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== Location ==
 
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In the swamps (?) at Wümme river, near Bremen.
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In the wetlands at Wümme river, near Bremen.
  
 
== Participants ==
 
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[[User:Oliver|Oliver]] ([[User talk:Oliver|talk]])
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Well, it's no swamp, it's wetlands; which doesn't make it much better.
  
== Tracklog ==
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The cycling tour itself was uneventful but rainy, and I quickly reached a point shortly behind Wümme bridge where I left the bike and continued by foot. As promised by OSM there was a path leading into the fields, which I followed to its end. From there I was able to go on by walking through the field, checking at each step whether the ground was sufficiently solid. There was still hope to reach the geohash this way - but only for maybe 50 meters. Finally, a ditch in the flooded field made clear that this territory belonged to the water rather than the land. Seeking for a crossing I walked along the ditch for some ten meters, but was blocked by the water joining from the field itself. A boat wouldn't have helped either; but maybe rubber boots, wooden planks, a tractor or a horse would have been successful here. Having brought neither of these, I finally gave up and went back to the bike.
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Trying to enter the fields from another place up the road wasn't any more successful, so I turned around and drove home. Interestingly, the road where I left my bike is part of the D7 national cycling route on its way from Hamburg to Bremen, so at least I could enjoy excellent cycle ways on my way back home.
  
 
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Location

In the wetlands at Wümme river, near Bremen.

Participants

Oliver

Plans

It's close to Bremen, so I'll do a bicycle tour there. Not sure if the geohash itself is reachable (according to OSM it's a swamp).

Expedition

Well, it's no swamp, it's wetlands; which doesn't make it much better.

The cycling tour itself was uneventful but rainy, and I quickly reached a point shortly behind Wümme bridge where I left the bike and continued by foot. As promised by OSM there was a path leading into the fields, which I followed to its end. From there I was able to go on by walking through the field, checking at each step whether the ground was sufficiently solid. There was still hope to reach the geohash this way - but only for maybe 50 meters. Finally, a ditch in the flooded field made clear that this territory belonged to the water rather than the land. Seeking for a crossing I walked along the ditch for some ten meters, but was blocked by the water joining from the field itself. A boat wouldn't have helped either; but maybe rubber boots, wooden planks, a tractor or a horse would have been successful here. Having brought neither of these, I finally gave up and went back to the bike.

Trying to enter the fields from another place up the road wasn't any more successful, so I turned around and drove home. Interestingly, the road where I left my bike is part of the D7 national cycling route on its way from Hamburg to Bremen, so at least I could enjoy excellent cycle ways on my way back home.

Photos

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