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Göttingen
Scheden

View of the Schedetal Valley – Basalt Quarry at Hohen Hagen loop from Naturpark Münden

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Göttingen
Scheden

View of the Schedetal Valley – Basalt Quarry at Hohen Hagen loop from Naturpark Münden

Moderate

4.5

(12)

58

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View of the Schedetal Valley – Basalt Quarry at Hohen Hagen loop from Naturpark Münden

03:24

11.6km

340m

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: March 20, 2026

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Naturpark Münden

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.05 km

View of the Schedetal Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

The landscape below the Hohe Hagens is varied: numerous springs, fields separated by bush groups and hedges and the distant view down the valley give this landscape a wonderful flair.

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2

2.15 km

Klagesborn Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Klagesborn lies a little below the viewing bench on the way. That is another source of the source path.

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3

2.66 km

Near Scheden, on Jühnder Strasse, there is a nice bench next to which a scallop shell carved in stone stands. Good place to rest and a nice view of the rising slopes in the area.

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5.67 km

St. Bernhard's Chapel

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The pilgrim chapel is one of many beautiful viewpoints in the immediate area. I simply recommend the circular route: from the watershed towards Scheden - Grillhütte and back via the Gaußturm on Hohen Hagen.

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5

6.36 km

Gauss Tower

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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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6.98 km

Basalt Quarry at Hohen Hagen

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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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8.13 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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8.33 km

Altar Stones

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The altar stones are on the eastern slope of the Hengelsberg, in the depression between the mountain and the Hohe Hagen.
Archaeological investigations were carried out on the stone group …

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11.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.36 km

1.23 km

1.17 km

785 m

Surfaces

4.63 km

2.90 km

2.09 km

1.32 km

541 m

< 100 m

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