both live somewhere else in Germany. They often have guests and support refugees. The dinner was great and afterwards I pitched my tent for the first time on this trail. I was even allowed to sleep on the couch, if the weather gets worse again.

    In the morning my host made me marinated giant bovist slices, which was so delicious. It kept raining for a while but I decided to start the day of walking. The weather stayed wet until midday when I arrived at the next town. Beautiful lakes besides farmland and forest forming the landscape. After a short lunch break I listened to podcasts and rushed to the next town. Long forest paths with a little elevation until I got to the next lake exposing the town on the other side. I thought about swimming but I passed the best spot close to the main road with no water access on the following part. I ended up on a pier for a short break but it seemed to be a private one where they forgot to close the gate. I didn't disturb anyone as far as I know. Leaving the lake I continued through fields until I came to a village at the Elbe-Lübeck water channel. The last hour I followed the channel until I found a shelter with a short and small bench next to a water lock.    Les mer

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