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Seckborn Spring – Seckbornhütte Picnic Area loop from Stadtwald Göttingen und Kerstlingeröder Feld

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Lower Saxony

Seckborn Spring – Seckbornhütte Picnic Area loop from Stadtwald Göttingen und Kerstlingeröder Feld

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Seckborn Spring – Seckbornhütte Picnic Area loop from Stadtwald Göttingen und Kerstlingeröder Feld

02:39

9.50km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

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Stadtwald Göttingen und Kerstlingeröder Feld

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Parking Area Stadtwald Göttingen – Kerstlingeröder Feld

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Good starting point for the Göttingen city forest, Kerstlingröder field or a Herberhausen tour

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209 m

Fossil Seabed from the Muschelkalk Period

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Here is an abandoned Lower Muschelkalk quarry. In addition to the yellowish dolomitic limestones of the limestone bank, a section of the approx. 240 million year old seabed has been …

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4.92 km

View of Seeburger See

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View over the Harz foothills and Seeburger See.

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5.28 km

Langendorff Memorial Stone

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Near the Mackenröder Spitze, at 427 m the highest point of the Göttingen Forest, there is a beautiful shelter and a memorial stone.

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5.28 km

Mackenröder Spitze Shelter and Historic Monument

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There used to be an observation tower here, similar to the Harz view tower to the north, which did not exist at the time. The tower had to give way …

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7.27 km

Seckborn Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The spring provides good water even in dry summer months. In spring, amphibians and amphibians can be observed in the pond.

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7.59 km

Seckbornhütte Picnic Area

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Nice place to take a little break.

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7.69 km

Historic Stone Markers in Stadtwald Göttingen

Highlight • Monument

8.98 km

Göttinger Stadtwald

Forest

9.50 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.24 km

844 m

427 m

Surfaces

3.71 km

3.56 km

1.20 km

909 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Comments

January 4, 2025,Schneewanderung im Stadtwald Göttingen

A new year also means new discoveries and a short hike in Göttingen's city forest is a good idea.

We were lucky enough to even hike through a slightly snowy landscape.

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May 3, 2025,Geschwisterbuche – Harzblick-Turm Runde von Herberhausen

Today we added a short walk through Göttingen's city forest. There was a lot to see. Starting with the fossilized seabed, which is millions of years old but still clearly shows the wave pattern.
Then the Sibling Beech, of which there is probably only one other tree left in Germany.
Finally, we visited the observation tower with a view of …

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August 6, 2022,Von Herberhausen zum Harzblick-Turm 🌳🦋🐞🪲🌻

My last hiking tour was 22 years ago in the Drautal in the Alps. What bothered me the most today was the creaking of the mountaineering boots and the long time it takes to cover a certain route. After more than 500 tours, it remains to be seen whether I will ever be able to cycle by hand again. The …

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Seckborn Spring – Seckbornhütte Picnic Area loop from Stadtwald Göttingen und Kerstlingeröder Feld

Parking Area Stadtwald Göttingen – Kerstlingeröder Feld

Fossil Seabed from the Muschelkalk Period

View of Seeburger See

Langendorff Memorial Stone

Mackenröder Spitze Shelter and Historic Monument

Seckborn Spring

Seckbornhütte Picnic Area

Historic Stone Markers in Stadtwald Göttingen

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