Turnerfelsen – Großvaterfelsen loop from Thale

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Turnerfelsen – Großvaterfelsen loop from Thale

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Turnerfelsen – Großvaterfelsen loop from Thale

07:42

26.9km

580m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 29, 2026

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Waypoints

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Parking

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4.05 km

Hamburger Wappen (Devil's Wall)

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It looks like the Hamburg coat of arms made of sandstone 😁

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6.23 km

Turnerfelsen

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Where the name comes from is probably obvious. 😀

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6.53 km

Stone steps on the Teufelsmauer Ridge Trail

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You'll have this fun when you hike the Teufelsmauerkammweg trail above. Have fun :-)

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6.85 km

Großvaterfelsen

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The Grandfather Rock is part of the Devil's Wall. Some strength is required to climb it. But the effort is rewarded. From the top you have a magnificent view of …

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7.07 km

Grandmother Rocks

The plateau on which the Kasteler Felsenpfad dream loop runs consists of a horizontally deposited layer of rocks from the geological series of Buntsandstein. These continental deposits alternate …

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8.35 km

Great Castle of Blankenburg

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Blankenburg Castle is the largest surviving castle of the Welfs and is currently undergoing gradual redevelopment.

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9.62 km

Sägemühlenteich

Lake

10.6 km

View of the Harz Foreland

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With a wide view of the Harz foreland

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11.3 km

View from the Wolfsklippe

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The Wolfsklippe is a nice quiet resting place on the way between Hüttenrode and Blankenburg, the small detour here is worthwhile.

From 16.02-15.04.23 location of the "wandering stamp box"

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22.6 km

Steinköpfe

Nature Reserve

26.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.7 km

3.87 km

2.20 km

1.65 km

1.39 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.2 km

7.46 km

2.63 km

1.56 km

933 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

15°C

8°C

66 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

May 17, 2025,Harzmarsch 17.05.2025

A 30km hike in the Harz Mountains. Now, the Harz Mountains aren't in Brandenburg, but they are a bit hilly. But contrary to expectations, it went very well. The weather was very good at first and a bit mixed later on. But that didn't bother us too much. The route was excellent, and the atmosphere was great.

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May 23, 2025,Schlussläufer 2.0 Harzmarsch Thale - Die Jagd nach den vermissten Streckenmarkierungen 😅

Today I went back to Thale.

We had been given a strong warning that there were still markings on the route and that we would have to expect consequences if they weren't removed promptly.....
The warning was completely justified, as our two external final runners missed a few.

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May 17, 2025,E.M.T.I. Harzmarsch in Thale 🥾👫😎

Today's E.M.T.I. Harzmarsch hike was once again superbly organized. 😄
The route was fantastic and a lot of fun 🥾👍🏻. You (or she 😝) had to stop every now and then so you didn't forget to enjoy the amazing views 👀. 😌
The refreshment station was also top-notch again 👍🏻.
Keep up the good work 👌🏻. And many thanks to …

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May 17, 2025,E.M.T.I-Extremwandern Harz-Thale

Today I took part in EMTI - Extreme Hiking for the fifth time. It was a great trip, and I met some great people.
In Blankenburg, I received my gold hiking pin and hiking princess badge 🤗
Finally, I picked up my Harz milestone patch for 150km. 😎🥾💪🏻

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May 17, 2025,Harzmarsch Thale 30Km 17.05.2025

Today we hiked the Harz Mountains, only 30km this time due to a modest start time for the 60km. The route was either uphill or downhill, which was very strenuous. However, the route was very beautiful. We passed the Teufelsmauer and Roßtrappe. The paths weren't all that great. Often they were very narrow, resulting in frequent traffic jams. They were …

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May 17, 2025,Harzmarsch Thale 30Km 17.05.2025

Day 3 in the Harz Mountains, warm-up over, and we set off on a 30km circular route from Thale with E.M.T.I. First, we walked along a stretch of road before entering the forest for the first time. Today, we had many forest trails, from wide, easy-to-walk forest and woodland paths to narrow, root-strewn single trails. Stone obstacles were also a …

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