--- title: "Family route" url: "https://www.harzinfo.de/en/tour/family-route-1" description: "The beautiful nature and the opportunity to get to know the culture and history of the city and some districts during a break are appealing.Already at the starting point, you have the opportunity to experience Gandersheim's history, for example, during a walk through the old town, as a guest at the municipal museum, or when visiting the Romanesque collegiate church with the exhibition \"Discovering treasures anew\". Along the route, there are numerous playgrounds inviting you to linger and also two riding stables." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/3570202/09a0011696bcef683f679c0baaa7090ef69292bade0e5e237b7c6e25e4f353eb/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Harzinfo > Experiences > Tour" --- GPX Share Family route ============ - 17.46 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: easy - Condition: very easy - Bicycle - 1:15 h - 17.46 km - 134 m - 134 m - 127 m - 261 m - 134 m - - Start: Various starting points possible. Starting point no. 1 in the center of Gandersheim, parking lot Stiftsfreiheit - Destination: Circular route with the possibility to use other entry and exit points. The route runs almost exclusively on paved field and forest paths and on secondary roads. It offers many beautiful views of the Heberbörde and the Harz foothills. The beautiful nature and the opportunity to get to know the culture and history of the city and some districts during a break are appealing. Already at the starting point, you have the opportunity to experience Gandersheim's history, for example, during a walk through the old town, as a guest at the municipal museum, or when visiting the Romanesque collegiate church with the exhibition "Discovering treasures anew". Along the route, there are numerous playgrounds inviting you to linger and also two riding stables. Read more Good to know ------------ Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions From the collegiate church, go up Bismarkstraße. We cross the intersection with traffic lights towards Seesen and turn right after about 200 m. Through Wrescherode – there is a playground on the left side in the village – and then continue to Domäne Schachtenbeck. In front of Domäne Schachtenbeck, there is an option to shorten the route. Turn left to Seboldshausen and return to Bad Gandersheim on a cycle path. Go straight ahead to Harriehausen. There is also the Eterna riding stable. In Harriehausen we ride on the main street and turn left to Hachenhausen. After the bridge, turn right. There is a playground in front of the sports field. Behind the sports field we turn left to Hachenhausen. At the fork, we cycle left. Then continue to the main street, where we turn right. If we turn left at the first street, we reach the playground at the village community center. Go straight ahead to federal road 64. Turning left takes us back to Bad Gandersheim via Seboldshausen. To the right, the cycle path leads to Dannhausen. If we turn right at the first street in the village, there is a playground and a sports field there. We cycle through the village and up to the Heber on the right (steep!). After about 1.2 km, we turn left. This path offers a beautiful view of the Heberbörde. Turn left down over the Hebersiedlung to federal road 64. Turn right to Seboldshausen. Here, besides a playground (at the rainwater retention basin), there is also a riding hall with riding grounds. The cycle path then returns to Bad Gandersheim. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there** Bad Gandersheim is located in the Harz on the A7 between Hanover and Göttingen Access by car From the south: A7 towards Hanover, exit 68 Echte, direction B445 Bad Gandersheim/Kreiensen. From the north: A7 towards Kassel, exit 67 Seesen/Harz, direction Seesen/Osterode/Bad Gandersheim. Read more **Parking**Parking spaces are available in the city center at Stiftsfreiheit and Domänenhof (paid) as well as in Marienstraße (free). The circular route can also be started in Brunshausen. Free parking spaces are available there. Read more **Public transportation**From Hanover: Metronom to Kreiensen. Change to the regional train to Bad Harzburg. From Göttingen: Metronom to Kreiensen. Change to the regional train to Bad Harzburg. Read more Additional information City of Bad Gandersheim Tourist information Stiftsfreiheit 12 37581 Bad Gandersheim Phone 05382/ 73-700 Fax 05382/73-770 Read more Safety guidelines The route includes a steep section (approx. 20%) from Dannhausen towards Heber. Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Other music - City walking tour - Other talk, discussion, reading - Place of interest - Historical site - Historical site - History museum - Tours 30.33 km - Bicycle 25.87 km - Bicycle 57.94 km - Bicycle Contact Stiftsfreiheit 37581 Bad Gandersheim Download GPX file - -