Forest Xylophone – Lourdes Grotto Ottbergen loop from Ottbergen

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Forest Xylophone – Lourdes Grotto Ottbergen loop from Ottbergen

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Forest Xylophone – Lourdes Grotto Ottbergen loop from Ottbergen

02:00

7.38km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. 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

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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563 m

Ottbergen Mitte — Trailhead and Bus Stop

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Good starting point, but mostly crowded on weekends.

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5.02 km

Rope Swing in the Forest

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A few meters further is an anthill. !!!

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5.15 km

Log obstacle course

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We thought it was seating 🤷

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5.19 km

Forest Xylophone

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Just try it out and listen to the sounds 👂.☺️

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5.27 km

Panoramic view of Wendhausen

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From here you have a beautiful view.

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6.28 km

Lourdes Grotto Ottbergen

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The Lourdes grotto was built in 1911 by the Hildesheim dentist Alexander Schreiber (Wiki)

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6.50 km

Way of the Cross

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Well-preserved Stations of the Cross.

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6.69 km

Stations of the Cross on Lindenallee, Ottbergen

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The fourteen Stations of the Cross on the Lindenallee leading to the chapel would be redesigned in 1950

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7.38 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.39 km

641 m

550 m

507 m

294 m

Surfaces

3.41 km

2.23 km

1.15 km

301 m

294 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

7°C

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

April 6, 2023,Es grüßt aus grauer Vorzeit Tagen ein Sachsendorf vom Bergeshang, darf Kaiser Ottos Namen tragen, dess' Ruhm in alle Welten drang ⛰️👑⛪️👑⛰️

Today was pilgrimage time, after all it's Easter soon 🤪, and that's why we were in tranquil Ottbergen. (And because someone had wished that we put a Hasi out there)
And it is precisely this tranquil little village that has its own little song, which is probably sung eagerly at all boozy meetings and which has a crucial error in …

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April 23, 2023,Einkehr statt Einkehr: Zur Lourdes-Grotte auf den Kreuzberg (Lk. HI / Ottbergen) 🥾

Actually, we were supposed to go to the Harz Mountains today: hike a little first and then stop for lunch...that's the plan. However, we had planned without this nasty, eternally long traffic jam on the A7. So, somewhat annoyed, got off the Autobahn near Hildesheim and quickly looked for a closer destination: komoot suggested a round near Ottbergen with the …

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