{"id":3601,"date":"2019-02-24T12:10:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T11:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gluecks-routen.de\/?p=3601"},"modified":"2019-08-14T12:31:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T10:31:40","slug":"willow-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gluecks-routen.de\/en\/bicycle-tours\/willow-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Willow Tour | 22 km"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/gluecks-routen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/kopfbild-weidentoern-c-gdm-fotograf-kratz-2.jpg&#8221; bg_image_portrait=&#8221;https:\/\/gluecks-routen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2zu3-weidentoern-c-gdm-fotograf-kratz.jpg&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; min_height=&#8221;600&#8243; full_width=&#8221;true&#8221; js_vertical_centered=&#8221;true&#8221; skip_arrow=&#8221;true&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=&#8221;false&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1564648738902{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gluecks-routen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/willow_meadow_and_vast_landscapes-min.png\" alt=\"Willow, meadow and vast landscapes \u2026cycle happy!\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; fullwidth_content=&#8221;false&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1551774939422{padding-top: 55px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Willow Tour &#8211; through the marshes \u2013 a story of dykes and drainage systems&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1564570341867{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-629 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/gluecks-routen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/signet_weidentoern.png\" alt=\"Der Weident\u00f6rn - Rundtour in der Engelbrechtschen Wildnis \u00fcber Herzhorn\" width=\"60\" height=\"59\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After starting in Gl\u00fcckstadt, the path follows a series of streams and old dykes. Both drainage and irrigation of the marshes is a job for the \u2018Wei\u00dfe Wasser\u2019 (Whitewater). Another stream called \u2018Schwarzwasser\u2019 (Blackwater) is responsible for draining the marshy hinterland at the ridge of the Geest (a local type of slightly raised landscape). Once, these waterways were major transport routes for the shipping of vegetables and peat to destinations around the world.<\/p>\n<p>In the Engelbrechtsche Wildnis, we pass the Poppenhuus, a historic farmhouse that was named that way after the former owner included a doll (\u2018Poppe\u2019 in Low German) in the building\u2019s gable. From there, we follow the path to Herzhorn. Starting at Herzhorn, the path now exactly follows the line of the former dykes, such as the Kamerlanderdeich and Obendeich.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at them today, it is hard to believe that those two dykes located far inland once served as a protection against floods from the rivers St\u00f6r and Elbe and also were vital connection routes. Behind Herzhorn, our path leads through the idyllic marshlands and along long rows of pollarded willows. These trees used to provide the material for sticks and baskets. 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