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Lower Saxony

Lüneburg Heath

Glocken Palace Gifhorn – Schlosssee Gifhorn loop from Gifhorn

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Germany

Lower Saxony

Lüneburg Heath

Glocken Palace Gifhorn – Schlosssee Gifhorn loop from Gifhorn

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Glocken Palace Gifhorn – Schlosssee Gifhorn loop from Gifhorn

01:36

6.28km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

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1.31 km

View of the Gifhorn Mill Museum across Schlosssee

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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1.76 km

Lounge chairs at Schlosssee

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Here on the shore of the castle lake you will find a few comfortable loungers

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2.15 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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2.76 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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2.88 km

International Mill Museum Gifhorn

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Great sights

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2.88 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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3.99 km

Lady Devorgilla (Scottish Wedding Mill Gifhorn)

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At the corner of Lüneburger Straße and Konrad-Adenauer-Straße stands the Scottish wedding mill, affectionately known here as "Lady Devorgilla." It is not an original, however, but a replica of the …

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5.56 km

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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6.28 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.82 km

938 m

468 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.25 km

433 m

281 m

224 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 26 June

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View of the Gifhorn Mill Museum across Schlosssee

Lounge chairs at Schlosssee

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

Glocken Palace Gifhorn

International Mill Museum Gifhorn

Wooden Drawbridge to the Mill Museum

Lady Devorgilla (Scottish Wedding Mill Gifhorn)

Schlosssee Gifhorn

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