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
It is located between Harz and Heide: The Gifhorner Schweiz. Another synonym is the “Tor zur Südheide” (Gate to the Südheide). This is exactly the place we want to explore today on a hike. From an online portal we downloaded a description of a corresponding hiking trail, called “through the Heide at Gifhorn”. We modify the course a little bit.