Solling - Solling

The Solling is a mountain range in Weser Uplands. The wooded low mountain range belongs mainly to Lower Saxony.

View from the climatic tower in the adventure forest of the upper Ahletal.

getting there

mobility

background

Panorama: You can scroll the picture horizontally.
View from the Hochsollingturm; Neuhaus can be seen on the left in the panorama. On the far right you can still see some houses in Silberborn. The striking mountain on the horizon in the middle with the television tower is the 497 m high Köterberg
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View from the Hochsollingturm; Neuhaus can be seen on the left in the panorama. On the far right you can still see some houses in Silberborn. The striking mountain on the horizon in the middle with the television tower is the 497 m high Köterberg

places

In the mountains:

  • Neuhaus in Solling - high-altitude settlement in the mountains (approx. 360-380 m); "tourist center" of the mountains, district of Holzminden.
  • Silberborn - highest settlement in the mountains (at approx. 430 m); is popular and is located approx. 3 km north of Neuhaus.
  • Uslar
  • The same on the northeastern edge of the Solling; with the high-altitude settlement Abbecke
  • Hardegsen on the southeastern edge of the Solling
  • the pottery village Fredelsloh on the eastern edge of the Solling

In the Weser Valley:

Tourist Attractions

Hochsollingturm with "belly". In reality, of course, the tower is bolt upright.

Hochsollingturm

1  Hochsollingturm. The 33 m high tower is about 480 m between Neuhaus and Silberborn. From the street (car parking lot) it is only a 500 m walk to the tower. From the building you have a beautiful view to the west, south and north. You can see the wooded heights of the Solling with Neuhaus and Silberborn. You can do that on the horizon with good visibility Egge Mountains (with Hermannsdenkmal), as well as recognize the 497 m high Köterberg. Only the view to the east is blocked by a ridge, as the tower is on its western slope.Open: freely accessible.

Mecklenbruch moor

Footbridge with observation tower in the moor "Mecklenbruch"

An approximately 1 km long wooden walkway leads through the beautiful area north of Silberborn. From a small observation tower on the footbridge you can enjoy a beautiful view over the protected area. Large parts of the moor have just been renatured. The moor is of course a little more crowded on beautiful Sundays and public holidays in the summer months. If you want less business, you should come on weekdays. Note: That southeast By the way, the "peat bog" from Silberborn is inaccessible.

Adventure forest

2  Adventure forest (The adventure forest can be found 2 km north of Schönhagen. The access from the B 247 (route Holzminden - Neuhaus - Uslar) is about 1 km north of Schönhagen. The junction from the federal road is signposted.). There is a 2-hour tour on the topic of forests on the 12 hectare area. The experience center was opened on the occasion of the world exhibition EXPO 2000. There is, among other things, a 40 m high air-conditioning tower with a great view of the valley, an ant path, a natural swimming pool, a scented garden and a natural playground. Anyone who "takes a close look at everything" can easily stay in the area for 3 hours. However, some of the sights such as the forest grotto and the forest laboratory are only accessible as part of a guided tour. But there is more than enough to see and discover even without a guided tour. From April to October, guided tours are offered every first Sunday of the month at 2:30 p.m. You can stay in the Treehouse hotel directly on the premises (high prices). There is also a campsite in the valley. Gastronomy can be found in the area of ​​the campsite.Open: The area is accessible all year round via a turnstile.Price: 1 euro per person.

More Attractions

  • Wichtelpfad Sievershausen, marked as Quality path family fun
  • Alaris Butterfly Park in Uslar - Here you can see large, colorful butterflies in a tropical greenhouse (info)

activities

Lots of green that invites you to go hiking: West view from the Panoramaweg above Neuhaus / Silberborn
  • hike

There are many beautiful hiking trails in the Solling. Hikers can find their way around using the classic Solling map. For smartphones, there is a hiking app and an app with emergency meeting points for the Solling-Vogler Nature Park.

  • Mountain biking

The road network of Solling-Vogler mountain bike region covers a total of 600 km with an altitude of 14,000 meters. In this network there are 15 interlinked circular routes that are between 22 and 60 km long. A large multi-day circuit with 160 km and 2700 vertical meters is also included in the route network. Route guide see section literature

As an organized event there is the Allersheim Mountain Bike Cup, which takes place every year at the beginning of July in Neuhaus.

kitchen

The bistro and cafe is located at the wildlife park Cafe Rotwild. There are other restaurants in the villages in and on Solling, e.g .: Waldgasthof Abbecke, To the Sollinger Forest, Landhotel Lönskrug

nightlife

climate

literature

  • Guide "Mountain bike region Naturpark Solling-Vogler", Kartographische Kommunale Verlagsgesellschaft Nordhausen, ISBN 978-3-937929-48-4 ; 7.50 euros. The guide consists of 16 route maps on a scale of 1: 50000 with detailed route descriptions (with height profiles). There is also an overview map showing the entire route network. The sheet cut is on the publisher's side to be found here

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