Eschede: where waterfowl and carp feel at home (day tour, 36 km)
A cycle tour through the
picturesque pond landscape of Aschauteiche and through the expansive woodlands
of Suedheide nature park.
Information boards along the way
point out the special features of the surrounding area. The nature park
information centre at Eschede railway station is open every day.
Tip: You can also arrive by Metronom pubic transport
from the direction of Hanover or Lueneburg and bring your bicycle with you.
Ponds for flora and fauna
The ponds of Aschau and Lohe
provide the basis for an extensive fish-pond cultivation and the animals and
plants that live in and around the ponds find ideal conditions in which to
thrive.
Fish-pond cultivation on the former
sewage meadows and fish ponds of Aschau began at the end of the 19th and
beginning of the 20th century. Additional ponds were created in the woodland
area, which is now home to a thriving economic enterprise. Pike, tench, carp
and ide mature to edible fish and stock fish within three years.
Other animals apart from breeding
fish also find an ideal habitat here. Freshwater mussels, stickleback,
bitterling and roach feel at home in the pond waters.
Of course, it didn’t take long for
aquatic birds to arrive. Rare birds such as the grey heron and silver heron,
black storks and kingfishers as well as sea eagles have discovered the rich
fish stocks and help themselves.
In winter, some of the water is
drained from the ponds to reveal long-submerged tree stumps.
Two large ponds with water lilies
and spatterdocks are located to the left, just behind the car park. They create
a colourful carpet that covers the ponds in May and June. Iris and water-dragon
line the banks of the ponds.
Charakteristik
Tour length: 36 km
Path conditions:
paved hiking and cycle paths,
asphalted agricultural tracks and cycle paths,
some sections
on loose forest tracks with sandy patches
Signposting:
The pictogram shown here lines the entire
day route for the cycle tour.
Directions to the Aschauteiche car park
The Aschauteiche car park is situated
directly on the B 191 between Eschede and Weyhausen; turn left after approx.
2.5 km at Aschauteiche.
Coordinates: N 52° 45.08582', E 010° 15.93434'
Recommended bicycles: mountain bikes, touring / trekking bikes
Further information:
Tourist Information Gemeinde Suedheide
Am Markt 3, 29320 Suedheide
Tel. 05052 6574
Route:
The bicycle tour of Suedheide nature park
has two starting points: Eschede train station and the car park at
Aschauteiche.
Starting from Eschede station, the
tour takes you through Eschede and on into Aschau valley. An information board
at Aschauteiche car
park provides details of the tour and the pond landscape as a natural habitat.
Unobstructed views of some of the pond landscape await those who climb onto
the viewing platform.
Having passed through the small resort of
Dalle, the tour leads through Luensholz forest, past the Tielemann oak tree to
the car park at Luesswald. This is where the Forest
Adventure Trail starts.
As you cycle through Unterluess, you have
the option to visit the Albert
Koenig Museum . The museum often holds changing exhibitions in
addition to displaying paintings by the artist Albert Koenig. A permanent
exhibition provides detailed information about the mineral resource diatomite.
The tour continues through the forest and
past the youth hostel Siedenholz, through Franzosengrund and on to the L 281
towards Starkshorn.
From there, the trail takes you back to
Eschede train station and the nature park
information centre.
