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Wernigerode Old Town – Chestnut Square loop from Wernigerode Elmowerk

Wernigerode Old Town – Chestnut Square loop from Wernigerode Elmowerk

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4.7

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Wernigerode Old Town – Chestnut Square loop from Wernigerode Elmowerk

01:37

24.6km

460m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.11 km

Wernigerode Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Super beautiful little town and despite tourism it has remained quirky. I always enjoy coming here - even in winter.

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5.94 km

View of Hasserode from Pieperberg

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The view is slowly growing.

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7.07 km

Chestnut Square

Highlight • Rest Area

Meanwhile quite overgrown.

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9.09 km

Monk's Beech Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Top rest area with stamp point. Problem: I rarely take a break😎🤘

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10.7 km

Head Forester Koch Monument (Harzer Wandernadel 25)

Highlight • Monument

Very popular stamp office and who can count on 50 years of service these days.

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12.9 km

Plessenburg Inn (HWN 7)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Fantastic hike through the Ilsetal in the footsteps of Heinrich Heine. The food at the Waldgasthof Plessenburg was delicious and filling (plessenburg.de/). In a small but fine hut, we were …

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13.0 km

Plessenburg Trail

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Short but crisp down

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20.4 km

Himmelpforten Teich

Lake

23.1 km

Westerntor Tower, Wernigerode

Highlight • Monument

The western gate tower was built around 1250 as a city gate, was formerly part of the city wall and, at 41 meters, is the largest of the surviving fortified towers.

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24.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.5 km

4.18 km

2.59 km

1.21 km

108 m

Surfaces

14.9 km

4.53 km

2.62 km

1.78 km

704 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 3 June

19°C

13°C

91 %

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Wernigerode Old Town – Chestnut Square loop from Wernigerode Elmowerk

Wernigerode Old Town

View of Hasserode from Pieperberg

Chestnut Square

Monk's Beech Shelter

Head Forester Koch Monument (Harzer Wandernadel 25)

Plessenburg Inn (HWN 7)

Plessenburg Trail

Westerntor Tower, Wernigerode

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