On singletrails high above Ilfeld

On singletrails high above Ilfeld

Whoever is looking for a combination of a sporty challenge and spectacular views this is the right place. We walk on singletrails high above Ilfeld. And casually three stamps of the Harzer Wandernadel can be collected on this trail. Guideline for this round trip is the description “Singletrails at Ilfeld”. We modified the tour a little bit. Three years ago

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High above the Selketal

High above the Selketal

The meteorologist forcast blue skies and bright sunshine for this weekend. The ideal weather for a nice trip. We want to go to the Selketal that offers three stamps of the Harzer Wandernadel next to a wonderful landscape: the IV. Friedrichshammer, the Schutzhütte am Mettenberg and the Selkesicht. Romance on tour I alter the romance tour which we selected for

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Grasleben: Touring the Lappwald

Grasleben: Touring the Lappwald

This saturday we are in for a roundtrip within the Lappwald. We start at the former bus station spa hotel Grasleben. The walk starts slowly and unhurriedly but upgrades gradually in its highlights. At first we pass by the idyllic Schafsteich. We then reach the rambler’s parking lot Drillingskiefer, come across the Studententeich and visit the Teufelshütte at the Fünfeckenstein

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Oil – Beauty and horror of the petroleum era

Oil – Beauty and horror of the petroleum era

The oilfly, domiciled in California, is the only creature that is able to live in oil and have a dump in there. An outsize picture of this insect marks the end of the exhibition “Oil. Beauty and horror of the petroleum age” which is actually shown at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg. The show can be visited until January 9th, 2022. This

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The Huy: A perfect day at the northern Harz foreland

The Huy: A perfect day at the northern Harz foreland

We are on the move in the Huy, a ridge within the northern Harz foreland. Beginning at the rambler’s car park “Röderhof/Abzweig Huysburg” at the L83 we walk about 18 kilometres. A round trip that includes both, the Schloss Röderhof as well as the cloister Huysburg. In the woodlands we explore first of all the Daneilshöhle and later on the

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All for art? Female fates in Braunschweig

All for art? Female fates in Braunschweig

The changeable story of four female artist from Braunschweig is the center of attention this saturday. The Arbeitskreis Andere Geschichte invited once more to one of its city walks. This time it is about the fate of actrices and writers whose occupation was seen as dingy for a long time. On focus are Frederike Carolline Neuber, Ingeborg Riehl, Caroline Auguste

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The Revolution has a female face

The Revolution has a female face

The cathedral of Braunschweig is scene of a political event: Olga Shparaga, philosopher and civil rights activist from Belarus is on a visit. Since her escape from her home country Shparaga lives in Berlin. Today Kathrin Reinhardt reads selected passages from the book “The revolution has a female face”, written by Belorussian. Subsequent to the reading a discussion between the

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In the heathland: The nibbeling of the German moorland sheep

In the heathland: The nibbeling of the German moorland sheep

Once again I am visiting the heathland. This time the Viehmoor and the distric of Gifhorn called Winkel are on focus. The highlight of the hike is the encounter with the shepherd Carlo Laser who has some tourist stories in his sleeve. When Carlo tells inside stories it is a pleasure to listen closely, after all he is a sympathetic

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Drömling: Looking for the white-tailed eagle

Drömling: Looking for the white-tailed eagle

At the Drömling there are supposed to be three white-tailed eagles Burkhard told me. I am interested in that right away. Sure there is no guarantee to see them but it’s worth a try. So we decide drive to Buchhorst on saturday and explore the biosphere reserve from there. Being equipped with a GPS and binoculars we go deerstalking. Next

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Green Cycling around Braunschweig

Green Cycling around Braunschweig

Upon my forays around Braunschweig I time and again noticed the recultivation projects at the river Schunter. I often realized that when I am just drifting with my bike without having a plan or certain directions I find the most beautiful routes. I’d like to show you one of them today. The green cylce tour starts at the Ringgleis and

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