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Shepherd's Rest – Old Schapen Station loop from Naturschutzgebiet „Riddagshausen“

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Germany

Lower Saxony

Shepherd's Rest – Old Schapen Station loop from Naturschutzgebiet „Riddagshausen“

Easy

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Shepherd's Rest – Old Schapen Station loop from Naturschutzgebiet „Riddagshausen“

01:41

6.59km

20m

Mountaineering

Easy mountaineering route. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Naturschutzgebiet „Riddagshausen“

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Start point

Bus stop

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277 m

Nature Experience Center Haus Entenfang

Highlight • Rest Area

New temporary exhibition from April 8, 2018

"Wild Bees - Pollination Miracle with Stinky Feet"

Free admission, worth a look.

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521 m

Wiedig Pond

Highlight • Lake

In spring, carp, tench and crucian carp are planted in the one-hectare Wiedig pond and removed again after two years. The Wiedig pond is filled in spring and drained in …

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610 m

Mittelteich (Riddagshausen Nature Reserve)

Highlight • Lake

The ten-hectare central pond is the second largest managed fish pond in the Riddagshausen nature reserve. The young fish are introduced in the spring when the pond is filled with …

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885 m

Observation Tower at Schapenbruchteich, Riddagshausen Nature Reserve

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The observation tower in Riddagshausen, which burned down in 2011, was rebuilt on behalf of BUND and NABU with the support of the city of Braunschweig. The tower was inaugurated …

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3.20 km

Shepherd's Rest

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Here you can sit both inside and outside. Coffee and cake are good there, one of the very popular excursion restaurants of Brunswick. In bad weather, if you do not …

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3.21 km

Opposite the Schäfersruh restaurant is another highlight: the old train station in Schapen. It was inaugurated in 1906. The stationmaster lived upstairs in the house. The steam locomotive took day-trippers …

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6.43 km

Riddagshausen Village and Lake

Highlight • Settlement

Here you can still admire beautiful half-timbered houses.

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6.47 km

Kreuz Pond (Riddagshausen Nature Reserve)

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With a size of twelve hectares, the Kreuzteich is the second largest pond in the Riddgagshäuser nature reserve after the Scharpenbruchteich. It is the habitat of numerous waterfowl, amphibians and …

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6.59 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.89 km

649 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.18 km

941 m

211 m

166 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 1 September

22°C

11°C

31 %

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