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Neustadt/Harz

Ebersburg Castle Ruins (HWN 100) – Old Town Gate of Neustadt loop from Neustadt / Harz

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Landkreis Nordhausen

Neustadt/Harz

Ebersburg Castle Ruins (HWN 100) – Old Town Gate of Neustadt loop from Neustadt / Harz

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Ebersburg Castle Ruins (HWN 100) – Old Town Gate of Neustadt loop from Neustadt / Harz

03:55

13.4km

320m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 14, 2026

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Naturpark Südharz

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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41 m

Hiking car park Neustadt (Harz) – Südharz Nature Park

Highlight • Parking

nice free parking lot with many signposts and information boards, it is not far to the HWN99 from here and you have many opportunities to start great hikes from here

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1.32 km

Felsentor Porphyry Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Striking rock formations made of porphyrite. The rocks narrow a wide valley like a gate to a narrow passage. Impressive to look at!

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4.77 km

HWN Checkpoint 100

Highlight • Rest Area

Magnificent view over the southern Harz

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4.78 km

Ebersburg Castle Ruins (HWN 100)

Highlight • Castle

It is only a few 100 meters from the "Gasthaus Sägemühle" car park.

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9.54 km

Neustadt Dam (Harzer Wandernadel 218)

Highlight • Monument

Dam walls can look like this too, back then chic was still in.
The path to the Dreiherrenstein is fantastic

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10.4 km

Old Post Road – Historic Postal Route Between Braunschweig and Nordhausen

Highlight • Trail

A hundred years ago stagecoaches drove past here, today we hike through beautiful nature. There is also a rest area here

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13.2 km

Church of St. George in Neustadt/Harz

Highlight • Religious Site

St. Georg is an Evangelical Lutheran, listed parish church in Neustadt.
After a fire, reconstruction began in 1679. The building was completed in 1705.
The baroque hall church was built from rubble stones.

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13.3 km

Old Town Gate of Neustadt

Highlight • Monument

The gate was built in 1450 and was the main gate of the market town of Neustadt.

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13.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.25 km

3.00 km

1.61 km

361 m

216 m

Surfaces

6.77 km

4.58 km

928 m

805 m

351 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 6 July

23°C

16°C

17 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

October 22, 2024,Von Herrmannsacker nach Neustadt/Harz mit HWN 100/218/98/99 200.Stempel 🎉

On day 2 I went from Hermannsacker to Neustadt/Harz 💪In the best autumn weather☀️🍁 I collected 4 new stamps and have exactly 200 stamps today 🥳

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January 28, 2024,Burg Hohnstein - Ebersburg "Asynchron"

It was a wonderful weekend with @Dori 💚. Fitness and knees weakened on the last stage, evenly distributed.
If you like it and aren't there yet, send a follower request to Dori - the pictures are in the right place and the stages are neatly described

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September 9, 2021,HWN 098 100 218: Ruine Hohnstein, Ebersburg, Neustädter Talsperre

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Swimming quality: 👎🏻
Kneipp quality: 👍🏻👍🏻
Today we went to the southern Harz as an introductory hiking holiday tour. Mum wanted to see the historically (valuable 🤣) dam for a long time and of course we caught the stamp around it 😃
The start was in Neustadt at the barbecue area (I'm not sure if this is a parking …

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January 29, 2023,Wanderung: Neustadt-Burgruine Hohenstein HWN 98/2-Neustädter Talsperre HWN 218/2-Ebersburg HWN 100/2-Holzdampflok HWN 99/2

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Today we closed a red gap and went on an expedition into the animal kingdom 😅.

Since we didn't want to drive to this corner again, we made an exception and moved the car twice.
The first goal was the Heimkehle. On the way I had to do emergency braking because a deer crossed our path... it was a …

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December 31, 2023,HWN 098, 099, 100, 218

December 31, 2023 - New Year's Eve

What could be better than going on a little tour on the last day of the year? Absolutely nothing.

This time it was very relaxed. The stamps 098, 099 (Goethe in the Harz), 100 and 218 were bagged.

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October 6, 2024,🌲 Burgruinen im Südharz (HWN 98, 99, 100, 218)

Today we went out again to do a little tour in the Harz. In beautiful weather we set off to the southern Harz to explore some castle ruins 🏰 Some of the paths were very adventurous, but also very idyllic! ☺️

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May 17, 2026,Harz: Von Neustadt -> Burgruine Hohnstein HWN 98, Neustädter Talsperre HWN 218, Burgruine Ebersburg HWN 100, Holzdampflok HWN 99

Since rain is forecast again for tomorrow, we spontaneously swapped our day's plans and used the beautiful day for a larger stamp tour. The starting point was the hiking parking lot in Neustadt, and we really liked the small town.

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September 21, 2022,Wanderung "Neustädter Talsperre >> Ebersberg >> Neustadt Harz"

HWN218 Neustadt Dam
HWN100 Ebersburg castle ruins
HWN99 Harzer Holz - steam locomotive

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Ebersburg Castle Ruins (HWN 100) – Old Town Gate of Neustadt loop from Neustadt / Harz

Hiking car park Neustadt (Harz) – Südharz Nature Park

Felsentor Porphyry Rock Formation

HWN Checkpoint 100

Ebersburg Castle Ruins (HWN 100)

Neustadt Dam (Harzer Wandernadel 218)

Old Post Road – Historic Postal Route Between Braunschweig and Nordhausen

Church of St. George in Neustadt/Harz

Old Town Gate of Neustadt

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