Seilbahnberg, Mountain summit at eastern edge of Lengede, Germany

Seilbahnberg is a 62.7-metre artificial mound at the eastern edge of Lengede in the Peine district, built from spoil heaps of the Sophienglück-Mathilde open-cast iron ore mine. Its slopes were planted after the cable car was dismantled in 1927, and it adjoins the Lengeder Teiche recreation park.

The hill was built between 1917 and 1927 from spoil dumped by the Sophienglück-Mathilde open-pit ore mines near Lengede. A 1917 cable-car frame, designed for a fill height of up to 90 m, hauled loaded carts up and tipped them automatically at the top; empty carts ran back down. A storm destroyed part of the installation in March 1926, and dumping by cable car ended around May 1927, after which the frame was dismantled and the slopes planted.

The hill is still called Bodenstedter Berg after Bodenstedt, the Vechelde district whose field mark it belonged to until the 1972 boundary reform; the hill appears on Bodenstedt's coat of arms. A cable pulley from the Mathilde shaft's headframe, a bronze miner statue and a mine cart stand as reminders of Lengede's mining tradition.

Access the mountain via Vallstedter Weg in Lengede where parking is readily available nearby. The trails are clearly marked and manageable on foot, especially if you allow time to explore at a leisurely pace.

The dumping frame was built for a maximum fill height of 90 m, yet the hill stands 62.7 m high. Loaded carts were hauled up and tipped automatically at the top, while empty carts ran back down the other side to the pit. The hill still appears in Bodenstedt's coat of arms.