View of Hornsen – Forest Ridge Path loop from NSG Halbtrockenrasen bei Irmenseul

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View of Hornsen – Forest Ridge Path loop from NSG Halbtrockenrasen bei Irmenseul

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View of Hornsen – Forest Ridge Path loop from NSG Halbtrockenrasen bei Irmenseul

05:15

18.2km

450m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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: August 19, 2026

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2.13 km

Aunt Grete's Bench and Heinz Kehlenbeck Curve on the Rennstieg

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The Rennstieg Trail stretches 38.5 kilometers from the Hohe Schanze near Winzenburg to Hildesheim. In the Middle Ages, it was used as a courier route. Between Hornser Eck and Eberholzen, …

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4.30 km

View of Hornsen

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The refuge on the top of the Ahnewelle is also called "Hornser Bahnhof" or "Winzenburger Bushaltestelle".
From here you have a wonderful view of the small town of Hornsen in …

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7.16 km

Forest Ridge Path

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In winter, when the trees are bare, the ridge is most impressive.

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7.47 km

Archaeological Trail Hohe Schanze

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an exciting educational trail along the Wallanalgae on the Hohen Schanze. You get a great impression of what life must have been like there.

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7.54 km

Foundations of the Carolingian Mission Church at Hohe Schanze

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Impressive complex that was inhabited until the middle of the 9th century (i.e. before the Winzenburg). The church was the predecessor of the Lammspringe monastery. The individual objects (foundations) are …

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9.82 km

Scenic Forest Path

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Nice to walk along here.

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10.6 km

Tiebenburg Hut

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Very large and well-kept hut with barbecue area.

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10.6 km

Rennstieg Information Board

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information boards on the race track and its history

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18.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.7 km

1.52 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.25 km

6.15 km

1.97 km

790 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

15°C

6°C

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

October 16, 2022,Im Sackwald🌞🌳🌞🌳🍁, Winzenburg, Irmenseul, 🍂🌳Hohe Schanze, Apenteiche

Golden October 😊🙃😊.
It doesn't get any more golden.
Today every tour was definitely great 😊

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May 4, 2026,Ein Sack🌳Wald voller Bärlauch, Quellen & Burgen 21,8km

Today started at the fish ponds near Winzenburg.
First a bit over fields upwards and then into the "Walddönerbude" (forest döner stand) of Winzenburg. The wild garlic smells and blooms magnificently. It hardly matters that, as is well known, mainly a piece of tower and some well remain of the castle. Of course, with leaves the view is even more …

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