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Himmel-Gucker Sculpture – Irminsul on the Bornhöhe loop from NSG Wernershöhe

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Himmel-Gucker Sculpture – Irminsul on the Bornhöhe loop from NSG Wernershöhe

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Himmel-Gucker Sculpture – Irminsul on the Bornhöhe loop from NSG Wernershöhe

03:53

14.6km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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NSG Wernershöhe

Waypoints

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556 m

Kulturherberge Wernershöhe

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High above the Leinebergland, between Alfeld and Hildesheim, lies the Wernershöhe Cultural Hostel. This seminar and guest house offers simple yet comfortable accommodations for individuals and groups, as well as …

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667 m

Himmel-Gucker Sculpture

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some art on the edge of the field

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1.31 km

Baron Münchhausen's Cannonball

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This is the really real cannonball from Baron Münchhausen and guaranteed not to be a fake.

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6.18 km

Irmenseul Shelter

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Irmenseul refuge, from here it is not far to the Irmen column. Next to the hut you can mostly see Galloways on a meadow.

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6.59 km

NSG Halbtrockenrasen bei Irmenseul

Nature Reserve

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7.25 km

Irminsul on the Bornhöhe

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The Irminsul was the largest sanctuary for our ancestors. The home club Irmenseul set up the Irminsul replica on the Bornhöhe. It is said to have originally stood there until Charlemagne destroyed it or, according to legend, abducted it.

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7.29 km

View of the Brocken

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When the weather is good, you can see from here all the way to the Brocken in the Harz Mountains.

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9.50 km

View from the Rennstieg / Königsweg near the Irmensäule

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Here you go on the Rennstieg / Königsweg.

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13.7 km

Wagon wheel of the bishop's carriage (from the Hölzken)

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Funny alienation of an old millstone. The hedge along the path offers repeated views to the other side to the east

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14.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

632 m

121 m

Surfaces

11.8 km

2.10 km

632 m

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