Michaelstein Monastery – Fish Ponds loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

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Michaelstein Monastery – Fish Ponds loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

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Michaelstein Monastery – Fish Ponds loop from Blankenburg (Harz)

05:23

19.3km

360m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.42 km

Blankenburg Town Hall

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The town hall of Blankenburg was built in the 16th century and is one of the architectural highlights of the old town of Blankenburg - not for nothing it is …

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4.16 km

Otto Ebert Bridge (HWN 79)

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Very nice view of the Raabe Warte and sometimes even further.

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10.6 km

Volkmarskeller - HWN 87 stamp station

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A nice stamp place directly under the Volkmarskeller.

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11.1 km

"Memorial stone for the miners who died in the Volkmar mine"

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In memory of the miners who died in an explosion in the Volkmar mine.
good luck😔

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14.4 km

Michaelstein Monastery Gatehouse

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A baroque gate tower with a keystone from 1723.

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14.4 km

Gate tower at Michaelstein Monastery

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14.5 km

Michaelstein Monastery

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Very nice monastery and a unique music machine. 😉

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14.8 km

Fish Ponds

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19.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

3.93 km

446 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.3 km

2.28 km

1.39 km

310 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 4 October

22°C

6°C

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

October 1, 2024,Feuersalamander-Tour vom Klostergrund zum Ziegenkopf

Today we set off in the best weather past the Michaelstein Monastery to our first stop, the Alt Michaelstein Monastery Ruins, also known as the Volkmarskeller. Today this is a cave inhabited solely by nature. At the time, however, there was a so-called lower church in it.

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July 11, 2023,Herzogtour - Kloster Michaelstein, Volkmarskeller & Otto - Ebert - Brücke 🌲🌳🦗🌸

The tour led to the panoramic hiking trail to the Michaelstein monastery.
Cooled down there behind the monastery walls, we went through the shady monastery grounds and past the former cave church "Volkmarskeller".
A few meters of altitude had to be overcome.
Continuing on the Herzogsweg in the Stiftungswald, the path led back to Blankenburg over the Otto-Ebert bridge.
Hardly …

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September 12, 2021,Wanderung: Ziegenkopf-Otto Ebert Brück HWN 79-Volksmarskeller HWN 87-(Klostergrund Michaelstein HWN 59)-Hubertusquelle

Started from the goat farm near Blankenburg. First we went to the Otto-Ebert-Brücke, which I didn't find so impressive 🤷‍♀️. Then always along the Herzogsweg to the Volkmarskeller. The marveled 😉 went to the monastery grounds, with a visit to the monastery spring and past the fish ponds to the Hubertus spring. Now we went back to the goat farm …

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June 8, 2025,HWN Tour 7 🥾🥾 Klostergrund Michaelstein (HWN 59) - Volkmarskeller (HWN 87) - Otto-Ebert-Brücke (HWN 79)

HWN Tour 7 🥾🥾 Klostergrund Michaelstein (HWN 59) - Volkmarskeller (HWN 87) - Otto-Ebert-Brücke (HWN 79)

Today's tour covered quite a few kilometers. For the most part, we followed Route 1 of the Blankenburg hiking routes, the Herzogstour. This route leads almost exclusively through the Blankenburg Natural Heritage Forest. Our first stop, after about 5 kilometers, was the Klostergrund Michaelstein …

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September 27, 2024,Durch den Naturerbewald Blankenburg zum Volkmarskeller und Klostergrund Michaelstein

In extremely changeable weather, initially ☀️ then 🌥 and finally 🌨 or in the late afternoon again ☀️ and gusty to stormy wind 🌬 at moderate temperatures 🌡, today we went hunting again 😉🙃 for stamps for the hiking pass #HWN. In the end it was crowned with success. At the end of the tour through the Blankenburg forest I …

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February 5, 2023,Wanderung: Blankenburg-Klostergrund Michaelstein HWN 59/2-Volkmarskeller HWN 87/2-Otto Eber Brücke HWN 79/2

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Today it was just a stone's throw from home 😁, because our starting point was the parking lot of Michaelstein Monastery.
Along the fish ponds we went in the direction of Volkmarskeller. From the wide forest path, I showed Nico the monastery spring. After a steady climb, we have reached the goal and explored the cave 😄. Our tour …

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August 15, 2024,Kloster Michaelstein (HWN 059), Otto-Ebert-Brücke (HWN 079), Volkmarskeller (HWN 087) 🔄

Start / finish: P Michaelstein Monastery

Route:
Michaelstein Monastery (♟️Harz Monastery Hiking Trail) - Michaelstein Monastery Grounds (HWN 059) - Panorama Trail - Ziegenkopf - Albert Schneider Memorial Stone - Otto Ebert Bridge (HWN 079) - Herzogsweg - Alter Stollen - Volkmarskeller (HWN 087) - Miner Memorial Plaque - Michaelstein Monastery Spring

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