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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Göttingen

Göttingen’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around Göttingen. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: October 31, 2025

Weserstein – Confluence of Werra and Fulda

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The Weserstein stands under a large, shady chestnut tree and invites you to linger while you take a break!

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Jägersteine Rock Formations

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Very nice resting and adventure place. Here is a small labyrinth-like group of rocks above the Reintal, which is not only worth a visit with children.

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Leine Rapids Bed Ramp

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Both from this point of view and from the other side (which is mostly overgrown) you can reach the Leine rapids/white water near Göttingen.

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Kerstlingeröder Field

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In good weather, a beautiful place for sunrise, for early risers it is absolutely worth it! I have already observed many beautiful sunrises here, once there were even clouds of fog above the Kerstlingeröder field.

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Hurkutstein Rock Formation and Hermit's Cave

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Very nice rest area 2 seats shop in a cool setting to marvel and linger.
A hermit once lived in the small cave

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Rhume Spring

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The Ruhmequelle is located on the Karst hiking trail and the Solling-Harz Cross Trail ends here.

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Gauß Tower on Hoher Hagen

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The height of Hagen is the main point of the annual "Tour d'Energie" cycling race in Göttingen. The evaluation of the bike race begins at the bottom.

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Mackenröder Cliffs

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It's geologically very interesting here. The terrain is in motion. Over the years, material breaks off from the steep face, so that fortunately it shifts very slowly towards the west. …

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Fossilized seabed in the Muschelkalk quarry Herberhausen

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Here is an abandoned Lower Muschelkalk quarry. In addition to the yellowish dolomitic limestones of the limestone bank, a section of the approx. 240 million year old seabed has been …

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Mariaspringwand Climbing Crag

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Maria Spring Wall - GPS coordinates: 51.600040,9.952120
The rock quality is very good. There are about 50 very well secured climbing routes in the III. - IX. Degree. Information can …

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Göttingen

Weserstein – Confluence of Werra and Fulda

Jägersteine Rock Formations

Leine Rapids Bed Ramp

Kerstlingeröder Field

Hurkutstein Rock Formation and Hermit's Cave

Rhume Spring

Gauß Tower on Hoher Hagen

Mackenröder Cliffs

Fossilized seabed in the Muschelkalk quarry Herberhausen

Mariaspringwand Climbing Crag

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