Walking Routes – Tips for Tours of Several Days

Its diverse geography and landscapes make Niedersachsen an ideal spot for walkers. On these pages you'll find an overview of the most interesting long distance walking routes – from the Friesenweg to the Harzer Hexenstieg.

Ahornweg

The 95 kilometres of the Ahornweg run through the hilly southern part of the Osnabruck region around Bad Iburg in the form of a figure eight.more

Elb-Höhenweg

The Elb-Höhen-Weg mostly runs immediately along the Elbe river, in large part along the Elbe embankment.more

Freudenthalweg

Starting from Hamburg/Harburg, the section of the Freudenthalweg described here includes, on its way south, the Luneburg Heath.more

Handelsweg

The 229 kilometres of the Handelsweg runs from Osnabruck in Lower Saxony to Deventer in the Netherlands, across rolling hills and broad plains.more

Harzer Hexenstieg

In the middle of the Harz mountains lies the Hexenstieg (witches' way) – a bewitchingly beautiful and devilishly twisting 100-odd kilometre footpath right through the most northerly of Germany's central mountain ranges and over the Brocken, rich in local legends.more