Best long trails in Göttingen

Popular loop in Göttingen city forest, Lower Saxony. This beautiful hike leads through Göttingen's city forest from the lower end of the Schillerwiese meadow on the edge of the city to the Bismarckstein ("elephant toilet"). The route leads along the edge of the forest to the Sengerfeld - an orchard planted with the help of the Lions Club. After a loop around the Kerstlingeröder field, the route leads back to the Schillerwiese via the Jägerhof am Kehr. Highlights of the hike: -...

Popular loop near Goettingen, Lower Saxony. Forests, meadows and fields await you on this hike. Shortly after the Friedwald you reach the Plesse Castle, where there is a restaurant as well. Via Deppoldshausen you hike back to the starting point. Highlights of the hike: - Plesse Castle - varied paths

Varied circular route through the Göttingen Forest near Göttingen in Lower Saxony. This beautiful and varied route leads along beautiful forest and meadow paths to the ruins of the Kerstlingeröderfeld estate. A large area of forest was cleared in the Göttingen Forest around 1300 in order to gain arable land. A settlement was built in the middle of this cleared area. Today only the ruins of a large estate and the former stables and storehouses remain. This area is now a nature...

Popular hike near Goettingen, Lower Saxony. A beautiful hike near Goettingen, which impresses with many great views. A highlight is the Bismarck Tower on the Kleperberg. The route is also suitable for mountain bikes. Highlights of the hike: - Fallow deer game reserve - Kleperberg - Bismarck Tower Goettingen

Panoramic hike near Göttingen, Lower Saxony. This is a relatively long hike from Schillerwiese to the two highest viewpoints, Mackenröder Spitze and Hünstollen, and from there to the old castle ruins of Plesse. The route begins in Schillerwiese, one of Göttingen's beautiful parks, and leads next to the small Reinsgraben to its source, the Reinsbrunnen. From Kehr, the route leads across the large former army training area Kerstlingeröder Feld back into the forest. The Kerstlingeröder Feld is...

Popular loop in Göttingen city forest, Lower Saxony. This is a beautiful trail through the green surroundings of Göttingen, taking in the villages of Herberhausen, Roringen, and Nikolausberg. The hike mainly runs along the edges of the forest, except the detour to the Kehr due to the better roads and paths. The Bratental valley is an entire of birds not often seen in other areas of Göttingen. It is also home to rare orchids and other plants that can only be seen here (two species can only...

Nice 15km route through the Herberhäuser forest. First go towards the quarry, then to the parking lot. From there in the direction of Mackenrode, then around Kerstlingeröder Feld and finally over the Kehr back to the starting point. The route is partly just a small path, which can be very muddy at times. Not accessible with city bikes. Overall, there are a few slightly steeper slopes included.