Walking and Parks

Hameln and its idyllic surrounding villages are embedded in densely-wooded hills which make up the attractive Weserbergland region. The public forest takes up approx. 1300 hectares.
The Klüt Tower, Süntel Tower and Bismarck Tower are popular destinations for hikers and bikers. The Rattenfängerpfad (Pied Piper’s path) is divided into three different stages for varied hiking routes.
 
A unique display of nature can be seen when the snowflakes (Leucojum Vernum) come into full blossom at Schweineberg in February and March. 

The natural protection area "Schweineberg" (170 hectares) probably has the biggest area of snowflakes in northern Germany: 1.5 kilometres in length and 100 to 200 meter width on a hillside where the ground is nearly covered with "snowflakes".
 
 

 
 
The blossoming of the rhododendron bushes in the Ohrberg Park near Hameln in June is also worth seeing.

 
 
   
 
 
 

 
 
In the "Bürgergarten" (Public Gardens) you can admire a statue of the Pied Piper and some fountains in the summer.

 
 
 
 
 

 
In 1999, long-standing plans to make the Werder Island easier and more direct for pedestrians to reach, and at the same time to create more leisure and relaxational opportunities on the island, were finally realised.