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Selkes View (HWN 204) – Selke Riverside Trail loop from Selketal

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Falkenstein/Harz

Selkes View (HWN 204) – Selke Riverside Trail loop from Selketal

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Selkes View (HWN 204) – Selke Riverside Trail loop from Selketal

02:05

7.15km

170m

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: June 23, 2026

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Selketal

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414 m

Lumpenstieg Trail

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Mountain up and down not for the faint of heart 😅.
The name probably comes from the fact that the paper mill on the Selke was supplied by rags from …

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2.24 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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3.95 km

View of Falkenstein Castle

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4

4.87 km

Trail to Ackeburg

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Beautiful path through a mixed forest, but with a decent incline. Coming from Ballenstedt, we walked down here and then back up at the golf hotel. There the slope is more pleasant.

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5.35 km

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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6.59 km

Selke Trail

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Very beautiful section on the Selke

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6.63 km

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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6.92 km

View of Falkenstein Castle

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Wonderful view from Selketal to Falkenstein Castle

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7.15 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.63 km

2.15 km

370 m

Surfaces

4.26 km

2.07 km

752 m

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Saturday 8 August

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May 15, 2023,Harz Meisdorf HWN 207 Mausoleum und HWN 204 Selkeblick🥾🌲
On the 4th day a short hike to take the last two stamps in the Selketal with you. It was a nice conclusion, both the Ackerweg and the way back down the Lumpenweg to the Selke.

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April 17, 2022,Tour
Very nice hike over the Lumpenstieg to the Selke view!

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A relatively short hike from Meisdorf via the mausoleum to the Selkesicht. As soon as the corresponding video is published on YouTube, I will link it here.

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