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Sachsenstein Rock Formation – View from Sachsenstein Hut loop from Tettenborn

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Sachsenstein Rock Formation – View from Sachsenstein Hut loop from Tettenborn

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Sachsenstein Rock Formation – View from Sachsenstein Hut loop from Tettenborn

04:01

14.5km

240m

Hiking

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: May 23, 2026

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Gipskarstlandschaft Bad Sachsa und Walkenried

Priorteich/ Sachsenstein

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4.48 km

Sachsenstein Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

A beautiful way 🦊🙏

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4.56 km

The Sachsenstein is a striking gypsum massif in the southern Harz karst area between Neuhof and Bad Sachsa, on whose summit the association "Nature and home care Neuhof e.V." has established a refuge.
Stamp post no. 166 of the Harzer Wanderadel.
Source: Harzer Wandernadel.de

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4.59 km

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

Highlight • Mountain Hut

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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5.02 km

Dwarf Church (cave)

Highlight • Cave

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 and anhydrite, which have arisen as a result of the increase in volume during the conversion of anhydrite into plaster by bulging upwards.

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5.38 km

Cave Entrance

6.41 km

Saxon Oak (850 years old)

Highlight • Natural Monument

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

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8.47 km

Gipskarstlandschaft Bad Sachsa und Walkenried

Nature Reserve

11.6 km

Historic Gypsum Kiln (HWN 192)

Highlight • Historical Site

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.

These meadows, which originally belonged to Sachsa, were sold to the nearby Walkenried monastery in 1238.

The monks of the monastery created ponds here for self-sufficiency in fish, as they did not eat meat. The monastery rebuilt the village of Neuhof, which had been devastated in the power struggles between the Klettenberg and the Hohnstein counts, as a business right outside the gates of the monastery.

Due to the population decline in the 13th and 14th centuries, the number of lay brothers also decreased and the agricultural land was cultivated by farmers who paid rent to the monastery and lived in Neuhof.
After leaving the monastery in 1668, the Duke of Brunswick inherited the monastery properties and incorporated them into a foundation. Even today, many lands here belong to the Brunswick monastery property.

The 3 km long crane pond nature trail leads from the start at the village community center and through the three interconnected pond systems. The Prieststein nature reserve and the historic gypsum kiln are on the route.

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