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Legendary spot – Hexentanzplatz Maiburg loop from Schwagstorf

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Legendary spot – Hexentanzplatz Maiburg loop from Schwagstorf

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Legendary spot – Hexentanzplatz Maiburg loop from Schwagstorf

03:38

13.9km

100m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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7.24 km

Maiburg Forest Monoliths and Sun Terrace

Highlight • Natural Monument

In addition to the Dalum megalithic grave, there are some other remnants of very early settlements and beliefs in the Maiburg forest area. There are many legends and sagas surrounding …

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7.38 km

Mother and Child Stones

Highlight • Natural Monument

A little east of the witches' square, you can see them from there. The stones are not mentioned anywhere, they are probably just lying there. I called them "mother and child stones"

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7.49 km

Legendary spot

Highlight • Rest Area

Very nice place in the middle of the forest for a short rest.

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7.49 km

Hexentanzplatz Maiburg

Highlight • Natural Monument

Unfortunately, I haven't found out why it's called that.
It is believed that witches sit on the stones, which are arranged in a circle around a tree stump, at night and celebrate their dances there

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7.73 km

Deuvels Brotschapp — Sacrificial Stone

Highlight • Natural Monument

Ice Age, unworked granite boulder from Scandinavia, length approx. 3m, width and height approx. 2m, but a significant part of it is probably still in the ground.
Due to a …

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9.09 km

Old World War II Flak Position

Highlight • Historical Site

13.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.07 km

1.81 km

1.67 km

1.37 km

Surfaces

4.46 km

3.66 km

3.47 km

1.79 km

548 m

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Tuesday 1 September

22°C

10°C

76 %

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October 8, 2023,Wo einst die Hexen tanzten 🧙🏼‍♀️🧹

The Maiburg - a mystical forest area where it is said to be haunted and where witches wreak havoc. That's probably more of a superstition 😁. What is certain, however, is the fact that people lived here as early as the second half of the 4th millennium BC. BC people buried their fellow human beings in a large stone grave. …

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Legendary spot – Hexentanzplatz Maiburg loop from Schwagstorf

Maiburg Forest Monoliths and Sun Terrace

Mother and Child Stones

Legendary spot

Hexentanzplatz Maiburg

Deuvels Brotschapp — Sacrificial Stone

Old World War II Flak Position

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