This was a scouting ride for a – Love of mud – Gö Gravel party ride to be held in February, 2023.

Straße, Betonweg, Feldweg, Kopfsteinpflaster, and gravel
The track follows public roads (14km), Betonweg, asphalt feldweg, cobblestones, and 18 gravel sectors. The tour features sections of both the Gö Feldweg Omloop and the Gö Strade Bianche although sometimes we ride in the opposite direction.

The route is mostly flat along the Leine Valley and we attempt to avoid the colder higher ground and the worst of the muddy forest tracks or farmers feldweg in the area.

As we pedal we leave Lower Saxony crossing into and out of Hesse and we go up to the Thuringian border at Kirchgandern (and where the Internal Border stood ). There is a cafe at Besenhausen although this day we did not stop.

We next visit Friedland where there is a Michelin Star restaurant and a cool museum telling the story of the Friedland Transit Camp situated adjacent to the train station (Direct link to Gö). Millions of people have sought and continue to seek sanctuary at Friedland since it opened in 1945.

We did get muddy

Gö Gravel Brevet Card
All attending will be given a stamped brevet card as a memento .

Thanks Josh for the company

Total 45km,
18 Gravel Sectors
3 Kopfsteinpflaster Sectors
14km ca/approx. of road open to general motor traffic
31km is Betonweg, asphalt feldweg and gravel
168m elevation

Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/8504412007

Ride Pictures
A flavour of the terrain.

Attention/Take Note

The Gö Gravel Het Volk Omloop Ride is a suggested route for a bike tour and not a race or competition. Should you decide to follow our tour description or a GPS of the route described, you do so at your own risk.

You are responsible for cycling as you think you can, according to your ability and fitness level.

Die Gö Het Volk Omloop ist ein Routenvorschlag für eine Fahradtour und kein Rennen oder Wettkampf. Solltest Du Dich dafür entscheiden, unserer Tourbeschreibung oder einem GPS der beschriebenen Route zu folgen, tust Du dies auf eigene Gefahr.

Du bist selbst dafür verantwortlich, entsprechend Deinem Können und Fitness-Niveau, so zu radeln, wie Du es Dir zutraust.