The best family-friendly hikes and walks around Kissenbrück

An almost hidden back entrance to the Gut Hedwigsburg castle park! Beautifully situated, but the castle was destroyed in World War II.

You'll want to take some time here to enjoy everything. There's a large information board with interesting facts. The photo board in the park gives a good impression of what the castle looked like before its destruction. A short break by the pond rounds off the experience.

There is an old Augustinian monastery in Dorstadt. However, as our local heritage officer Werner Baum explained, this has nothing to do with the so-called "Dorstadt Monastery" from the novel "Pope Joan." In his opinion, the monastery described in the novel is more likely a monastery in southern Germany. If you are interested in history, a visit to Dorstadt is definitely worthwhile. The former monastery has since become a manor house. Cultural events are held here regularly. Source: https://www.dorstadt.de/hintergrund/

Dorstadt is a municipality in the Oderwald collective municipality (with its seat in Börßum) in the Wolfenbüttel district in Lower Saxony (Germany). Dorstadt lies between Wolfenbüttel and Schladen on the eastern slope of the Oderwald Forest, directly on the Oker River, in the Börßum-Braunschweig Oker Valley. This valley is formed by the Oker River, the former course of the Ilse River, and the Warne River, which flows into the Oker in Dorstadt. On the right bank, several hills such as the Westerberg and the Spitzberg form the relatively treeless landscape. Two kilometers north, also on the left bank, lies Ohrum with the historic Oker crossing, and a few kilometers south, Heiningen, as well as the former railway junction of Börßum on the right bank of the Oker. The municipality's highest point is on the southern slope of the Hungerberg in the Oderwald Forest, at an elevation of 203 m above sea level. (Source: Wikipedia)

The Oker is a 128.3 km long left tributary of the Aller in Lower Saxony (Germany). It rises southeast of the mountain town of Altenau at an altitude of 900 meters, on the Bruchberg in the Harz National Park. Due to its tributaries from the Brocken area, it is one of the most water-rich regional waterways. It was first mentioned in 747 as Ovacra in connection with the Oker crossing in Ohrum, making this place, together with Schöningen, the oldest mentioned in writing in Lower Saxony. Ohrum was also the scene of a mass baptism staged by Charlemagne. Other historical locations include the imperial palace of Werla and the cities of Braunschweig and Wolfenbüttel. South of Schladen, it also runs through Saxony-Anhalt in several places for short stretches. Part of its catchment area, the Ilse and the Ecker, also lies in this federal state. (Source: Wikipedia)

The snail mountain with the expiatory cross and the “woman with the lion” are still preserved from the original figure program. (Source: https://www.der-loewe.info)

1. Stamp station of the Northern Harz Foreland Leisure Stamp Pass Hedwigsburg Castle was a pleasure palace built in 1578 in Kissenbrück. In the 18th century, the castle was sold and became part of the still existing Hedwigsburg manor. Today, the manors Kissenbrück (eastern part) and Hedwigsburg (western part) are located here. (Source: https://www.noerdliches-harzvorland.com)

The Oker is a 128.3 km long left tributary of the Aller in Lower Saxony (Germany). It rises southeast of the mountain town of Altenau at an altitude of 900 meters, on the Bruchberg in the Harz National Park. Due to its tributaries from the Brocken area, it is one of the most water-rich regional waterways. It was first mentioned in 747 as Ovacra in connection with the Oker crossing in Ohrum, making this place, together with Schöningen, the oldest mentioned in writing in Lower Saxony. Ohrum was also the scene of a mass baptism staged by Charlemagne. Other historical locations include the imperial palace of Werla and the cities of Braunschweig and Wolfenbüttel. South of Schladen, it also runs through Saxony-Anhalt in several places for short stretches. Part of its catchment area, the Ilse and the Ecker, also lies in this federal state. (Source: Wikipedia)