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Falkenstein Castle – Selke Valley Trail loop from Pansfelde

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Falkenstein/Harz

Falkenstein Castle – Selke Valley Trail loop from Pansfelde

Moderate

4.7

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660

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Falkenstein Castle – Selke Valley Trail loop from Pansfelde

03:47

13.3km

300m

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: July 1, 2026

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3.35 km

Trail to Falkenstein Castle

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Wildly romantic paths do not always have to be overgrown - this is how you imagine a medieval entrance to a castle.

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3.82 km

Falkenstein Castle

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Falkenstein Castle stands out as a jewel above the Selketal in the eastern Harz Mountains. You can see it from afar when you arrive. From the other side of the …

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3.82 km

Eselstieg Trail to Falkenstein Castle

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Fast and steep descent

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5.57 km

Thalmühlen Bridge

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Beautiful view of the shore.

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7.06 km

Selke Valley Trail

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Super nice way

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7.32 km

Selketal

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7.74 km

View of Falkenstein Castle

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From here there is a really good view of the beautiful Falkenstein Castle.

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7.74 km

Chestnut Avenue in the Selke Valley

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Here you walk through an avenue of old chestnut trees through the Selketal. The path is lined with cow pastures and meadows and here and there you can catch a glimpse of the impressive Falkenstein Castle.

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8.58 km

Mettenberg Shelter (HWN 203)

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Great rest area with a stamp point on the Selke.

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13.3 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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9.54 km

1.84 km

1.83 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.86 km

2.73 km

561 m

511 m

466 m

155 m

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Highest point (370 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

20°C

11°C

23 %

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Comments

October 15, 2023,❤️Selketal❤️
Finally fresh forest air again. After three weeks of sitting at home and complaining, it wasn't a mistake to take a walk through the Selketal today. It was nice. 🙂👍

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July 14, 2024,Burg Falkenstein – Im unteren Selketal Runde von Pansfelde
The tour wasn't anything special. We deviated from the original tour and walked for what felt like 2 hours and 5km uphill. It was pretty exhausting.

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September 1, 2024,Wanderung nach Mettenberg (HWN 203) und zur Burg Falkenstein (200)
After the long hike through the Czech Republic, we're heading back to the Harz Mountains. Here's a nice loop to connect the Mettenberg with Falkenstein Castle.
There's a special stamp from the Vorharzer Dreiländereckpfad (Harz three-country corner path). At this point you can get coffee and delicious soft ice cream.
Today I visited Falkenstein Castle for the first time (!). …

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March 1, 2025,Gartenhaus - Hirschsteinweg - Selketal - Falkenstein - Gartenhaus
Hike from the garden house via Friederikenstraße (wide forest road, not attractive), Hirschsteinweg (beautiful valley in the lower part) down to the Selketal (very beautiful), further steeply up via Eselstieg (beech forest, beautiful views) to Falkenstein Castle and back to the garden house.

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October 15, 2023,Wanderung Auf ins Selketal
Today we finally hiked again and went to the Selketal. The first destination was Mettenberg HWN 203 and we continued to Falkenstein Castle HWN 200. Nice round. 😊

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June 23, 2024,Von Meisdorf zur HWN203 und HWN200
Murphy has temporarily banned extreme hiking and I'm also in poor health 😵‍💫
But 2 days of resting on the couch is just torture for us 🙈
So today we went to the beautiful Selketal in a relaxed manner and without many meters of elevation 😊
We actually wanted to take the HWN204...but the path that was marked on komoot …

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May 11, 2025,Harz - Burg Falkenstein - Mettenberg - Selketal
What a wonderful Mother's Day 💐 First, I received a wonderful bouquet of flowers from my son, plus perfect hiking weather, just as ordered, and this time a truly unique hike, and not just because of the "nice" accessories...
We set off at 6:30 a.m. 🚙 toward the Selke Valley... heavenly peace for a Sunday morning at this time 😅. …

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May 14, 2023,Harz Falkenstein HWN 200 und HWN 203 Schutzhütte Mettenberg🥾🌲
Visited the highlight in the Selketal today, Falkenstein Castle. The way there is a little longer to take the stamp 203 refuge Mettenberg with you. From this refuge to the castle is a fantastic path.
For the castle we needed a good 2 hours with the presentation of falconry.

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