Southwest Route
- 2:12 h
- 30.33 km
- 254 m
- 256 m
- 101 m
- 295 m
- 194 m
- Start: Starting point in the center of Gandersheim, Stiftsfreiheit parking lot
- Destination: Circular route with the option to use other entry and exit points.
At the starting point of the route, you already have the opportunity to experience the history of Gandersheim, e.g., on a walk through the old town, as a guest in the City Museum, or by visiting the Romanesque Collegiate Church with the exhibition "Discovering Treasures Anew."
In Kalefeld, you can visit the Weißenwasserkirche, and in the Heckenbeck district, the route passes by the grave of the composer Albert Methfessel.
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Directions
Our starting point is the Collegiate Church. From here we head east,
along Bismarkstraße, straight over the traffic light intersection, then turn right towards Wrescherode. We follow the road past the Schachtenbeck estate and turn right to Ellierode. Now the route goes uphill to Ellierode. We pass through the village and continue on the country road to Wiershausen. In the village, take the first street on the right, then continue on the bike path to Sebexen. Next, turn right and then left onto the next street. We follow this until we reach country road 445. Continue on the country road and turn left after Osterbruch. We cross the museum railway track and arrive at Oyershausen.
Turn left to continue to Opperhausen. We cross the railway crossing and after about 200 meters turn right. This path leads us to Haieshausen. Before entering the village, we turn right to the country road and then left. After about 500 meters, a field path branches off to the right. We are now on the long-distance bike path R1. The path continues to the left along the Leine River. We stay on this path, cross the Gande, and then follow the road on the right to Kreiensen. At the outskirts of Kreiensen, continue on the bike path alongside federal road 64 to the exit for Heckenbeck (about 1.5 km), where we turn left (incline!). Shortly before the hilltop, a detour to the natural monument of the twin beech tree is worthwhile. Then follows a nice descent to Heckenbeck. At the village entrance, we pass the cemetery where the composer Albert Methfessel was buried in 1869. We ride through the village past the church and continue on the country road back to Bad Gandersheim.
Directions & Parking facilities
Bad Gandersheim is located in the Harz on the A7 between Hanover and Göttingen
Arrival by car
From the south: A7 direction Hanover, exit 68 Echte, direction B445 Bad Gandersheim/Kreiensen. From the north: A7 direction Kassel, exit 67 Seesen/Harz, direction Seesen/Osterode/Bad Gandersheim.
Additional information
City of Bad Gandersheim
Tourist Information
Stiftsfreiheit 12
37581 Bad Gandersheim
Phone 05382/ 73-700
Fax 05382/73-770
tourist@bad-gandersheim.de
www.bad-gandersheim.de
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
In the Heckenbeck district, the Weltbühne offers a varied program throughout the year with cabaret, concerts, and comedy in a "rustic" atmosphere.
Do not miss the annual Gandersheimer Cathedral Festival in summer, set against the special backdrop of the west portal of the Collegiate Church.
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