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Göttingen
Dransfeld

Gauss Tower – Basalt Quarry at Hohen Hagen loop from Hoher Hagen

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Germany
Lower Saxony
Göttingen
Dransfeld

Gauss Tower – Basalt Quarry at Hohen Hagen loop from Hoher Hagen

Easy

18

runners

Gauss Tower – Basalt Quarry at Hohen Hagen loop from Hoher Hagen

00:28

4.02km

90m

Running

Easy run. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Münden

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

120 m

Gauss Tower

Highlight • Monument

The old Gaußturm was built in 1911 and has always been a popular excursion destination. Over the years, basalt mining was also carried out directly below the tower. As a …

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2

368 m

Viewpoint in Naturpark Münden

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3

373 m

Haus Hoher Hagen

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school hostel and educational institution
haus-hoher-hagen.de
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Information board on the history of the hiking trail

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4

1.11 km

Hermann August Gieseke Memorial

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Your Excellency Hermann August Gieseke was Ministerial Director and Privy Councilor.
He was born on December 10, 1846 in Jühnde and died on March 10, 1926 in Dransfeld.
With a …

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5

3.43 km

Basalt Quarry at Hohen Hagen

Highlight • Natural Monument

The first documented mining of basalt rock at Hoher Hagen took place around 1825. It ended in the mid-1970s. In 1989, the filling and stabilization of the pits and slopes …

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6

3.76 km

Site of the Former Gauss Tower

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Unfortunately, the real locations of the tower and the survey point a few meters away have fallen victim to basalt mining.
These places are historically significant because they belong to …

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4.02 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.02 km

929 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.45 km

1.28 km

1.16 km

131 m

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