Best easy trails in Lower Saxony

Varied, certified premium hiking trail in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. The starting point is the large car park of the church in Hahnenklee near Goslar. There is a lot to experience and discover in a very short distance and the many varied landscapes make the hike an entertaining pleasure. Starting from the famous stave church, the path leads along picturesque forest ponds. This path owes its name to the numerous and lovingly placed benches along the route. Good signage (red symbol on...

Family-friendly circular route in the Harz National Park, Lower Saxony. This beautiful and quite short circular route leads around the Large and Small Torfhausmoor. The Große Torfhausmoor in particular is one of the most well-known natural attractions in the Harz National Park. The hike starts in Torfhaus, where there are some free parking spaces and at the National Park Visitor Center there are parking spaces that are subject to a fee. In between, you walk along a boardwalk and there are...

Family-friendly circular route in the Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony. This walk is perfect for an excursion with the whole family. Mostly on boardwalks, it leads through the picturesque Pietzmoor, one of the most popular attractions in the Lüneburg Heath. For safety reasons and as the hike leads through the Lüneburg Heath nature reserve, it is not permitted to leave the paths and dogs must be kept on a lead. The Pietzmoor is home to rare bird and plant species such as cranes, sundew and the...

Popular circular route in Hanover, Lower Saxony. The circuit around the Maschsee is one of Hanover's most popular routes - joggers, walkers and cyclists flock here, especially when the weather is fine. The circular route starts on the north bank near the "Fackelträger" sculpture ("torch bearer") opposite the Sprengel Museum. There is a sandstone block every 0.5 kilometres and the route can be walked in both directions. It does not initially go along the riverside promenade, but in the...

Popular circular hiking trail in the Lüneburg Heath nature reserve, Lower Saxony. The circular hiking trail "Totes Holz und lebendige Heide", marked with an "N2" symbol, is a very typical hike for the Lüneburg Heath. Extensive heathland, junipers, old birch trees and oaks characterise the area around the Wilseder Berg. Shortly before the end of the hike, you cross an area characterised by slowly rotting tree stumps of a former spruce forest and still quite young heathland, to which the N2...

Family-friendly walk in the Wildeshauser Geest Nature Park, Lower Saxony. From Dötlingen, you walk along the Hunte and on the Huntepadd through the Glaner Heide nature reserve, where you can admire the Glaner Braut I-IV (a megalithic site). Highlights of the hike: - child-friendly - Huntepadd - Glaner Bride - Glaner Heide nature reserve

Certified, informative premium walking trail in the Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony. On this circular trail, the name says it all: the hike takes you on a varied route around a former, renaturalised quarry. In between, you walk through forests and can enjoy the views from the heights. Highlights of the walk: - Heimberg - Wolfshagen quarry - Wolfshagen panoramic view

Popular circular hike in the Wildeshauser Geest Nature Park, Lower Saxony. The Hasbruch is an idyllic primeval forest near Ganderkesee - several mighty oak trees, some of which are protected as natural monuments, lie directly along the path. Highlights of the hike: - Brookbäke observation tower - Friederikeneiche natural monument - Hasbruch primeval forest - Georg Marien Oak

Family-friendly themed hiking trail in the Harz National Park, Lower Saxony. This child-friendly hike begins in Torfhaus. The WaldWandelWeg on Schubenstein can be reached via the Goetheweg and Torfmoorweg. The approximately 180 m long nature trail uses numerous information boards to convey a lot of interesting information about the natural development of spruce mountain forests and the role of the bark beetle in this cycle. Some of the processes can be observed in a very vivid way directly...

Educational circular trail through the Arboretum Bad Grund- Weltwald Harz, Lower Saxony In addition to native trees, thousands of plants, woods and tree species from other countries around the world grow in the arboretum - all from temperate climate zones. The World Forest is therefore a unique attraction and this route takes you on a short journey through the beauty of the area. Detailed route descriptions and information boards about the plants can be found along the entire...