Sachsenstein Rock Formation – View from Sachsenstein Hut loop from Bad Sachsa

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Sachsenstein Rock Formation – View from Sachsenstein Hut loop from Bad Sachsa

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Sachsenstein Rock Formation – View from Sachsenstein Hut loop from Bad Sachsa

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15.7km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Priorteich/ Sachsenstein

Gipskarstlandschaft Bad Sachsa und Walkenried

Zisterzienserkloster Walkenried

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.29 km

Zwergenschmiede

Cave Entrance

2.68 km

Dwarf Church (cave)

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In the southern Harz gypsum landscape, small swelling caves are also known as "dwarf" or "dwarf holes". These are swelling cavities, i.e. bubble-like cavities under layers of plaster of paris …

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2.92 km

View from the Sachsenstein cliffs

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The path on the edge offers beautiful views again and again.

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3.39 km

Sachsenstein Rock Formation

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A beautiful way 🦊🙏

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3.46 km

Sachsensteinhütte (HWN 166) – View of Neuhof and the Harz Foreland

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Stamping point 166 is part of the "Harzer Grenzweg" long-distance hiking trail with a wonderful view. The Sachsensteinhütte is located higher up on a cliff and offers a few covered seating options.

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3.48 km

View from Sachsenstein Hut

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The Sachsenstein is a striking gypsum massif in the southern Harz karst area between Neuhof and Bad Sachsa, on whose summit the association "Nature and home care Neuhof e.V." has …

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4.13 km

View of the Sachsenstein Cliffs

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I can well understand why they knelt down here in front of the old things, it's mega beautiful.

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6.37 km

Cave Entrance

7.35 km

Höllstein Cliff Trail

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Great path with many beautiful impressions and photo opportunities, worthwhile at any time of the year

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8.43 km

Röseteich

Lake

9.29 km

Walkenried Abbey

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Make sure to plan time for a monastery tour and let the audio guide take you back to another time!

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11.4 km

Affenteich

Lake

12.0 km

Priorteich/ Sachsenstein

Nature Reserve

15.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.67 km

3.20 km

2.09 km

553 m

205 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.38 km

4.77 km

2.61 km

1.66 km

1.31 km

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Friday 30 October

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Comments

August 6, 2022,Burgruine Sachsenstein – Sachsensteinhütte (HWN 166) Runde von Walkenried

The time recording and thus the average speed is wrong again...

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June 4, 2023,Vom Kloster Walkenried zur Sachsensteinhütte

We started today with a detailed tour of the Walkenried monastery.
A former Cistercian monastery from the 12th century.
The old walls and ruins of the monastery church are beautiful to look at.
Afterwards enjoyed a nice white wine in the monastery cafe before it finally started.
Past the Röseteich to the former train station. A great building which is …

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February 5, 2022,Gipskarstlandschaft bei Walkenried

We start in Walkenried. After a short detour to the monastery, we soon come to the Höllstein-Klippenweg. Here it starts to sleet.

A strong wind is blowing on the Sachsenstein cliff path. But suddenly the sun shows up for a moment.

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November 16, 2024,Von Neuhof nach Walkenried (HWN 166, 192)

@Deleted User exactly, the Kaiserschuh for 150 stamps of the HWN. 😄 The remaining 72 will be tackled 💪 Thank you!!

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August 31, 2025,HARZ 🧙‍♀️🧹 Rund um die Walkenrieder Klosterteiche

Stamp fever 🌡🤒 has broken out. Even leg wraps 🤣 won't help. Don't worry, it's not that bad. These green ♟️ boxes lure us to places we probably would never have discovered otherwise.

We start in Neuhof and follow a path that leads us around the idyllic Lower Crane Pond. We continue to the Sachsenstein Hut, where we take our …

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February 21, 2024,Karstwanderhöhenweg zu den Sachsensteinklippen👑

After visiting the monastery, which is well worth seeing, I wanted to take a look at the area around Walkenried. I decided on Sachsenstein. A super beautiful high-altitude trail over the Priorteichen and then the breathtaking cliff path on the Sachsenstein, and I was even happier😆.

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October 20, 2024,Zwergentour 🧙🏼‍♂️rings um Bad Sachsa🍁🍂

On the trail of the dwarves.
The starting point was the FriedWald car park.
We walked along the Karst hiking trail to the Sachsen-Burgruine, where we encountered the first dwarf holes.
After crossing the railway line, we visited the dwarf hell with dwarves 🧙🏼‍♂️.
After a wonderful view of the chalk cliffs near Neuhof, we continued hiking towards Walkenried Monastery. …

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