Circular route in the Gande valley (RW5)

The path begins behind the information board on Hildesheimer Straße. It initially follows the RW 5 trail markers in the proposed hiking direction to the edge of the nearby parking lot. Before the small Gande bridge, we keep to the right, cross Roswithastraße, and quickly reach Hildesheimer Straße through a small park. From here, continue left towards the town center. Via the market square, you reach Moritzstraße, which becomes Northeimer Straße after the railway underpass. We follow it further uphill until a narrow path leads to Lahberg on the right. The trail markers then guide us to a bridge crossing the federal road. Immediately behind the bridge on the right is a scenic field path, on which we stay until the next fork. We keep right and walk on a grassy path through the lovely dry grassland Lahberg. Shortly after, our path meets Neue Straße, which we then follow left to a small group of houses. In front of the buildings, our path turns right, bypasses the houses in a wide left curve, and reaches Orxhausen, always accompanied by the railway line. At the village entrance, we stay right and follow Dorfstraße to the railway crossing, then immediately cross B64 to the 'Grüner Jäger.' There is a place to eat at Dervish in Grüner Jäger (www.gasthausdervish.com). If you prefer to rest surrounded by greenery, you should use the versatile sports and leisure area of the pretty village beforehand for a break. After the pause, the path goes from the 'Grüner Jäger' into the forest, where it soon meets a forest road, which we follow right to the edge of the forest. At the next fork, you can choose. Those who follow the signs of RW 6 reach their destination via the idyllic floodplain of the Mahmilch and the magnificent Cluswald. This path is a bit longer but much more varied than RW 5. Those who choose the original path continue straight ahead and quickly, but less spectacularly, reach the starting point. © T. and H. Schrader

Trail marker: Red 5 on white background