View of Hanstein Castle – Teufelskanzel loop from Bornhagen

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Landkreis Eichsfeld

Bornhagen

View of Hanstein Castle – Teufelskanzel loop from Bornhagen

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View of Hanstein Castle – Teufelskanzel loop from Bornhagen

01:44

5.75km

190m

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 6, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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5 m

Evangelical Church of Peace Bornhagen

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From here the footpath leads up to Hanstein Castle.

The Protestant church in Catholic Eichsfeld was built in 1877.

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623 m

View of Hanstein Castle

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Very nice vantage point with a view of Hanstein Castle from the south. Nice setting through the trees. Benches offer the opportunity to rest.

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766 m

View of Hanstein Castle

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774 m

Rest area with castle view

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From the rest area there is a beautiful view of Hanstein Castle.

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2.00 km

Ridge path between Teufelskanzel and Hanstein Castle

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This Great Kamm Trail takes you over hill and dale. The old Gerzweg captivates with a beautiful view.

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2.87 km

Mountain hut & inn Teufelskanzel

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The inn is certainly not easy up here, but a rustic inn to my taste, so it can be expensive at times.
Especially because of regional cuisine 👌

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2.91 km

Teufelskanzel

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This is certainly one of the most beautiful vantage points in the area. In the foreground is the horseshoe-shaped Werra loop and behind it the Hessian mountains build up. On …

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3.19 km

Lone Pine with View of the Werra Valley

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I like pine and this one is particularly cool.
There is also a great view ✌️

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5.75 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.77 km

1.88 km

890 m

206 m

Surfaces

2.46 km

2.07 km

928 m

291 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

7°C

62 %

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Comments

January 10, 2024,Spaziergang Burg Hanstein & Teufelskanzel

Walk from Hahnstein Castle to the Devil's Pulpit.

Since I was traveling on business, it was only this small tour, but it's so beautiful there... I'll soon be doing the big tour again and hunting down a few stamps for the Touringen stamp book. List 🙂

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August 1, 2022,🏰Von der Burg Hanstein zur Teufelskanzel👿

During our visit to Eichsfeld they could not be missing either: the most beautiful Eichsfeld castle ruins - the Hanstein - and the Teufelskanzel. It also fitted this day wonderfully, because exactly 35 years ago we had similar rainy weather in a town with a castle, where we dared to do something wonderful and it has brought us luck to …

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September 2, 2022,Tou 10 a zur 🏰 Sicht und höchsten Punkt 511 m.

Another quick little hike at the end of the day before the sunset starts.

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July 7, 2024,🏰Burg Hanstein & Teufelskanzel🪨

Plan B was less annoying: we drove straight to the hiking car park below Hanstein Castle, visited the beautiful ruins for 3.50 Oiros and then hiked, literally, over hill and dale towards the Devil's Pulpit, where Thoedor Storm's Allerwehrtester once sat. 🙃 In contrast to the X5 path, it is signposted perfectly. On Sundays there were a few hiking groups …

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September 12, 2021,Teufelskanzel / ab Rimbach 12.09.2021

A short walk to the Teufelskanzel - always recommended! Great view, nice hut ... and if you walk over the Junkerkuppe, you can still discover remains from the times of the inner-German border!

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May 27, 2025,Teufelskanzel und Burg Hanstein

Always beautiful - the Devil's Pulpit. A lovely short hike with a breathtaking view. Highly recommended, if you stop for a break, are the tomato soup with ginger and the hot waffles with cherries and vanilla ice cream.
On the way back, immerse yourself in the Middle Ages by visiting Hanstein Castle.
A lovely day trip.

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September 28, 2021,Burg Hanstein, Junkerkuppe und Teufelskanzel

Hanstein Castle is located directly on the old inner-German border (you can see the Kolonnenweg and the course of the Wall at that time).
Beautiful castle ruins. Unfortunately, like so many, it was badly affected in the Thirty Years' War. The famous film "The Medicus" was shot at Hanstein Castle.

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