Vorberge

Vorberge
The Vorberge near Alfeld as part of the Sackmulde (B)
Highest point
Peak	Hainberg
Elevation	353 m (1,158 ft)
Geography
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hildesheim
Range coordinates	52°01′N 9°53′E / 52.02°N 9.88°E / 52.02; 9.88Coordinates: 52°01′N 9°53′E / 52.02°N 9.88°E / 52.02; 9.88
Parent range	Leine Uplands, Lower Saxon Hills
Geology
Age of rock	Cretaceous

The Vorberge ("fore-hills" or "foothills") are a ridge, up to 353 m above sea level (NN) high, in the Lower Saxon Hills and within the district of Hildesheim in the German state of Lower Saxony. Together with the Sieben Berge and the Sackwald, the Vorberge belong to the geological formation of the Sackmulde.

The ridge of Vorberge is located in the eastern edge of the Leine Uplands in the Lower Saxon Hills. It lies between the town of Alfeld on the River Leine to the southwest and Sibbesse on the Alme to the north.

The Vorberge is surrounded by other uplands: the Hildesheim Forest to the north, the Sauberge to the east-northeast, Harplage to the east-southeast, the Heber to the southeast, the Sackwald to the south and the Sieben Berge to the west. Topographically, it transitions seamlessly to the last named range. Several streams rise within and on the edge of the Vorberge whose waters sooner or later find their way into the westward-flowing Leine or the northeastwards- running Innerste; it thus forms a watershed between the two rivers.

The unsettled hills of the Vorberge are crossed by several forest tracks and hiking trails which enable visitors to explored the wooded landscape. It is easily reached on the winding Landesstraße L 485 country road that branches off the B 3 in Alfeld, which runs northeast linking Alfeld with Sibbesse and with Hildesheim further to the north.