Reuberg
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The Reuberg is a ridge, up to , in the Lower Saxon Hills
Lower Saxon Hills
The Lower Saxon Hills are one the 73 natural regions in Germany defined by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Geographically it covers roughly the same area as the Weser Uplands in its wider sense....

 in the districts of Holzminden and Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

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Location

The Reuberg lies in the western part of the Leine Uplands
Leine Uplands
The Leine Uplands is a region in Germany's Central Uplands which forms a part of the Lower Saxon Hills and lies along the River Leine between Göttingen and Hanover...

, a northern section of the Lower Saxon Hills
Lower Saxon Hills
The Lower Saxon Hills are one the 73 natural regions in Germany defined by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Geographically it covers roughly the same area as the Weser Uplands in its wider sense....

. It measures about 3.5 kilometres in length and is situated within the triangle formed by the settlements of Alfeld, Delligsen
Delligsen
Delligsen is a municipality in Holzminden district, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

 and Duingen
Duingen
Duingen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 25 km southwest of Hildesheim, and 40 km south of Hanover....

. It also lies between Brunkensen to the north, Warzen to the east, Gerzen to the southeast, Grünenplan some distance away to the east-southeast, Hohenbüchen to the west and some way from Coppengrave
Coppengrave
Coppengrave is a town in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany....

 to the northwest.

The hill ranges around the Reuberg are the Duinger Berg
Duinger Berg
The Duinger Berg is a hill range, up to , in the Lower Saxon Hills and the district of Landkreis in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Location :...

 to the northwest, Külf
Külf
The Külf is a ridge, up to , in the Leine Uplands in the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Location :With seven main summits, the Külf stretches for about 9 kilometres, lying in a triangle formed by the settlements of Gronau, Alfeld and Duingen...

 to the north, the Sieben Berge to the east, the Steinberg
Steinberg (Leine Uplands)
The Steinberg is a small hill ridge, up to , in the Lower Saxon Hills in the districts of Holzminden and Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Location :...

 to the southeast, the ridge of Hils
Hils
For HILS, see Hardware-in-the-loop simulation.The Hils is a range of hills in Germany's Central Uplands that is up to high. It is located in the districts of Holzminden, Hildesheim and Northeim, in the state of Lower Saxony.- Geography :...

 to the southwest and further to the west the knife-edge of the Ith
Ith
The Ith is a ridge in Germany's Central Uplands which is up to high. It lies about 40 km southwest of Hanover and, at 22 kilometres, is the longest line of crags in North Germany.- Geography :- Location :...

, part of which belongs to the Weser Uplands-Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park
Weser Uplands-Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park
The Weser Uplands-Schaumburg-Hamelin Nature Park lies on the northern edge of the German Central Uplands where it transitions to the North German Plain, about southwest of Hanover. The sponsor of the nature park, which was founded in 1975, is the state of Lower Saxony...

. The valley of the Glene, a southwestern tributary of the River Leine, runs over to the Duinger Berg.

On th eponymous main summit of the Reuberg , stands a transmission mast belonging to Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom AG is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Europe....

. On the northwestern slopes of the ridge are the Lippold Cave and the cultural monument of Gleneburg. The B 3 federal road runs past the Reuberg some way to the east.

Hiking

Several forest tracks and footpaths pass over the Reuberg, including one that runs over the crest from the valley of the Glene to Warzen. The E11 European long distance path runs past the hill between Grünenplan and Gerzen where the Reuberg transitions to the Steinberg
Steinberg (Leine Uplands)
The Steinberg is a small hill ridge, up to , in the Lower Saxon Hills in the districts of Holzminden and Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Location :...

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