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Germany
Lower Saxony
Hildesheim
Diekholzen

Schwarze Heide hike – atmospheric

Moderate

4.3

(13)

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Schwarze Heide hike – atmospheric

03:04

11.5km

120m

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Monastery and Heath – a journey through time on foot: This varied circular hike starts at the town hall in the small village of Diekholzen. You follow the path above the former pulmonary clinic, past the mine director's villa, along well-maintained forest paths and trails. The route continues along the…

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Last updated: December 10, 2025

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821 m

Quiet forest path by the observation tower

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From Diekholzen, you can quickly reach the observation tower. The route is not strenuous and is enjoyable.

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3.39 km

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

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4.68 km

St. Michael's Monastery Church, Marienrode

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The monastery church is the center of the monastery. Its tower can be seen from afar.

The church was built by Cistercians in the 15th century. What we see today as the church dates back to the 18th century.

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5.21 km

Marienrode Windmill

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The post mill makes a beautiful photo opportunity. The mill was built around 1820 on the Klingenberg and relocated here in 1926.

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7.57 km

The nature reserve is located on the southwest slope of the Mühlenberg mountain between Barienrode and Söhre near Hildesheim. Former use as sheep pasture and orchards favored the development of nutrient-poor grasslands and heather stands.

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11.5 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.43 km

2.42 km

634 m

587 m

427 m

Surfaces

3.59 km

2.60 km

1.84 km

1.68 km

1.31 km

474 m

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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April 25, 2023,Hildesheimer Wald - Kloster Marienrode - NSG Schwarze Heide
The starting point of today's tour has a dark history: here in the Hildesheim Forest, a secret armaments factory was built from 1937, in the second half of the war electrics from Hildesheim were installed in practically all German tanks.
While the historic city center was then bombed out a few weeks before the end of the war, the well-camouflaged …

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September 10, 2025

Monastery and Heath – a journey through time on foot: This varied circular hike starts at the town hall in the small village of Diekholzen. You follow the path above the former pulmonary clinic, past the mine director's villa, along well-maintained forest paths and trails. The route continues along the

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