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Germany
Lower Saxony

View of Salzgitter – Bismarck Tower and Lichtkreuz loop from Salzgitter-Lebenstedt

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Mountain biking trails
Germany
Lower Saxony

View of Salzgitter – Bismarck Tower and Lichtkreuz loop from Salzgitter-Lebenstedt

Moderate

4.7

(54)

151

riders

View of Salzgitter – Bismarck Tower and Lichtkreuz loop from Salzgitter-Lebenstedt

03:58

48.4km

710m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

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Tagebau Haverlahwiese

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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8.04 km

Lichtenberg Castle (Burg Lichtenberg)

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The remains of the castle are well worth seeing and are well labeled. If the observation tower was up, the view would be very good. Behind the castle there is …

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2

9.21 km

View of Salzgitter

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once you have mastered the steep ascent, you can expect a wonderful view of the valley and then a rapid descent.

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3

12.2 km

Adlerhorst (254 m)

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This trail is really fun 👍👍👍

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4

12.6 km

Adlerhorst Trail

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Technically beautiful trail. Prospect grown too.

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18.6 km

Knickeln Berg

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6

20.8 km

Bismarck Tower and Lichtkreuz

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Demanding slope across the street to the Bismarck Tower! In the last section, 16% have to be overcome. Have fun 😁

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24.9 km

Fuchsberg

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8

25.8 km

Fuchsberg Trail

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Nice single trail where you can let it roll properly, curvy but hardly any roots.

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9

36.5 km

View of Reihersee

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Idyllic place, picturesque scenery, a beautiful piece of Salzgitter 👍

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10

40.1 km

Haverlahwiese Open-pit Mine Nature Reserve

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Nice view of the former Haverlahwiese opencast mine

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48.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.6 km

10.6 km

7.52 km

2.85 km

744 m

135 m

Surfaces

21.3 km

7.79 km

7.14 km

6.29 km

5.49 km

415 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Thursday 3 September

24°C

16°C

93 %

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Max wind speed: 37.0 km/h

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Comments

October 3, 2022,Salzgitter-Höhenzug 03.10.22
Yesterday technique, today more condition & (thigh) muscle training 🤦🏼 ♀️
But there were also a few pretty gimmicks!
With the constant, demanding ups and downs, you just don't stop for photos. The buddies still took a few action photos and videos, maybe some of them will end up with me and here...
Thank you for taking us & guiding!☺️🙏🏻 …

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September 29, 2021,Lichtenberg Burg MTB Verbot
Now also on Lichtenberger Burgberg - MTB ban around the castle complex and the forest access from the parking lot 😖

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January 3, 2025,Mach’s nochmal Sam
And again the SZ-Northtrails. This time with company. It was very slippery and muddy.

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Finally warm weather! Explored Salzgitter a bit and it was fun. Jenny ahead and Sabine behind like a whirlwind. The small trail park has been open for a few days. Of course we couldn't leave it out. Actually we wanted to do it again but the sun wanted to go to sleep. To strengthen ourselves we went to the damsel …

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February 8, 2025,CoolTour
It looked better than expected. The chill factor from the southeast wind was decent 🥶

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July 11, 2025,Kopf frei
Spontaneous little trail tour to clear my head after bad news.

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March 20, 2022,Adlerhorst anders rum
Great trail tour in sunny weather but a cold east wind. There was a lot going on on the paths, but everything was friendly.

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April 30, 2023,Bisschen Hometrails
At the moment the Adlerhorst Trail is fantastic to drive 🤩

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