Haus Escherde Monastery – View of Marienburg Castle loop from Gronau (Leine)
Haus Escherde Monastery – View of Marienburg Castle loop from Gronau (Leine)
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Haus Escherde Monastery – View of Marienburg Castle loop from Gronau (Leine)
02:15
36.2km
280m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 23, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 24.0 km for 131 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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4.39 km
Haus Escherde Monastery
Highlight • Historical Site
In 1296, the monastery was spun off from the parish of Betheln and the Archdeacon. A built in Eddinghausen Vorwerk was dissolved in 1324 again. In 1441 a reform by Johannes Busch took place.
Due to the Quedlinburg Recess of 1523, the monastery fell to the Principality of Calenberg and was converted into a Protestant lady's pen. In the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War, the last nuns left the monastery. In 1641, the buildings burned down.
With the restoration of the Great Abbey Hildesheim 1643 Monastery Escherde came again under prince-bishop domination. Auxiliary Bishop Adam Adami, who was in charge of the bishopric on behalf of Bishop Maximilian Heinrich of Bavaria, made great efforts to restore Escherde Abbey. It managed to pay off the accumulated debt burden. Benedictine nuns from Hamersleben formed the first new convention. The economic and convent buildings were rebuilt. In 1685, the baroque monastery church of St. Mary was completed to plans by the Hanoverian master mason Giuseppe Crotogino. From 1709 the monastery was surrounded by a large stone wall and received a gatehouse. The church was now also a parish church for the Catholic estate workers and the few Catholics of the surrounding villages.
In the course of secularization, the Benedictine convent was dissolved in 1810 and sold the monastery property. In 1838, the former monastery became state domain. The village was named Haus Escherde. The Catholic parish was also lifted. The church was profaned and used as agricultural storage. The inventory came to other churches. The high altar is now in the Catholic Church of St. Mary in Mehl.
The historic monastery complex with its surrounding stone wall is largely preserved. Source Wikipedia.
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8.65 km
Fast descent
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10.2 km
Panoramic View of the Leine Valley
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19.1 km
View of Marienburg Castle
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20.0 km
View of Marienburg Castle
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20.4 km
Wooden Bridge Over the Leine Between Wülfingen and Nordstemmen
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20.5 km
Quarry ponds between Wülfingen and Nordstemmen
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25.4 km
View of Marienburg Castle
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36.2 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
13.1 km
8.96 km
7.06 km
6.56 km
518 m
Surfaces
18.7 km
8.65 km
5.85 km
2.48 km
530 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (240 m)
Lowest point (70 m)
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Wednesday 8 July
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