In Schönhagen, you can choose nature, the pilgrimage route or church music as different focal points for your stay. The ErlebnisWald Solling offers a circular trail with interactive stations; Alternative Route I of the Loccum-Volkenroda Pilgrimage Route leads to Schönhagen. St. Martin Luther Church adds architectural history and organ music. You can shape your stay around the themes that interest you most.

Nature at the ErlebnisWald Solling

The approximately two-kilometre circular trail at the ErlebnisWald Solling invites adults and children to experience nature with all their senses. Interactive stations enhance the route. The 40-metre-high climate tower offers another perspective: from there, you can see over the treetops and across the Ahle Valley. The trail, stations and viewpoint offer different ways to experience nature on the grounds.

The ErlebnisWald is open year-round, and admission is free. Groups can book customised guided tours for their preferred date. There are also environmental education projects for kindergartens and school classes, as well as activities for children's birthday parties. If you are planning a group visit, you can choose from these options according to the occasion: alongside individually bookable guided tours, there are educational projects and birthday activities.

A choice of routes: circular trail or pilgrimage route

Alternative Route I of the Loccum-Volkenroda Pilgrimage Route leads from the Lunau spring to Schönhagen, a distance of approximately 2.5 kilometres. It differs from the circular trail at the ErlebnisWald not only in its approximate length—about 2.5 kilometres compared with about two kilometres—but also in its route. At the ErlebnisWald, the route is a circular trail, while the pilgrimage route leads from the Lunau spring to Schönhagen. This gives you the choice between a loop through the ErlebnisWald and a section of the pilgrimage route that ends in Schönhagen.

St. Martin Luther Church and its organ

Today's St. Martin Luther Church in Schönhagen was built in 1831. It houses an organ that was also made in 1831 by Ernst Wilhelm Meyer, the court organ builder from Hanover. The year of construction and the instrument offer two specific points of interest for a cultural-history stay: the church building and its organ. These details bring the history of the place to life through a named building and a named instrument.

A roughly 25-minute organ recital is held at St. Martin Luther Church every month after the church service. If you would like to include it in your plans, check the date in advance. This lets you combine a visit to the church with the recital, provided the date fits your stay.

Accommodation in Schönhagen

For overnight stays, the Schönhagen parish offers a pilgrim room with two beds and a restored bakehouse with four beds. The stated bed counts give you a specific first point of comparison between the two options. It may be helpful to coordinate with the parish in advance. Alongside nature experiences, the pilgrimage route and a church visit, these local accommodation options are also available when planning your stay.

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