From Walsrode to Hildesheim - from Peine to Stadthagen

Cultural route

Along this cultural route, which is about 800 kilometers long, you can explore a wide variety of culturally interesting sites in and around the state capital, Hanover, by bike.

Two cyclists from an industrial building with a chimney — Fagus Factory in Alfeld

The 800-kilometer-long “Cultural Route” follows the existing network of bike paths and connects the cultural attractions and offerings in the Greater Hanover Economic Region. Destinations include the royal seat of Celle, the medieval monasteries of Loccum and Walsrode, the UNESCO World Heritage sites of the Fagus Factory in Alfeld and the Cathedral and St. Michael’s Church in Hildesheim, the Mausoleum in Stadthagen, the Sprengel Museum of Modern Art, and the Herrenhausen Gardens in Hanover. But the Pied Piper Open-Air Festival in Hamelin, the Cathedral Festival in Bad Gandersheim, Rausch SchokoLand in Peine, and the Walsrode World Bird Park are also stops along the route. The “Cultural Route” is divided into 15 day-long stages, all of whose starting and ending points are accessible by public transportation. The long-distance bike trail runs from Hanover through Hildesheim, Bad Gandersheim, Elze, Hamelin, Stadthagen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Schwarmstadt, Celle, and back to Hanover. Nienburg/Weser, Walsrode, Peine, and the Bergen-Belsen and Ahlem (Hanover) memorial sites are connected via alternative and supplementary routes (see overview map).