Külf Ridge Trail – Ridge trail to the Cölle Tower loop from Banteln

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Külf Ridge Trail – Ridge trail to the Cölle Tower loop from Banteln

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Külf Ridge Trail – Ridge trail to the Cölle Tower loop from Banteln

03:35

12.9km

240m

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: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.01 km

Eichenweg Trail

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Narrow hiking trail above Deinsen in the Külf

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6.28 km

Bench With a View of Lübrechtsen

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Bank on Waldesrand with Fernblick.Man looks at Lübbrechtsen and the Duinger forest and the Thüster mountain 🏔

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6.99 km

Külf Ridge Trail

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A wonderful forest path on the ridge with beautiful views of the Leinetal

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8.60 km

Große Tannen Hut (Külf)

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Hiking hut in the Külf, from here you can continue on the Kammweg direction Cölleturm or right downhill towards Banteln.

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9.74 km

Forest Path at Cölleturm

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This path is hardly passable, still fallen trees 🌲 and there is a place, there it goes left 10 meters into the abyss, so be careful.

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10.1 km

Cölleturm – View of the Leine Valley

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Admittedly, he is the absolute tiny among the observation towers in the region. Only 8,50 meters the Cölleturm measures on the Külfkamm, from the sole to the vertex. But who …

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10.2 km

Ridge trail to the Cölle Tower

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Narrow forest road to Cölleturm, arrived at the top you will be rewarded with a great view of the Leinebergland.

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12.9 km

Banteln Railway Station

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Banteln train station is on the Hanover Southern Railway and offers hourly connections in the directions of Hanover and Göttingen.
From here the Külf can be reached on foot.

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12.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.83 km

4.10 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.40 km

4.61 km

585 m

317 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

16°C

7°C

68 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

April 27, 2025,Runde_Banteln auf den Külf

...this time, with nine like-minded people, we headed around the corner to Banteln. (27 minutes from Hanover Central Station.) 🙂 A recommended route for midsummer. 80% of the route was on narrow hiking trails through the cool forest. At km 9, there was a nice rest stop with a great view, two benches, and a table where eight of us …

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August 24, 2025,Külf-Kammweg – Kammweg zum Cölleturm Runde von Banteln

A nice trail if you live nearby. However, I wouldn't travel specifically for this hike. The ridge path itself was so overgrown (in summer) that you unfortunately had to miss out on a nice view for most of the trail.

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April 13, 2022,Lübbrechtsen

Spring! Cowslips all along the ridge path. Very nice.

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June 5, 2022,Wanderung durch den Külf

The one fork in the road just couldn't be found. So I had to turn back...

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May 12, 2024,Runde um den Külf

I started at the Külf hiking park. You reach the car park from the B 3 by turning off at the Einekreuz towards Eime and then immediately take the first left onto a farm track. The drive to the car park is a bit bumpy and on the last stretch you can only hope that no car is coming towards …

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April 7, 2023,Cölleturm und Külfrunde...

Beautiful Külfrunde, partly over the Kammweg.
- Corydalis is already blooming. The Külf is not so well known for it. The occurrence of lark spur in this area is also only isolated. But maybe Is it worth a visit to the Ith...

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June 25, 2022,Cölle, Cölle, Cölleturm!

Adventurous but beautiful ridge path. Partly overgrown, so you often have bushes in your face...
And here too, drawn paths do not always exist in reality. The lower traverse virtually no longer exists.

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