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title: "Einbeck beer barrel path - Follow the barrel path trough Einbeck"
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description: "Follow the barrel trail through Einbeck!Have you already spotted the little white beer barrels on the ground in the historic Old Town? Then you are ready to go! The painted symbols will show you the way on Einbeck’s beer barrel path. They will take you from the Old Town Hall in the pedestrian precinct to the brewery Einbecker Brauhaus on the square Neustädter Kirchplatz.Along the path, you will find eight large barrels made of metal. There is no way to overlook them! On every barrel, you will learn something about the history of our delicious beer and our beautiful town. Our romantic Einbeck is actually home of the bock beer and a gem of medieval town architecture! Both is closely linked: The tasty bitter brew was so popular that it was already exported to far-away parts of middle and northern Europe 600 years ago. And this made the former Hanseatic town a lot of money – even today the richly ornamented timber-framed architecture of the former brewing houses bears witness of this wealth. Would you like to learn more? Let’s go!Insider tip: Click further down for the individual barrels in the course of the tour!Exciting things are hidden behind the links: For example, listen to the tale of the dog called Hopf (barrel 2), take a 360° virtual tour through the Old Town Hall’s historic vault (barrel 1), step virtually into St. Alexandri Minster (barrel 3) or into the CityMuseum (StadtMuseum) with CyclingHouse (RadHaus; barrel 4), or book directly one of our interesting guided city tours.&nbsp;"
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Einbeck beer barrel path - Follow the barrel path trough Einbeck
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- 2.40 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: very easy
- Condition: very easy
- Asphalt
- Families and children
- Running (jogging)
- Walking
- Walking / hiking
- Winter walking

Einbecker Bierpfad

- 0:34 h
- 2.40 km
- 114 m
- 118 m
- 4 m
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- Start: Old town hall, market square, Einbeck (barrel no. 1)
- Destination: Papenstraße, Einbecker Brauhaus AG (barrel no. 8)

**The Einbecker Beer Barrel Path is a 2,5 kilometres long route within the old city fortifications!**

**Follow the barrel trail through Einbeck!**

Have you already spotted the little white beer barrels on the ground in the historic Old Town? Then you are ready to go! The painted symbols will show you the way on Einbeck’s beer barrel path. They will take you from the Old Town Hall in the pedestrian precinct to the brewery *Einbecker Brauhaus* on the square *Neustädter Kirchplatz*.

Along the path, you will find eight large barrels made of metal. There is no way to overlook them! On every barrel, you will learn something about the history of our delicious beer and our beautiful town. Our romantic Einbeck is actually home of the bock beer and a gem of medieval town architecture! Both is closely linked: The tasty bitter brew was so popular that it was already exported to far-away parts of middle and northern Europe 600 years ago. And this made the former Hanseatic town a lot of money – even today the richly ornamented timber-framed architecture of the former brewing houses bears witness of this wealth. Would you like to learn more? Let’s go!

**Insider tip**: Click further down for the individual **barrels in the course of the tour**!

**Exciting things are hidden behind the links**: For example, listen to the tale of the dog called *Hopf* (barrel 2), take a 360° virtual tour through the Old Town Hall’s historic vault (barrel 1), step virtually into St. Alexandri Minster (barrel 3) or into the CityMuseum (*StadtMuseum*) with CyclingHouse (*RadHaus*; barrel 4), or book directly one of our interesting guided city tours. 

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Einbecker Bierpfad 

Kinderstadtrallye in Einbeck

Einbecker Bierpfad 

Kinder untersuchen Kreidemarkierung

Bierpfad\_Fass Nr. 2

Altes Rathaus und Till-Eulenspiegel-Brunnen

Bierpfad Fass 1\_Altes Rathaus

Start Einbeck beer barrel path: Barrel 1

Bierpfad Fassspur Bäckerwall

Bierpfad\_Fass Nr. 2

Weg von Fass 2 zu Fass 3

Fass 3 

Einbecker BierpfadFass Nr. 3 Münsterkirche

StadtMuseum Einbeck

Fass 4

Fass 5

 Tiedexer Straße

Bierpfad\_Fass 5 Tiedexer Straße

Fass 5 

Bierpfad\_Fass 5\_Tiedexer Straße\_zu\_Fass\_6

Bierpfad Fass 5\_zu Fass 6\_Bäckerwall

Bierpfad\_Fassspur

Bierpfad am Krähengraben

Fass 7

Fass 7 

1Diekturm Infotafel

Diekturm

Bierpfad\_Fass 7 Brauerei 

Einbecker Brauhaus AG Luftansicht

Waypoints
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Start

Start

Old town hall, market square, Einbeck (barrel no. 1)

- Info point

- Info point

- Info point

- Listening point

- Info point

- Listening point

- Other interactive

Destination

Destination

Papenstraße, Einbecker Brauhaus AG (barrel no. 8)

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Good to know
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Pavements

Unknown (2%)

Asphalt (98%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

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Directions

**Condition of the route:**

The route takes you partially over cobblestones, paved sidewalks for buggies/walkers/wheelchairs and tared streets. 

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Route markings

Follow the sprayed-on beer barrel tracks on the floor. These tracks connect all 8 metal beer barrel locations. Learn a lot of exciting information regarding our beer and city history from the beer barrels. 

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Directions &amp; Parking facilities

**Getting there**

By public transport: 

You can walk to the historic Market Square from Einbeck central train station in approximately 8 minutes (800 metres on foot). Cross at the traffic lights in direction to ZOB (Einbeck central bus station) and take the street Dr.-Friedrich-Uhde-Straße, cross the square Möncheplatz and continue on the street Lange Brücke directly into the pedestrian precinct and to Market Square. 

If you are travelling by car, you may park your vehicle in one of the parking lots in proximity to the city centre and walk to Market Square in about 3 – 6 minutes. 

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**Parking**Parking opportunities may be found close to the historic city centre.
Free of charge: *Neues Rathaus* (*Köppenweg*), partially around the Minster
Fee-based: *Möncheplatz*, *Tiedexer Straße*, *Breil*
With parking disk (2 hrs.): *Hullerser Mauer*, *Auf dem Steinwege*

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Contact person

Einbeck TourismusMarktstraße 13

37574 Einbeck

License (master data)

Tourist-Information Einbeck

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

To conclude the route, a visit of the *Brodhaus* restaurant (since 1378) – one of the oldest inns in Lower Saxony - might be just the right thing. It is located directly on Einbeck’s Market Square.

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Contact

37574 Einbeck

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