Forest Xylophone – Lourdes Grotto Ottbergen loop from Wendhausen

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Forest Xylophone – Lourdes Grotto Ottbergen loop from Wendhausen

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Forest Xylophone – Lourdes Grotto Ottbergen loop from Wendhausen

02:55

10.9km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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5.89 km

Heidelbeerenberg Ridge Trail

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Clear route and a really pleasant quiet route

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5.90 km

Heidelbeerenberg summit

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At 230 m above sea level, the Heidelbeerenberg is one of the well-hidden peaks of the Hildesheim mountains. And here is its tip.
The Heidelbeerenbergspitze can be easily reached from …

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6.62 km

Forest Xylophone

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Just try it out and listen to the sounds 👂.☺️

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6.71 km

Panoramic view of Wendhausen

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From here you have a beautiful view.

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7.67 km

Sweet Chestnut Tree at the Chapel Above Ottbergen

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A trip there is always worthwhile.

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7.73 km

Lourdes Grotto Ottbergen

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The Lourdes grotto was built in 1911 by the Hildesheim dentist Alexander Schreiber (Wiki)

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7.96 km

Way of the Cross

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Well-preserved Stations of the Cross.

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8.14 km

Stations of the Cross on Lindenallee, Ottbergen

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The fourteen Stations of the Cross on the Lindenallee leading to the chapel would be redesigned in 1950

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10.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.22 km

5.11 km

454 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.57 km

4.03 km

1.20 km

1.03 km

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

8°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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Comments

January 28, 2024,Über den Heidelbeerenberg zur Kreuzkapelle von Ottbergen

We haven't explored this spot of earth right in our neighborhood yet - and it's worth it.

We discovered a new peak in the Hildesheim mountains: the Blueberry Mountain.

At 230m above sea level, it is a rock in the surf of winter storms from the far north and easily towers over the Hanoverian Hausberg and Kronsberg by >100 m.

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April 30, 2023,[LK Hildesheim] Ottbergen - Kreuzberg, Heidelbeerenberg, Langer Berg

The great weather had to be used today to continue to discover the world and to enjoy nature.

It went to Ottbergen in the Hildesheimer Börde.

A wonderful tour with the Lourdes grotto (built in 1911) and the chapel on the Kreuzberg, the blueberry mountain and great views of bright yellow blooming and fragrant rapeseed fields.

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May 29, 2025,HI Wanderung Himmelfahrt 2025 Ottbergen 🥾🏠

Ascension Day hike to the Ottbergen pilgrimage church with friends. Great forest trails off the beaten track. It was beautiful.

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July 19, 2025,Ottbergen und seine drei Kirchen

We did a similar tour near Ottbergen in April 2021. Today, we took a slightly different route and visited Ottbergen's three churches. We then enjoyed refreshments in the local beer garden.

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February 13, 2022,Immer wieder schön: das Vorholz

Today felt like spring and so we went to the Vorholz. The highlight of the tour is the three-kilometer ridge path over the blueberry mountain to the Ottbergen pilgrimage chapel: very varied, beautiful views, family-friendly, many benches, etc.
The way back over the long mountain is not quite as interesting and often very muddy. The last piece back to the …

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February 13, 2022,12/2022 "Droben stehet die Kapelle, schauet still ins Tal hinab." - Wallfahrt nach Ottbergen

In bright sunshine, a hike to Vorholz was on the agenda on Sunday.
The Vorholz is a ridge above Ottbergen near Hildesheim, which is one of the last foothills of the mountainous Vorharz landscape in the North German Plain.
At its end, the Kapellenberg with the pilgrimage chapel stands out clearly from the bordering Börde landscape.
It is highly probable …

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