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Sachsenstein Rock Formation – Saxon Oak (850 years old) loop from Zisterzienserkloster Walkenried

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Sachsenstein Rock Formation – Saxon Oak (850 years old) loop from Zisterzienserkloster Walkenried

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Sachsenstein Rock Formation – Saxon Oak (850 years old) loop from Zisterzienserkloster Walkenried

03:26

12.5km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Gipskarstlandschaft Bad Sachsa und Walkenried

Priorteich/ Sachsenstein

Zisterzienserkloster Walkenried

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.73 km

Affenteich

Lake

2.97 km

Zwergenschmiede

Cave Entrance

3.36 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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3.73 km

Sachsenstein Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

A beautiful way 🦊🙏

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4.07 km

Singletrack along the Sachsenstein Cliffs

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Very nice ridge path over the cliffs

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4.36 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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6.86 km

Historic Gypsum Kiln (HWN 192)

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The historic gypsum kiln is located west of Neuhof on the nature trail around the crane pond and was put into operation for the first time on October 21, 2006. …

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8.13 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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8.79 km

Cave Entrance

9.83 km

Saxon Oak (850 years old)

Highlight • Natural Monument

A journey into the past ... if this tree could talk.

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10.2 km

View of the Priorteich and Sachsenstein ponds

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The pond provides a lot of variety along the way. You can also see different species of birds there, before it goes up again and into the forest. From the karst path you have another view of the pond.

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10.9 km

Röseteich

Lake

12.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.81 km

2.54 km

1.94 km

568 m

524 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.01 km

4.05 km

2.04 km

1.15 km

221 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Friday 7 August

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Comments

May 10, 2025,Hexentanzplatz Ellrich HWN 167, Sachsensteinhütte 166, Historischer Gipsbrennofen HWN 192 und Kloster Walkenried

Video of the tour:

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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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July 22, 2024,Von Parkplatz nach HWN 167 - Hexentanzplatz ,166,192

Kaiserrunde😊
As we passed the car, we didn't take anything with us for the first 4 km except a water bottle and the stamp booklet.
After about 1 km the komoot lady said wrong direction...oh no, turn around, nooooo
So we just hiked 10 km.
Met 2 nice men at the gypsum kiln, told us that we didn't have anything …

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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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January 9, 2024,Harz - Sachsenstein - Kloster Walkenried - Ellricher Blick - Sachsensteinklippenweg

The hiking season has opened 🥶 Today we went to the karst hiking trail around Walkenried in mild temperatures. The monastery always inspires me, unfortunately the lighting conditions around midday were anything but optimal 😬.
I also liked the karst hiking trail, as always well maintained and well signposted. Some giant trees have to be overcome/circumferred, but previous hikers 🥾 …

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August 10, 2021,Walkenried auf dem Karstwanderweg - HWN 166, 192

A very nice hike on the karst path with varied nature, intact deciduous forests, great hiking trails and paths, and great views 😊. The many opportunities to rest and the refuges are very positive on the route, which was also very useful on the Sachsenstein 🌧. Starting at the Walkenried monastery in the direction of the Sachsenstein castle ruins, the …

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October 24, 2021,Wanderung: Walkenried-Ellricher Blick HWN 167-Sachsensteinhütte HWN 166-Historischer Gipsbrennofen Neuhof HWN 192

Today we started from Walkenried ... it was just an incredibly beautiful autumn day and it was a lot of fun
My first destination was the Ellrich Hexentanzplatz, where I did a quick lap with my broom 😅. I'm around the Itel pond and back to Walkenried. Now I'm on the cliff path to the Sachsensteinhütte, a great path 🤩. …

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May 17, 2025,von Mehholz nach Walkenried (HWN 166, 192 + Sonderstempel)

Having been gripped by the stamp fever, the first stamps for the Harz Hiking Badge were collected ♟
The virgin stamp booklet was inaugurated with a special stamp (Mehholz Gypsum Trail - unfortunately not recorded with Komoot, as the original plan was different 🙄) 😊
On the route to the monastery, uphill and downhill, two more regular stamps were collected.

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Sachsenstein Rock Formation – Saxon Oak (850 years old) loop from Zisterzienserkloster Walkenried

Dwarf Church (cave)

Sachsenstein Rock Formation

Singletrack along the Sachsenstein Cliffs

View from the Sachsenstein cliffs

Historic Gypsum Kiln (HWN 192)

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

Saxon Oak (850 years old)

View of the Priorteich and Sachsenstein ponds

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