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Jorgos by the Canal loop from Rühen

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Jorgos by the Canal loop from Rühen

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Jorgos by the Canal loop from Rühen

02:15

8.87km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Nördlicher Drömling

Politz und Hegholz

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842 m

Start of the Nature and Culture Educational Trail Brechtorf

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On a 1.2 km long nature trail, southeast of Brechtorf on the edge of the Drömlings, people of all ages, the regional nature, landscape and agriculture brought closer. Locals and …

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1.07 km

Red-backed Shrike and Bats Educational Station (Station 3, Nature and Culture Trail Brechtorf)

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Station 3 from the nature and culture trail Brechtorf

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1.40 km

Cranes Information Board – Station 6, Nature and Culture Trail Brechtorf

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Station 6 from the nature and culture trail Brechtorf

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1.55 km

Birds of Prey and Wet Meadow – Station 7, Nature and Culture Trail Brechtorf

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Station 7 from the nature and culture trail Brechtorf

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4.75 km

Border Experiences – Former Customs Station Rühen

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The former customs station in Rühen is a silent but powerful witness to the German division. Located on the federal road B244 in the Gifhorn district, it marked for decades …

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4.80 km

Jorgos by the Canal

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4.91 km

Nature Conservation at the Mittelland Canal (Nördlicher Drömling)

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The Mittellandkanal is far more than just a grey waterway for inland navigation. Especially in the area of the Northern Drömling – often called the „land of a thousand ditches“ – a state-of-the-art infrastructure meets an ecologically sensitive low-moor area.

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5.39 km

Memorial Plaque for the Victims of the Rühen Children's Camp

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The children's camp Rühen (at that time officially foreigners child care place Rühen) in Rühen with Wolfsburg was a camp for children of forced laborers at the end of the …

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8.87 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.73 km

2.89 km

1.79 km

306 m

154 m

Surfaces

3.48 km

2.74 km

2.02 km

554 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 24 May

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Jorgos by the Canal loop from Rühen

Start of the Nature and Culture Educational Trail Brechtorf

Red-backed Shrike and Bats Educational Station (Station 3, Nature and Culture Trail Brechtorf)

Cranes Information Board – Station 6, Nature and Culture Trail Brechtorf

Birds of Prey and Wet Meadow – Station 7, Nature and Culture Trail Brechtorf

Border Experiences – Former Customs Station Rühen

Jorgos by the Canal

Nature Conservation at the Mittelland Canal (Nördlicher Drömling)

Memorial Plaque for the Victims of the Rühen Children's Camp

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