Selke Riverside Trail – Selke Trail loop from Selketal

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Harz Mountains

Falkenstein/Harz

Selke Riverside Trail – Selke Trail loop from Selketal

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Selke Riverside Trail – Selke Trail loop from Selketal

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3.94km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

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Selketal

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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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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919 m

Witch's Root (Selketal Nature Trail)

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The table opposite explains this very well.

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1.98 km

Wooden sculptures of Josephine and Konrad at the entrance to the Selketal Nature Trail

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Chic wooden sculptures depicting two children (Josephine and Konrad) who are the main characters of the educational trail and recur on the panels

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1.98 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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2.15 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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3.39 km

Selke Trail

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Very beautiful section on the Selke

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3.73 km

View of Falkenstein Castle

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Wonderful view from Selketal to Falkenstein Castle

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3.94 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.69 km

1.63 km

614 m

Surfaces

3.82 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

15°C

6°C

93 %

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Comments

December 28, 2023,Vom Stellplatz Thalmühle zur Bushaltestelle

In order to walk on the E11 from Ballenstedt to the motorhome, I first had to go to a bus stop and drive from there to the starting point. The stop in Liethe was the next one and the way there always led along the Selke.

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