Best walking trails in Göttingen

Popular city walk in Göttingen, Lower Saxony. The historic city wall, which is now beautifully planted throughout, is a popular way to walk around Göttingen's old town. Of course, there is much of the city to discover along the way. Gardens and green spaces such as the Old Botanical Gardens, the Albani Cemetery and Cheltenham Park are connected along the avenue. The walk starts at Schacke-Wall and Goethe-Allee. Highlights: - Old Botanical Gardens - Albani Cemetery - Cheltenham Park

Popular walk in Göttingen, Lower Saxony. A circular route around the 15-hectare Göttingen Kiessee lake, which is located on the south-western outskirts of the city. With a great playground for children and lots of sports facilities for adults too. There is also a restaurant and boat hire along the way. Highlights of the hike: - child-friendly - gravel lake - boat hire

This popular route leads through the local recreation area on the Hainberg, the eastern high plateau above the university city of Göttingen. The trail starts at the traditional excursion destination Am Kehr and opens up the extensive beech forests of Göttingen's city forest. The route runs along a mixture of wide, well-maintained hiking trails, shady forest roads and near-natural paths. A central highlight is the game reserve at Kehr, where visitors can observe fallow deer and wild boar at...

Relaxed hike near Göttingen, Lower Saxony. This beautiful circular walk leads through the Schaperberg natural forest. You often walk along natural paths (sturdy shoes are recommended). The route starts at the Hollandsgrund car park. Highlights of the hike: - Natural forest - Sibling beech - Hollandsberg - Petrified seabed

Popular walk in Göttingen, Lower Saxony. This route runs through Göttingen's green south and is ideal for walking or jogging. You walk around the Kiessee lake and return to the starting point via the Drachenwiese meadow. Highlights of the hike: - Göttinger Kiessee - Dragon meadow - Flüthelauf

Varied circular route from Nikolausberg, Lower Saxony This fairly easy circular route begins at the "Am Schlehdorn" bus stop in Nikolausberg. The village is surrounded by farmland, fields and woodland. The path initially runs uphill in a northerly direction through the forest. The second half runs mostly on paved paths through Nikolausberg back to the starting point. Highlights: - Varied landscape - roasting valley

A short and beautiful path that runs along the river Leine.

A leisurely walk in Göttingen's city forest. This circular route starts in Herberhausen on the Lutter. There is an orientation map here so that you can have a look at the area in advance. Right at the start of the route, the Rotue makes a small detour to a piece of fossilised seabed where you can find fossil remains from the shell limestone period. The route then circles the Sauberg.