Ehra-Lessien: Cycling Tour, Bird Nature Trail and Bickelstein
Accommodation in Ehra-Lessien
There are several specific points of interest to help you plan a stay in Ehra-Lessien: the 22-kilometre cycling tour along the Legends and History Trail, Bickelstein, a glacial erratic, and a 450-metre bird nature trail. They differ in subject matter and distance. You can decide whether to focus on the longer cycling tour, a prominent landmark or a shorter themed trail.
Cycling route and local orientation
The nature-focused Legends and History Trail is a cycling tour around Ehra-Lessien that takes you to places steeped in legend and history. The 22-kilometre distance gives the outing a clear route length; the trail focuses on the legends and historic places along the way. A cycling map of Ehra-Lessien is available free of charge from the Ehra-Lessien municipal administration. Check the current collection arrangements for the map before your visit.
Bickelstein as a landmark
Bickelstein is located in the Bickelsteiner Heide woodland. This glacial erratic, made of reddish granite, is 2.5 metres long and 1.2 metres high; its markings resemble a horseshoe and a cross. It is a landmark of the municipality of Ehra-Lessien and is also considered the best-known glacial erratic in the Gifhorn-Wolfsburg area. Parking is available at Bickelstein; the described circular route starts there and heads east. As parking availability may change, check the parking situation before your visit.
Bird nature trail and different distances
The 450-metre bird nature trail starts at the entrance to Bickelstein in Ehra-Lessien. By comparison, it is considerably shorter than the 22-kilometre cycling tour along the Legends and History Trail. This gives you two different options for planning: a short trail about birds and a longer cycling tour to places steeped in legend and history.
The wider area: Gifhorn
The wider landscape setting of the Gifhorn travel destination refers to Gifhorn district: its landscape includes heathland, forests, marshes, rivers and lakes. The district is also home to the Drömling, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The district’s cycling network includes around 700 kilometres of recreational cycling routes, plus around 550 kilometres of everyday routes with connecting sections. Around 400 signposted junctions can be combined to plan individual routes. These district-wide figures refer to a different scale from the specific cycling tour around Ehra-Lessien.
Cultural and nature-related attractions are also part of the wider Gifhorn travel destination. The International Wind and Watermill Museum in Gifhorn has 13 full-size original mills from around the world. At the OTTER-ZENTRUM in HankensbĂĽttel, visitors can observe otters, badgers, stoats, stone martens, polecats, minks, American minks and pine martens in enclosures modelled on their natural habitats. These attractions complement the local points of interest in Ehra-Lessien with further options to explore across the region.
This helps give your hotel search a clearer focus and makes it easier to distinguish local activities from regional plans.
Discover more destinations: Vordorf, AbbesbĂĽttel, VollbĂĽttel, Dedelstorf, Weyhausen, TĂĽlau, Hagen, RĂĽhen
For the wider travel overview: Gifhorn.
