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Harz View Tower – Chicken tower loop from Göttingen

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Harz View Tower – Chicken tower loop from Göttingen

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Harz View Tower – Chicken tower loop from Göttingen

03:08

41.7km

610m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.5 km for 154 m

After 30.7 km for 145 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.7 km

Forsthaus Mackenröder Spitze, Verwaltungssitz Stadtwald Göttingen

Forest

12.4 km

Harz View Tower

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This is, so to speak, the new Mackenröder Spitze. The tower used to stand a little further south and had to make way for the Bundeswehr's small radar post on …

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21.4 km

Hünstollen Observation Tower

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The Hünstollen tower stands on the highest point of the Plessewald forest. In good weather, the tower offers a magnificent view of the western Harz Mountains and the Brocken.

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21.4 km

Chicken tower

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View and opportunity for a break

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24.6 km

View of Billingshausen

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When driving on the Pressestr. Possibility to rest on a bench with a beautiful view over the valley with Billingshausen.

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29.0 km

Plesse-Straße Forest Trail

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a great way to cycle

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30.8 km

View of Eddigehausen

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Place with a very nice view

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30.8 km

View of Göttingen from Plesse Castle

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Unfortunately, it's been closed to visitors for a long time. The tower doesn't look as massive as the other one in the courtyard, but it should be somewhat taller. There's …

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35.3 km

View of the Leine Valley

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Here you have a wonderful view of the Leinetal with Bovenden on the right and over Weende-Nord on the left.
In good weather, the view is free as far as the Hohen Hagen and further south to Friedland.

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41.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.5 km

6.79 km

1.84 km

936 m

563 m

109 m

Surfaces

16.7 km

15.1 km

6.66 km

2.33 km

889 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

29°C

13°C

14 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

May 12, 2024,Wald Wald Göttinger Stadtwald 🌳 Vom Kehr bis Burg Plesse 🚴🥵👍💚

The beautiful weather 😎 was used for a tour through the green lung of Göttingen, the city forest 🌳 My trekking bike was subjected to a vibration test. Over hill and dale and tree roots, through seas of flowers, birdsong and light and shadow from tower to tower. I got a few scratches, but they were worth it 💪. Here …

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March 24, 2024,Blick auf Billingshausen – Blick auf die Burg Plesse Runde von Göttingen

I got out early in the morning and drove 3 hours to the Hartz-Blick tower.
The first half of the Mackenröder Trial at night...
There is a trail in front of you and a sandstone cliff to the right!
Not only adventurous but life-threatening!
I pushed...
Is a sunrise up there worth it?
See for yourself!

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May 20, 2023,Hochwald shelter

The slightly different ride for small errands in the hardware store 🤣

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August 8, 2021,Burg Plesse, Hünstollen, Harzblick Fahrradtour 08.08.2021 17:56

With the strong wind / storm today, the route on the Plesseweg and through the Göttingen city forest is almost windless and ideal.

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Harz View Tower – Chicken tower loop from Göttingen

Harz View Tower

Hünstollen Observation Tower

Chicken tower

View of Billingshausen

Plesse-Straße Forest Trail

View of Eddigehausen

View of Göttingen from Plesse Castle

View of the Leine Valley

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