View of Gifhorn Castle – Schlosssee Loop loop from Gifhorn

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Germany

Lower Saxony

Lüneburg Heath

View of Gifhorn Castle – Schlosssee Loop loop from Gifhorn

Moderate

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View of Gifhorn Castle – Schlosssee Loop loop from Gifhorn

02:21

9.27km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 29, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 1.04 km for 95 m

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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842 m

Lady Devorgilla (Scottish Wedding Mill Gifhorn)

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At the corner of Lüneburger Straße and Konrad-Adenauer-Straße stands the Scottish wedding mill, affectionately known here as "Lady Devorgilla." It is not an original, however, but a replica of the …

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1.78 km

View of Gifhorn Castle

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Various events take place in the Knights' Hall and in the inner courtyard.
The historical museum is also housed in the castle.

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2.44 km

View of the Gifhorn Mill Museum across Schlosssee

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The castle lake was created in 1969 as a flood retention basin. The lake is 15 hectares in size and between 1 and 3 m deep.

Main fish species: eel, perch, pike, carp, whitefish, catfish and pike-perch.

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3.77 km

Old Railway Bridge Over the Aller

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The Braunschweig Uelzen railway runs over this bridge.
The Obere Allertalbahn also crossed the Aller here until 1983. The line from Celle to Gifhorn was opened in 1913.

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4.68 km

Maikampsee

Lake

7.18 km

Schlosssee Loop

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Every few meters there is a highlight: "Schloss See"... What's that about?

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8.02 km

Lounge chairs at Schlosssee

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Here on the shore of the castle lake you will find a few comfortable loungers

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8.41 km

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Gifhorn International Windmill Museum)

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The 27 meter high wooden church with eight gilded domes is a replica of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of Christ from 1765 in the village of Koslyatjevo. …

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8.47 km

Ise River

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The Ise is a 49-kilometer-long, canal-like river.

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9.27 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.31 km

4.11 km

753 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.41 km

3.17 km

1.19 km

368 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 1 November

9°C

6°C

17 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

February 9, 2025,Was für die Seele, den Kopf und auch für die 🦵🦵🏼

The sun is still on our side and is shining like crazy, yay!

I think that's good and look: Since I turned my back on Gifhorn in 1981, the city has grown! Old playgrounds have long since been built on, where the outskirts of the city used to be, the newly built districts have aged moderately well again - what …

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September 12, 2023,Allerhand Aller mit Maikampsee & Schloßsee 6,5km

Started an evening lap at Maikampsee. After the half-circumnavigation, we took the green - partly refreshingly tingling - trail along the Aller towards Schloßsee. After the Schloßsee had been circled, we went a little further along the Aller on the way back.

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March 28, 2025,Wasser-Pfad Gifhorn mit Schloss

FINALLY 🤗...
First day without a backpack bandage
Things are looking up🚀...
Soon I'll be able to get back on my bike 🚴‍♂️
Today I took advantage of the wonderful spring-summer weather☀️ for a trip to Gifhorn, where I did, among other things:
- through the Old Cemetery on the vineyard
- along the Mill Museum
- walked to the …

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