Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 4, 2026

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807 m

Mittelland Canal

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it doesn't take a lot of words, it's just nice to hike along the canal

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6.68 km

Former moated castle, late medieval residential tower with Renaissance additions and extensions, stair tower, two-storey, low, rectangular office building with hipped roof
In 1407 the settlement was granted town charter, …

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7.34 km

St. Elisabeth Church, Sachsenhagen

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In Sachsenhagen, the town hall, built in 1607, initially served as a house of prayer, which consequently received a bell tower in 1712. The Evangelical Lutheran parish of Sachsenhagen with …

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11.1 km

Wildlife and Species Protection Station Sachsenhagen

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The Wildlife and Species Protection Station is a wildlife sanctuary recognized by the state of Lower Saxony. Here injured and orphaned indigenous wildlife will find medical care and a species-appropriate …

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20.0 km

Fitzner Oak

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The designation as Flora, Fauna, Habitat (FFH) and Natura 2000 area meanwhile also the state government influences the Schaumburg forest. Due to the FFH status, the foresters are obliged to …

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20.3 km

View Over the Fields Towards Wiedensahl

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The Schaumburg forest gained cultural and historical significance in that Wilhelm Busch has often painted and drawn on its edges of the forest and on its forest meadows, because his …

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21.9 km

Memorial Cross for Friedrich Hitzemann

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Here is a memorial cross for a forest worker who was murdered in 1946.

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25.6 km

Bridge Over the Mittelland Canal

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25.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.2 km

3.47 km

1.58 km

1.30 km

1.21 km

Surfaces

7.11 km

6.34 km

6.26 km

4.33 km

1.76 km

Elevation

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