Your pilgrimage from Loccum to Volkenroda starts at the “Beginning and Ending” pilgrimage monument by the artist Karl Imfeld. The sculpture is located in the immediate vicinity of the Loccum monastery, which was founded in 1163 as a Cistercian monastery and is one of the best-preserved medieval monastery… read more

The second stage of the Loccum-Volkenroda pilgrimage route takes you from Stadthagen to Rehren over a distance of around 19 kilometers. You start at St. Martini Church. On the sunny side of Stadthagen's Renaissance castle, you first take a leisurely stroll through the city garden at the former moated… read more

On the third stage you hike around 16 kilometers from Rehren to Fischbeck. The landscape on this section of the path alternates wide fields with lush mixed beech forests. To the south you leave the cozy Rehren and stroll for some time in a sparse forest along the beautiful stream of the Bückeburger Aue… read more

On the fourth stage you go from Fischbeck to Hameln. At around seven kilometers long, it is the shortest section on your tour from Loccum to Volkenroda. The route has a lot to offer.



Before you set off, take some time to visit the Fischbecker Frauenstift. The origins of the extremely well-preserved complex… read more

The fifth stage covers around 17 kilometers from Hameln to Lüntorf. Before you leave Hameln, you should stock up on enough provisions for two days, as there are no food options at your destination.



The stage starts spectacularly on the Weser Bridge in the middle of Hamelin. At this point you should turn… read more

Stage 6 goes from Lüntorf to Bodenwerder. Today's tour takes you around 16 kilometers mostly through the extraordinarily beautiful Grohnder Forest.



Just a few hundred meters south of Lüntorf you enter the dense mixed forest. You hike along idyllic paths for a large part of today's stage through a wonderfully… read more

Today you ride on a cannonball to Kirchbrak. At least that's what you can tell anyone who wants to know. The seventh stage starts in the city of the lying baron Munchausen. The section of the path is comparatively short at around eight kilometers, which is why you have enough time for activities outside… read more

It's going green! Today you cross the Vogler from north to south. The eighth stage with its almost eleven kilometers takes you over the entire low mountain range from Kirchbrak to Amelungsborn.



After a visit to the Romanesque village church of St. Michael with its baroque interior and rare frescoes, you… read more

Mountain festival – in many ways. On the one hand, your long-distance hike from Loccum to Volkenroda reaches its peak today, but on the other hand, you will pass the highest point of the pilgrimage route today. On the ninth stage you hike from Amelungsborn to Silberborn, around 22 kilometers away. Your… read more

The tenth stage of the Loccum–Volkenroda pilgrimage route takes you from Silberborn to the traditional Uslar. On the 19 kilometers that you cover today, open meadows, sparse forests and some gentle hills await you.



You start at the church in Silberborn. From here you always walk along the Holzminde to… read more

Stage 11 takes you from Uslar to Bursfelde. You always walk along the Hesse-Lower Saxony border. On this tour you meander calmly through lush green forests and across wide meadows.



You leave Uslar out of town in a southerly direction. First you hike parallel to the railway line through the Schwülmetal… read more

Stage 12 takes you from Bursfelde Monastery to Dransfeld, around 14 kilometers away. After a hopefully relaxing night in the monastery barn, it is worth visiting the Romanesque monastery church. In contrast to the simple sacral building, you leave the charming village with a small detour to the Weser… read more

The thirteenth stage runs from Dransfeld to Friedland. On the longest section of your pilgrimage from Loccum to Volkenroda you have to cover around 25 kilometers. Your tour starts at the late classicist Martinikirche. You leave the medieval settlement and first walk south. Past the campsite you turn… read more

Stage 14 takes you through the border triangle of Hesse, Lower Saxony and Thuringia. Today you make a pilgrimage of around 22 kilometers from Friedland to Heilbad Heiligenstadt.



Your tour begins in Friedland. The route continues across wide meadows and through a sparse forest past the Steinkopf to Reiffenhausen… read more

On its 23 kilometers, the fifteenth stage takes you from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Dingelstädt. First you take a leisurely stroll through the charming health resort with its half-timbered houses and cafés. Heiligenstadt is also home to numerous churches and chapels, such as the St. Gerhardt Church, built… read more

Stage 16 takes you from Dingelstädt to Mühlhausen. For around 22 kilometers you always walk along the Unstrut and pass through various towns.



The first stop is small Silberhausen. A short visit to the almost three hundred year old baroque church of St. Cosmas and Damian is worth it. Next we go to Helmsdorf… read more

The last stage takes you 14 kilometers from Mühlhausen to Volkenroda. Your hike begins at the imposing St. Mary's Church in Mühlhausen, Thuringia. It is the second largest hall church in the state after the cathedral in Erfurt. The Gothic sacred building was built in the 14th century and is known for… read more