BI1 Time travel

43.8 km
02:54 h
266 hm
83 m
17 m
Very easy
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From Bienenbüttel, the bike tour leads to the over 1000 years old Wichmannsburg. Human life existed here even earlier. Silent witnesses are the Bronze Age tumuli at the northeastern edge of the village halfway to Hohnstorf. Through the Ilmenau Valley we reach Edendorf. A highlight on the village square is the ruin sculpture "Edena", created by the artist Clemens Botho Goldbach together with the people of Edendorf. In the nearby Medinger Forest, there are several tumuli from around 2000 BC. From Edendorf, we cross the Elbe Lateral Canal to Altenmedingen. Half-timbered houses and the St. Mauritius Church shape the village's appearance. The church was built around 1200 and houses, among other things, a valuable carved altarpiece. Near Altenmedingen, you can find megalithic tombs in Haaßel. According to legend, giant men killed each other here. One remained and covered the dead with stones. We will pass through Altenmedingen again later, and a detour to Haaßel is worth it. The next stop in the south is Secklendorf. Here, you can take a coffee break at the restaurant on the golf course. Secklendorf is also legendary: in the "Langen Grund" there was a huge erratic block until 1839. The devil wanted to hurl it at the Medingen Monastery, but he failed. Master mason Griepe from Bevensen had the devil's stone split into large pieces for the construction of the "Göhrde Battle" monument. We continue to Römstedt, where you might be able to see cranes. From there to Drögennottorf and Niendorf I. Tip: a visit to the tractor museum. At Hof Scharnhop, you will find over 40 historic tractors, and the farm is also a local history museum. From Niendorf I, the route leads back to Altenmedingen. From there, it's a stone's throw to the megalithic tombs in Haaßel from around 2700 BC. The interior, which was above the level of the surrounding area, was filled with earth, hence the name "giant beds". The "Royal Tombs of Haaßel" are the remnants of originally more than six stone graves. Via Eddelstorf, we reach Aljarn, where megalithic tombs are also embedded in the landscape. In a northern loop, we cross gentle landscapes and quiet heath villages.