The best family-friendly hikes and walks around Dorstadt

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.

Bridge for pedestrians, cyclists, two- and four-legged friends over the Warne

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)

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)

The last princely owner of the castle was the Crown Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, who sold it to the von Münchhausen family on December 20, 1769 due to financial difficulties and converted the estate into a manor. The Braunschweig orphanage was only compensated for the lost property in 1885 with 185,000 marks. The new owner, the chief court marshal at the Braunschweig court, also acquired the former royal court of Eulenburg, which as a court of record had 175 acres of land. The manor included a brickworks (located near the later sugar factory), the ferry mill, the Bungenstedt tower and the local jurisdiction. The castle was extended by two side wings and an English landscape garden was laid out. Of the statues erected there, the "Woman with the Lion" and "Flora" are still there. (Source: Wikipedia)

Off the main road