Best trails near Fürstliches Mausoleum

First stage of the Loccum-Volkenroda pilgrimage route, Lower Saxony. The first stage of the Loccum-Volkenroda pilgrimage route begins in Loccum at the "Beginning and End" pilgrimage monument at Loccum Monastery. The route leads past fish ponds and Lucca Castle (an early medieval castle that is now a tomb) through the monastery forest. Leaving the forest, the trail leads to Kreuzhorst and into the Schaumburg Forest. After a few picnic options, the route continues to Pollhagen, where the main...

The second stage of the pilgrimage trail requires a little more stamina than the first stage. The route heads south behind St Martin's Church through the town park and past the Schaumburg brewery to Krebshagen. Follow the Krummer Bach stream as far as the Kohleweg, then join the district road that leads to Wendthagen. There you follow the Schaumburger Weg into the forest of the Bückeberg; from here it is uphill. You pass the quarry and the youth centre, then continue to Kathrinhagen, where...