The spread is genuinely broad: 54 routes rated easy, 19 moderate and 23 hard or harder. The terrain that comes up most often is panoramic viewpoint, castle and ruins, lake. Around 56 percent are circular routes, so parking once is usually an option.

The most reliable season overall is april to october. Start with Europäischer Fernwanderweg E11, Niedersachsen (M) or European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Niedersachsen if you want the highlights without a lot of research.