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Lower Saxony

Lüneburg Heath

Schlosssee Gifhorn – View of Gifhorn Castle loop from Gifhorn

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Germany

Lower Saxony

Lüneburg Heath

Schlosssee Gifhorn – View of Gifhorn Castle loop from Gifhorn

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Schlosssee Gifhorn – View of Gifhorn Castle loop from Gifhorn

01:56

7.62km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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777 m

Schlosssee Gifhorn

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From 1539 to 1549, Gifhorn was the residence of Duke Franz of Brunswick and Lüneburg. Duke Franz ruled from a magnificent moated castle, which today houses the Historical Museum, among …

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1.16 km

Sanssouci Windmill Replica, International Mill Museum Gifhorn

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One of the most imposing mills in the museum. Very large and with an exhibition inside.

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1.57 km

Glocken Palace Gifhorn

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The bell palace with a courtyard is square and has three floors. The towers and the surrounding gallery with carvings and ornaments are in the tradition of Russian wooden architecture. …

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1.68 km

International Mill Museum Gifhorn

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Great sights

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1.68 km

Wooden Drawbridge to the Mill Museum

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Beautiful wooden bascule bridge over the watercourse. Here you can see the construction 🏗 very nicely and keep unwanted visitors away 😃

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2.85 km

View of the Gifhorn Mill Museum across Schlosssee

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The castle lake was created in 1969 as a flood retention basin. The lake is 15 hectares in size and between 1 and 3 m deep.

Main fish species: eel, perch, pike, carp, whitefish, catfish and pike-perch.

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6.13 km

View of Gifhorn Castle

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Various events take place in the Knights' Hall and in the inner courtyard.
The historical museum is also housed in the castle.

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6.61 km

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Gifhorn International Windmill Museum)

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The 27 meter high wooden church with eight gilded domes is a replica of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of Christ from 1765 in the village of Koslyatjevo. …

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7.62 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.09 km

926 m

541 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.96 km

979 m

366 m

141 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Today

Wednesday 8 July

23°C

12°C

45 %

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September 5, 2024,Gifhorn, Schloss und Mühlenmuseum [Deutschland]

Gifhorn is the southern gateway to the Lüneburg Heath. The city boasts a castle and the International Mill Museum. This open-air museum houses 13 life-size mills from all over the world.

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November 29, 2022,Wasser & Mühlen in Gifhorn 5,4km

Small round with mill museum, mill lake, castle, castle lake and Ise.

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April 4, 2025,...🥾Schloß 🏰...Mühlen 😍...und Wasser 🫧 Pfad...

... our route takes us along the Water Path 🫧 between the Ise and Aller rivers to the imposing Gifhorn Castle 🏰 and the interesting and lovingly designed "Mill Museum"😍👍.

The fortified complex "Castrum Gifhorne" was first documented in 1296.
Over the centuries, the castle was repeatedly contested and was considered impregnable. Nevertheless, Brunswick troops succeeded in destroying it in …

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May 1, 2024,Mühlenmuseum Gifhorn

13 mills from different countries of the world are on display in the open-air museum's 15-hectare park. The mills are functional and are presented in their original size. Even more mills from all over the world can be viewed in an 800-square-meter exhibition hall. There are around 50 models there, many of which rotate and clearly show how they work. …

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Schlosssee Gifhorn – View of Gifhorn Castle loop from Gifhorn

Schlosssee Gifhorn

Sanssouci Windmill Replica, International Mill Museum Gifhorn

Glocken Palace Gifhorn

International Mill Museum Gifhorn

Wooden Drawbridge to the Mill Museum

View of the Gifhorn Mill Museum across Schlosssee

View of Gifhorn Castle

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Gifhorn International Windmill Museum)

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