Langenstein Cave Dwellings – Wohnbühle Cave Dwelling loop from Langenstein

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Langenstein Cave Dwellings – Wohnbühle Cave Dwelling loop from Langenstein

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Langenstein Cave Dwellings – Wohnbühle Cave Dwelling loop from Langenstein

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2.69km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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39 m

St. Nicolai Bell Tower, Langenstein

Highlight • Religious Site

Built with the help of Langenstein citizens.

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414 m

Langenstein Cave Dwellings

Highlight • Historical Site

If you leave Halberstadt in the direction of Harz, you come across the picturesque village of Langenstein at the gates of the city. Here is a unique testimony to earlier …

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1.13 km

Altenburg Langenstein

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are always clear views of the area and of course the mighty cathedral catches the eye.

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1.27 km

Rock apartments Langenstein

Highlight • Historical Site

always a great experience here, worthwhile for young and old, great photo opportunities

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1.33 km

Unique pine

Highlight • Natural Monument

me and pine trees🫠this specimen is awesome and grew on the remains of the Altenburg.

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1.39 km

Stone Arch at the Steinhöhlen

Highlight • Natural Monument

A really great photo opportunity!

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1.44 km

Wohnbühle Cave Dwelling

Highlight • Cave

This is relatively large and really quaint.

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2.38 km

Hollow Way to the Langenstein Cave Dwellings (currently closed)

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Unfortunately currently closed due to falling rocks.

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2.69 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

985 m

687 m

680 m

329 m

Surfaces

1.38 km

767 m

321 m

218 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

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Comments

July 6, 2023,Höhlenwohnungen Langenstein

Visiting the hobbits 🙂

We took a sightseeing walk around Langenstein because my mother wanted to visit the cave dwellings for her birthday.

But they can also be combined with a hike around Halberstadt, for example to the glass monk and the Klusfelsen.

The cave dwellings can be visited, they are very lovingly furnished.

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June 24, 2023,HBS - Langensteiner Höhlenwohnungen

From the small parking lot at the lake, there is a staircase to a cave dwelling and to the Altenburg viewpoint. Only the vantage point is worthwhile here. Those who only want to visit the worth seeing and furnished cave dwellings can save themselves the climb and stay in the village.

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July 6, 2025,Langensteiner Höhlenwohnungen

So, home we go.
We've left the Rockharz Open Air and the Harz Mountains behind us.
Conclusion: We breathed in a lot of dust, it was 37 degrees in the shade 🥵, saw a lot of bands, and of course, hiked here and there.
Now it's home, and then week 2 of our vacation awaits us on the island of …

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May 25, 2023,25.05.2023 Höhlenwohnungen und mehr in Langenstein bei Halberstadt

Cave dwellings.... free to visit, but make sure to throw something in the donation box to keep these lovingly restored "hobbit" dwellings alive.

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March 7, 2025,Höhlenwohnungen in Langenstein

Today we went on a morning trip to Langenstein to see the cave dwellings. I still have sore muscles from yesterday's climbing.
It was very interesting to see how modestly the people lived back then. The first dwellings were very poorly furnished and built into the rocks. The second complex was a bit more comfortable. The last resident only moved …

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