Großvaterfelsen – Königstein (Devil's Wall) loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

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Großvaterfelsen – Königstein (Devil's Wall) loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

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Großvaterfelsen – Königstein (Devil's Wall) loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

07:40

27.8km

390m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 24.7 km for 56 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.91 km

Großvaterfelsen

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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2.19 km

Heidelberg

Peak

2.54 km

Turnerfelsen

Highlight • Natural Monument

Where the name comes from is probably obvious. 😀

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4.85 km

HWN 074 - Hamburger Wappen (Devil's Wall)

Highlight • Natural Monument

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

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11.1 km

Papensteine Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great rocks 🪨 great view very interesting for young and old

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12.0 km

Teufelsmauer und Bode nordöstlich Thale

Nature Reserve

13.1 km

West Tower (Devil's Wall)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful rock formation that is climbed by a staircase next to the tower!

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13.2 km

Königstein (Devil's Wall)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Be sure to visit! Bizarre sandstone formation formed 85 million years ago. From the car park, a comfortable sandy path with steps leads to a viewing platform from which you …

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13.2 km

Teufelsmauer (Weddersleben) rock formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

A beautiful view of the rock.

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15.0 km

Trail along the Bode River

Highlight • Trail

Very nice section of the path to Thale. Idyllically located and here with views of the Teufelsmauer and some accesses to the Bode.

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27.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

10.5 km

3.17 km

1.81 km

804 m

200 m

Surfaces

14.8 km

6.06 km

3.40 km

3.00 km

461 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Thursday 5 November

6°C

-1°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

June 9, 2023,Teufelsmauer: Neinstedt - Blankenburg

Today I had my own Teufelsmauerstieg:
a mixture of Teufelsmauerstieg, Teufelsmauer and Klosterweg.
Since I didn't want to walk twice as much as possible, it was about 3.5 km on the way there on the bicycle road, but with the landscape and deserted completely ok.
Unfortunately, Komoot stopped the recording twice today and at the same time deleted the rest …

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August 28, 2022,Teufelsmauerstieg Part 1

It is therefore planned to hike from Halberstadt to the Brocken in October, and the hiking muscles are now being reactivated, also as far as the condition is concerned. The new shoes from HOKA are perfect because they are also intended as trail running shoes. Perfect off-road grip and great cushioning! Since it was my first tour with the new …

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July 24, 2022,071 Neinstedt, Teufelsmauerstieg bis Blankenburg🔙HWN♟️188,74,76

Today we had a slightly longer hike 🥾 on our plan. 😤 After a successful sunrise 🌄 at the Teufelsmauer 👹🪨 we started quite early 🕕 from the hiking car park 🅿️ directly on the Bode 🏞 near Neinstedt (day ticket 5 €). We mostly walked along the Teufelsmauerstieg to Blankenburg. On the way there we collected the stamps ♟️ …

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August 20, 2023,Großvaterfelsen – Klippenweg zur Teufelsmauer Runde von Neinstedt nach Blankenstein

Today a nice varied round on the edge of the Harz Mountains

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September 24, 2023,Harz- Entlang der Teufelsmauer vom Königstein zum Hamburger Wappen

This morning, in anticipation of good weather, meeting point “Teufelsmauer hiking car park.”
Nancy, Kalle 🐶 and I on our next hike together 🥾 and immediately a dramatic lighting atmosphere on Königstein... we could hardly tear ourselves away.
We continued towards Warnstedter Mühle, which had been on my personal list for a long time. A great old building and very, …

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October 20, 2024,Entlang der Teufelsmauer durch das Harzer Vorland

Only at the beginning is there a nice stretch along the Devil's Wall. The majority of it is not really attractive.

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August 17, 2024,16.8.Auf dem Teufelsmauerstieg zum Hamburger Wappen, zurück über Thale und entlang der Bode

Today we set off from the Teufelsmauerstieg hiking car park up to the legendary Teufelsmauer 🏔👹🏔.
Incredibly impressive rock formations on a particularly beautiful path 😇!! At the beginning of the path you will find the Teufelsmauergarten 🌸🌿
The path took us further to Timmenrode, from there we went up again to the Hamburger Wappen (a really great rock formation …

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April 9, 2026,Nationalpark Harz Tag 2: Neinstedt - Teufelsmauer und Kammweg

Teufelsmauer and Kammweg: Between primal power and euphoria
There are days when the adventure begins with the very first breath. With a crisp 0 degrees and radiant, frosty sunshine, I started a tour today that demanded a lot from me not only physically with 26.1 kilometers and 470 meters of altitude, but also deeply impressed me emotionally.
The emotional highlight: …

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