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Schöningen Spears Research and Experience Center

Schöningen Spears Research and Experience Center

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Schöningen Spears Research and Experience Center

Recommended by 88 mountain bikers out of 90

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Location: Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Lappwaldsee – Schöningen Open-Pit Mine loop from Helmstedt

34.9km

02:02

180m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Schöningen Open-Pit Mine – Hötensleben Border Memorial loop from Reinsdorf

18.0km

01:06

150m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. Hötensleben Border Monument – Schöningen Open-Pit Mine loop from Esbeck

25.7km

01:50

230m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elmbiker

June 9, 2021

Always a great photo opportunity.

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Peter

January 15, 2022

Only recommended for a visit

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Elmbiker

June 28, 2021

You don't have to go in there to have fun.

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Elmbiker

June 28, 2021

You can let off steam on the stairs.

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Korngiebel

August 26, 2017

The Paleon, also known as the Paleon - Research and Experience Center Schöninger Speere, is a visitor center and museum, which was built exclusively for the exhibition of the eight Schoeninger Spears and the presentation of the living conditions at the time of their creation. The facility, which opened in 2013, is located in Schöningen in the district of Helmstedt, in the immediate vicinity of the site of the Schöninger Spears.

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Tim

May 13, 2021

I can only recommend the new coffee.

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Elmbiker

February 29, 2024

Every angle is worth a photo

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Steve

April 22, 2020

A real highlight. Best combined with a tour of Esbeck.

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Steve

April 22, 2020

Very nice highlight, also for a family outing.

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Steve

May 12, 2021

The building is well worth the drive. Very impressive.

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Tim

August 10, 2020

Pure waste of money in my opinion. Nevertheless, it is definitely a visual highlight. It's a shame that the original spears aren't there.

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Tim

August 10, 2020

Visually really a highlight. You don't see something like that every day. The museum urgently needs visits.

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Peter

January 24, 2022

An absolute highlight in the region

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Peter

January 24, 2022

An absolute highlight of the region

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Elmbiker

January 16, 2023

The facade invites you to play 📸📸📸

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Käthe & Barti HDL

April 16, 2023

... a real eye-catcher the research museum in which everything is reflected

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Matthias

May 22, 2023

Imposing structure and next door the wide view of the opencast mine.

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Steve

June 6, 2023

Always a great highlight.

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Wolfgang

April 6, 2023

Sometimes you don't recognize the outlines at all, they merge with the sky - the perspective does it!

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Alwin R 🚲

March 26, 2024

The Schöningen Research Museum is a visitor center and museum in Schöningen in the Helmstedt district, which primarily serves to exhibit the Schöningen spears and to depict the living and environmental conditions at the time they were created around 300,000 years ago. It is located in the immediate vicinity of where the spears were found in the former Schöningen brown coal opencast mine.

The facility opened on June 24, 2013 under the name paleon, which was renamed the Schöninger Speere Research and Experience Center in 2019. The paleon, which was operated by a GmbH, closed on June 30, 2019 due to high financial losses and became the sponsor of the Lower Saxony State Office for Monument Preservation on July 1, 2019.

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