Richmond Palace – Echo Bridge, Braunschweig loop from Braunschweig-Gliesmarode

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Richmond Palace – Echo Bridge, Braunschweig loop from Braunschweig-Gliesmarode

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Richmond Palace – Echo Bridge, Braunschweig loop from Braunschweig-Gliesmarode

05:39

22.1km

80m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Landschaftsschutzgebiet „Buchhorst“

Naturschutzgebiet „Riddagshausen“

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.07 km

Viewing platform on the Nußberg

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The viewing platform in Prinz-Albrecht-Park sits atop the 93-meter-high Nußberg hill. It is the remaining vestige of an observation bunker built in 1943, which was once connected underground to the …

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1.65 km

Avenue in Prinz-Albrecht Park (Ringgleis)

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A beautiful avenue on the ring railway in Prinz-Albrecht-Park. The old "ornate bench" invites you to take a short break.

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3.46 km

View of the Mittelriede and Wabe

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Nice view over the Mittelriede to the honeycomb

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4.00 km

Neues Land sand grassland

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Highly subsidized compensation area of the city of Brunswick. Good resting place on the pilgrim trail to the monastery.

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10.3 km

Richmond Palace

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Very nice little castle 🏰 in the park and with a view of the lake and the Oker.

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10.8 km

Echo Bridge, Braunschweig

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Impressive structure, the reinforced concrete echo bridge. As a railway bridge, it was built in 1956, now out of service.

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14.1 km

Westbahnhof Braunschweig Historic Railway Site

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Beautifully designed pump track, however, designed by the geometry rather for BMX. Still fun to whip the long wheelbase over the track :)

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19.2 km

Former Braunschweig Nord Station and Haus der Kulturen

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The opening hours of the café are Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on weekends.

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22.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.0 km

3.76 km

3.04 km

184 m

113 m

Surfaces

12.7 km

4.26 km

3.96 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

8°C

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Comments

August 24, 2025,Ringgleis Braunschweig 🐾🥾

February 25, 2023,🚂🚃 Ringgleis 🚉🚊

Braunschweig 🌆... until recently I wouldn't have thought of doing a hike 🎒🥾 here 😀. But today it was time. The 'Eisenbahn-Romantik' route 'Ringgleis' 🚂 appealed to me accordingly.
In principle, the center of Braunschweig is surrounded once at a distance 🚶‍♂️. Some stations on this route tell the story of the Braunschweig railway 🚃 career.
I also had plenty …

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