Richmond Palace – Wooden pier at the Südsee loop from Stöckheim

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Lower Saxony

Richmond Palace – Wooden pier at the Südsee loop from Stöckheim

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Richmond Palace – Wooden pier at the Südsee loop from Stöckheim

07:21

28.8km

90m

Hiking

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: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Landschaftsschutzgebiet „Buchhorst“

Naturschutzgebiet „Riddagshausen“

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.40 km

Echo Bridge, Braunschweig

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Impressive structure, the reinforced concrete echo bridge. As a railway bridge, it was built in 1956, now out of service.

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6.71 km

Westbahnhof Braunschweig Historic Railway Site

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Beautifully designed pump track, however, designed by the geometry rather for BMX. Still fun to whip the long wheelbase over the track :)

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16.0 km

Avenue in Prinz-Albrecht Park (Ringgleis)

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A beautiful avenue on the ring railway in Prinz-Albrecht-Park. The old "ornate bench" invites you to take a short break.

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17.1 km

Victoria Luise post mill on the Lünischhöhe

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You can learn a lot about the windmill here: riddagshausen.net/riddagshausen/sightsights/bockwindmill

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24.9 km

Richmond Palace

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Very nice little castle 🏰 in the park and with a view of the lake and the Oker.

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25.2 km

The Spielmannsteich was dredged in the 1950s, but has only been landscaped in Richmond Park since 1988. Since 1962, the Braunschweig Ship Model Club has been allowed to navigate the pond with its boats

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26.6 km

View of the Südsee

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A very good viewpoint located on a hill with a bench and a great, unobstructed view of the Südsee

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27.6 km

Wooden pier at the Südsee

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Wonderful view from the southern tip over the entire lake.
The handrail chains are full of love locks.

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28.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.7 km

4.07 km

2.80 km

1.11 km

184 m

Surfaces

14.9 km

6.93 km

4.38 km

1.67 km

921 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

14°C

5°C

34 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 24, 2025,Ringgleis Braunschweig 🐾🥾

February 25, 2023,🚂🚃 Ringgleis 🚉🚊

Braunschweig 🌆... until recently I wouldn't have thought of doing a hike 🎒🥾 here 😀. But today it was time. The 'Eisenbahn-Romantik' route 'Ringgleis' 🚂 appealed to me accordingly.
In principle, the center of Braunschweig is surrounded once at a distance 🚶‍♂️. Some stations on this route tell the story of the Braunschweig railway 🚃 career.
I also had plenty …

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