Schelenburg Castle – Wierautal Valley loop from Wissingen

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Schelenburg Castle – Wierautal Valley loop from Wissingen

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Schelenburg Castle – Wierautal Valley loop from Wissingen

02:49

10.8km

70m

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: August 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.18 km

Bench with inscription "Sit down here and rest"

Highlight • Rest Area

1.79 km

Jeggen Megalithic Tomb

Highlight • Historical Site

Probably 5,000 year old structure of the funnel cup culture. The Jeggen Hünengrab is considered a particularly stately specimen of a large stone grave. More at bissendorf.de/Seiten/25.html ?.

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4.33 km

Private Golf Course – Danger from Flying Golf Balls

Highlight • Structure

6.65 km

Tree-Lined Avenue Near Schledehausen

Highlight • Natural

7.21 km

Schelenburg Castle

Highlight • Castle

Although the restaurant in the Schellenberg moated castle has long been closed and the building is now used privately, it is still worth taking a look from the outside. The …

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7.80 km

Old watermill on the Wierau

Highlight • Monument

A very cozy place. The water wheel is no longer available, but almost all the technical features of the water mill are still available.

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8.25 km

Stone Bridge near Schelenburg

Highlight • Bridge

A beautiful old stone bridge in the Wierau valley

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8.29 km

Wierautal Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Wonderful for walking and lingering with old stone bridges, some in a wildly romantic location.

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10.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.16 km

2.85 km

2.75 km

1.88 km

203 m

Surfaces

3.42 km

3.10 km

2.11 km

973 m

796 m

448 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

10°C

2°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

April 29, 2025,Schelenburg – An der Schelenburg Runde von Wissingen

The last 1-2km along the road are not so nice.

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November 4, 2024,Schelenburg-Runde von Wissingen

So much sunshine today called for a tour through open landscapes. This was quickly found on Komoot. Nothing exciting, not even good hiking trails, but still a very special tour through fields, pastures, forests and wasteland. Interrupted only by a few settlements and the dreariness of a golf course. Suspecting this, we got our break supplies from the Edeka, where …

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