Hütten Hills, Nature park in Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Germany

Hütten Hills is a rolling landscape filled with dense forests, multiple lakes, and interconnected hiking paths across Schleswig-Holstein. The terrain varies throughout the region, offering different views and natural features as you move through it.

Glaciers from the last ice age shaped this landscape thousands of years ago, creating the hills and lakes you see today. These natural forces left a lasting mark on the region's geography.

The name Hütten comes from the Amt of Hüttener Berge, whose villages ring the hills; the Danish name is Hytten Bjerge. On the Aschberg near Ascheffel stands a Bismarck statue, and hikers on the Heidberg find a glacial erratic on its summit. The 1971 nature park, about 219 km², links to the Nature Park Way connecting Schleswig-Holstein's parks.

The hills lie between Fleckeby in the north, Holtsee in the east, Borgstedt in the south and Brekendorf in the west, with the Scheelsberg near Ascheffel as the highest point at 105.8 m. The Naturparkweg long-distance trail links the four nature parks of Rendsburg-Eckernförde county. Expect a marked microclimate: around 930 mm of rain a year near Owschlag in the west, only 660 mm in the east.

The Hütten Hills are Germany's northernmost upland with summits above 100 metres, topped by the 105.8-metre Scheelsberg near Ascheffel. On the nearby Aschberg stands a Bismarck statue, and a glacial erratic rests on the Heidberg, a hill popular with walkers. From the heights the Bay of Eckernförde and the Schlei are visible, not the Baltic Sea itself.