Immediately on its slopes are Benthe, that belongs to the borough of Ronnenberg, and the settlement to the south near the Sieben Trappen Steinen.
It branches from the Hanover–Altenbeken line in Weetzen, which is in the municipality of Ronnenberg, and extends from there through Gehrden, Wennigsen, Barsinghausen, Bad Nenndorf and Haste to the Hanover–Minden line.
August Brey, politician, member of the Weimar National Assembly, born August 1, 1864 at Gelnhausen, died 28 July 1937 at Ronnenberg
While in school she played drums for "The Rooks" in the town of Ronnenberg near Hannover.
It is situated approximately 8 km southwest of Hanover.