The best MTB trails around Oetzen

Commemoration of 408 soldiers of the Uelzen Riflemen's Guild who died a hero's death between 1914 and 1918.

Idyllic place with a view over the Ilmenau. The pavilion is probably only rarely used for singing and could do with a renovation.

The Ratsteich was originally created by damming an arm of the Ilmenau as part of fortification measures. Today, the Ratsteich is a popular tourist destination: there are restaurants here, you can stroll through the park and relax on the benches. The Ratsteich meadow is also a popular place to play. I particularly liked the water fountain.

Beautiful tour through forest and meadows. Easy single trail for the descent. The tower is great in any season.

Made a quick stop under the bridge. A few drops of rain were falling from the sky.

The Gertruden Chapel stands in front of the former city gate, the "Gudestor". Built at the beginning of the 16th century, it served as a place of worship and as a hostel for travelers. The city wall and moat protected people from the intrusion of unwanted guests. The city gates were closed in the evening, so that late guests had to spend the night outside the walls after "the gates closed". The Gertruden Chapel, which stood outside the city wall, thus had a dual function. As a place of worship and as a hostel for travelers, who could then enter the following day after the city gates opened. Source: https://kts-uelzen.de/tourismus/stadt-region-erleben/sehenswuerdigkeiten/#b989343

A path leads directly along the banks of the Ratsteich under plane trees and has many park benches that invite you to linger and look. The swans and ducks make their rounds here and sometimes lurk for food. Much to the children's delight, you can still feed here because the Ratsteich is not a stagnant body of water, but is traversed by an arm of the Ilmenau. If you follow the riverside path around the lake to the right, you will come to the small lock and the waterfall. With coffee and cake in the outdoor area of the restaurant located here, you can also listen to the sound of the waterfall. The Ratsteich was created by damming an arm of the Ilmenau in 1643. Due to the Thirty Years' War, the defenses were supposed to be strengthened, especially in the area of the Gudestor. Later it served as a fire pond, cattle trough or was used by breweries to cool beer. The adjacent Ratsteichwiese, where a small picnic is often held, used to be flooded regularly - when the winter was still winter - so that a wonderfully large ice surface was created here. Children enjoyed skating here. Source: https://www.hansestadt-uelzen.de/home/uelzen-erleben/aktive-freizeitgestalt/naturgenuss-in-der-stadt/an-der-ilmenau.aspx

A beautiful path through the forest with a wooden bridge and a place by the stream for a little break.