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Green Belt – Sielmann Hut loop from Duderstadt

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Green Belt – Sielmann Hut loop from Duderstadt

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Green Belt – Sielmann Hut loop from Duderstadt

02:47

10.4km

120m

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: May 17, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.79 km

Green Belt

Highlight • Natural Monument

The “Green Belt” nature conservation project was born shortly after the border was opened. Nature and environmental conservationists met to secure the former border strip as the "ecological backbone of Central Europe". The death strip has been turned into a "lifeline"; he became a paradise for nature.
The Heinz Sielmann Foundation initiated the Eichsfeld-Werratal Green Belt project. Between the Harz and the Thuringian Forest, in the 3 federal states of Thuringia, Lower Saxony and Hesse, 130 km of the Green Belt are maintained as a biotope network.
The entire Green Belt now runs over 12,500 km through Europe.

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3.43 km

Sielmann sculpture with views of the Green Belt

Highlight • Monument

In the vicinity of the Sielmann Foundation there are several smaller tree symbols based on the architecture of the Kika tree house with various symbols.

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3.44 km

Kolonnenweg

Highlight • Trail

The Kolonnenweg is part of the inner-German border installations on the part of the former GDR. It's made from unitary, highly weather-resistant perforated panels (concrete pathway panels), most of which have plants growing through them and are pretty much firmly attached to the ground. In the death strip of the Berlin Wall, the patrol route was paved.
Source: Wikipedia

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3.49 km

Sielmann Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Brand new: bench on the green strip in front of the Sielmannhütte with a view of Duderstadt and the Gleichen. The black, red and gold posts are reminiscent of the inner-German border.

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4.95 km

Gut Herbigshagen – Heinz Sielmann Foundation

Highlight • Rest Area

The Heinz Sielmann Foundation at Gut Herbigshagen has been in existence since 1996. According to its homepage (as of May 2017), the Foundation's staff are available from Monday to Thursday from 10:00 to 16:00 and Friday from 10:00 to 13:00 to disposal. Unfortunately, at the moment (03.06.2017) the cafeteria, the adventure house and the farm shop are closed due to renovations, but there are shopping carts for catering in the courtyard. Heinz Sielmann was born on 02.06.1917, so 2017 is the jubilee year in which he would have turned 100.

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5.03 km

Indian peafowl

Highlight • Natural

The blue peacock is originally from India. Today the imposing bird is present worldwide. While the females camouflage themselves with shades of brown, the males impress with their magnificent plumage.
During the mating season, the gentlemen even make a mighty wheel to win over a lady.

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5.29 km

Gut Herbigshagen – Heinz Sielmann Foundation Nature Experience Center

Highlight • Rest Area

Since 1996 the Gut Herbigshagen of the Sielmann Foundation has been a much-visited center in southern Lower Saxony. The nature experience center links the foundation's core themes with historical and ecological regional conditions.

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9.82 km

Obertorteich

Highlight • Lake

Outside the ramparts, the Obertor and Westertor ponds have been preserved as moat remains from the early modern defense systems. In addition to their former defensive function, they were used for fish farming, ice making and washing clothes.
As part of the state exhibition "Nature in Urban Development" in 1994, the Obertorteich was given a renatured shore zone.

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10.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.03 km

1.56 km

671 m

121 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.95 km

2.14 km

1.01 km

657 m

377 m

276 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Sunday 24 May

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Green Belt – Sielmann Hut loop from Duderstadt

Green Belt

Sielmann sculpture with views of the Green Belt

Kolonnenweg

Sielmann Hut

Gut Herbigshagen – Heinz Sielmann Foundation

Indian peafowl

Gut Herbigshagen – Heinz Sielmann Foundation Nature Experience Center

Obertorteich

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