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Selke Riverside Trail – Bismarck Tower (HWN 199) loop from Selketal

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Falkenstein/Harz

Selke Riverside Trail – Bismarck Tower (HWN 199) loop from Selketal

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Selke Riverside Trail – Bismarck Tower (HWN 199) loop from Selketal

03:33

12.7km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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Selketal

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Parking

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218 m

View of Falkenstein Castle

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Wonderful view from Selketal to Falkenstein Castle

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508 m

Selke Riverside Trail

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A really impressive hiking trail! If you start from Gasthof Zum Falken, the path starts just behind the bridge and everything is signposted. The path is a nature trail with …

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551 m

Selke Trail

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Very beautiful section on the Selke

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1.80 km

Asseburg Family Mausoleum (HWN 207)

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This old, listed mausoleum, which served as a burial place for the Counts of Asseburg-Falkenstein, is located on the outskirts of Meisdorf, right on the hiking trail. A number of …

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1.95 km

Entrance to the Selketal hiking trail 🥾

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Beautiful carved wooden figures at the entrance to the Selketal Geopark.

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5.97 km

Bismarck Tower (HWN 199)

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The Bismarck tower is located south of the Ballenstedter Ortsteil Opperode on the Stahlsberg (270 m above sea level).

The mayor of Ballenstedt, on October 18, 1913, encouraged the construction …

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10.1 km

Ackeburg Ruins

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Probably a refuge like the Rosstrappe, here the population withdrew during the war.
The path and the view into the Selketal are a dream.

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10.5 km

Selkes View (HWN 204)

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A wonderful path that is then rewarded with a wonderful view of the Selketal.

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12.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.27 km

3.01 km

1.27 km

200 m

Surfaces

7.31 km

4.83 km

425 m

136 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Selke Riverside Trail – Bismarck Tower (HWN 199) loop from Selketal

View of Falkenstein Castle

Selke Riverside Trail

Selke Trail

Asseburg Family Mausoleum (HWN 207)

Entrance to the Selketal hiking trail 🥾

Bismarck Tower (HWN 199)

Ackeburg Ruins

Selkes View (HWN 204)

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