For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in Lower Saxony. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful long-distance hikes.
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The Most Beautiful long-distance hikes in Lower Saxony

Long-Distance Hiking
· Harz
Harzer-Hexen-Stieg
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Difficulty
moderate
96 km
24:00 h
1,621 m
1,665 m
The fairytale-like, mystical world of the Harz can best be explored on the Harzer-Hexen-Stieg. The legendary Brocken is just one of the many highlights of this exciting long-distance hiking trail that crosses the Harz National Park.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Lüneburger Heide
Drafted on August 17, 2009
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Difficulty
moderate
188.8 km
47:00 h
620 m
620 m
The Wendland Trail is part of the Wendland circular route and takes us on a journey of just under 70 km through the Lower Saxony Elbe floodplain biosphere reserve, the cultural landscape of the High Drawehn and the Breeser Grund nature reserve.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Osnabrücker Land
Wittekindsweg
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Difficulty
moderate
95.7 km
25:00 h
1,602 m
1,613 m
Der Wittekindsweg führt uns von Osnabrück über die Höhen des Wiehengebirges bis nach Porta Westfalica, wo die Weser sich ihren Weg in die norddeutsche Tiefebene bricht.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Binnenland Schleswig-Holstein
European Long Distance Trail E1 - German section from Flensburg to Constance
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Difficulty
difficult
closed
1,928.5 km
518:00 h
26,374 m
25,977 m
The German section of the European long-distance hiking trail E1 runs well signposted once across Germany – from Flensburg in the north to Konstanz in the south.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Binnenland Schleswig-Holstein
European Long Distance Trail E6 - German section from Flensburg to the Bavarian Forest
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Difficulty
difficult
closed
1,455.2 km
369:45 h
16,973 m
15,746 m
The European Long-distance Trail E6 is an ambitious project that will one day run continuously from northern Finland to Turkey. On the German section we hike with gradually increasing gradients from north to south.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Lüneburger Heide
Heidschnuckenweg
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Difficulty
moderate
222.4 km
60:00 h
1,004 m
943 m
From north to south – once through the Lüneburg Heath.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Schaumburger Land
Bückeberg Weg Schaumburger Land 3rd stage
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
15.2 km
4:00 h
118 m
194 m
The 3rd section begins at the Reinsdorf cemetery and leads via Reinsen to Beckedorf. Behind the "Münchhausener Berg" to Beckedorf, the hiking trail is identical to the "Roswithaweg" (XR). The next intermediate destination is Horsten. From here it goes to Bad Nenndorf.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Osnabrücker Land
Hermannshöhen - Etappe 05 von Dissen bis HalleWestfalen
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 5
19 km
4:45 h
454 m
525 m
Bewaldete Wege und einige sehr schöne Aussichtpunkte säumen den Weg von Dissen nach HalleWestfalen. Ein leckerer Zwischenstopp ist die Lebkuchenstadt Borgholzhausen mit dem Ladencafé Schulze. Auch die Burg Ravensberg ist auf jeden Fall sehenswert und lädt zu einer Rast ein.
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Hermannshöhen - Etappe 05 von Dissen bis HalleWestfalen by Tim
November 19, 2022
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Weserbergland-Weg, 13. Etappe: Rinteln bis Porta Westfalica by Doris
September 01, 2022
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