A Relaxing Day at Boberger See and Boberger Dunes

It only takes half an hour to reach Boberger See from Speicherstadt’s gleaming red backdrop where our WeShare was parked on this sunny spring day. The lake is located on the eastern side of Hamburg in Boberger Niederung Nature Reserve, a wide stretch of land where you can easily walk around for several hours.

After a relaxing drive, we park our car directly opposite the old church in Billwerder. A view of meadows and pastures greets us as we step out of our car and set off on foot. We pass several-hundred-year-old oak trees along the windy path that leads over a small bridge, across Bille River and straight towards the lake. This riverbank will be teeming with water lilies and grasses come summer. In anticipation of the return of lush vegetation, the sun blankets the dry grass in warm colours.

The path to the lake leads past a string of paddocks and meadows. Narrow trails wind through clusters of trees whose thickly forked branches paint pictures in the sky and form the occasional passageway.

For the most part, however, we have a clear view of the horizon—gliders from the nearby airfield float across the blue canvas. We opt for the shortest route to the lake, which guides us to the sandy beach on its north-eastern shoreline.