Hildesheim Observation Tower – Sonnenberg Forest Trail loop from Finkenberg/ Lerchenberg

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Lower Saxony

Hildesheim Observation Tower – Sonnenberg Forest Trail loop from Finkenberg/ Lerchenberg

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Hildesheim Observation Tower – Sonnenberg Forest Trail loop from Finkenberg/ Lerchenberg

02:11

7.80km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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2.75 km

View of the Beuster Valley

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At present, there is a wide view of the Weser and Leinebergland (Hils, Ith, Vogler), but it is being reforested

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2.79 km

View of the Ith

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You can't really see the Iht!

But you can see the Seven Mountains.

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3.80 km

Hildesheim Observation Tower

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Nice excursion in the Hildesheimer forest 🌳

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4.10 km

Prof. Cuno Tögel Memorial Stone

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A memorial stone that is slowly being forgotten, it is almost overgrown.

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4.45 km

Boundary Stone Hildesheim–Neuhof

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The boundary stone from 1938 marks the border between the city of Hildesheim and the then independent Neuhof. Today the village is incorporated into Hildesheim and forms a district together with Hildesheimer Wald and Marienrode.

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5.52 km

Rennstieg - Old courier route between Hildesheim and Winzenburg

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The Rennstieg is also on our to-do list.💪🏻

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6.39 km

Bosch Company Housing

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From 1939 to 1944, the Bosch armaments factories built from 1935 onwards built apartment blocks with a total of 76 company apartments. The Bosch employees who had to move from Württemberg to Hildesheim were accommodated there.

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7.80 km

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