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Selke Valley Trail – Falkenstein Castle loop from Ballenstedt

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Selke Valley Trail – Falkenstein Castle loop from Ballenstedt

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Selke Valley Trail – Falkenstein Castle loop from Ballenstedt

02:50

37.3km

650m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 23.1 km for 552 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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461 m

Lake in Ballenstedt Castle Park

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Nice castle with park

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2.27 km

Little Sieberstein Pond

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Idyllic and quiet pond

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5.08 km

Großer Siebersteinteich

Lake

6.79 km

Burgesroth-Bruchholz

Nature Reserve

14.6 km

Anhalt Castle Ruins (Harzer Wandernadel stamp 197)

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HWN stamping station, be sure to see the remains of the castle.

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20.2 km

Selketal

Nature Reserve

20.5 km

Selke Valley Trail

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Super nice way

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23.7 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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29.3 km

Forest Path Along the Selke River

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A beautiful landscape in the Selketal with many cycling and hiking trails. Among other things, you can also find the Harzer Red Mountain Cattle here, a very old breed of cattle.

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30.0 km

Asseburg Family Mausoleum (HWN 207)

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This old, listed mausoleum, which served as a burial place for the Counts of Asseburg-Falkenstein, is located on the outskirts of Meisdorf, right on the hiking trail. A number of …

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34.1 km

Bismarck Tower (HWN 199)

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The Bismarck tower is located south of the Ballenstedter Ortsteil Opperode on the Stahlsberg (270 m above sea level).

The mayor of Ballenstedt, on October 18, 1913, encouraged the construction …

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37.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.5 km

4.44 km

4.14 km

3.53 km

3.49 km

242 m

Surfaces

20.3 km

9.26 km

4.48 km

1.91 km

1.23 km

207 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

26°C

14°C

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Comments

October 5, 2024,MTB im Ostharz: Ballenstedt, Selketal, Burg Falkenstein, Opperode 🐌🦌🦉🌲🌳🚵

Today we went for a muddy MTB intermezzo in the East Harz, a tried and tested route with start and finish at Ballenstedt Castle, then continued over the large quarry on fast and muddy paths down into the Selke Valley. A quick climb to the Anhalt castle ruins and a brisk descent again. Then continued in the Selke Valley to …

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September 5, 2021,Abendrunde Selketal, Armer Heinrich

A little round after four weeks. Bad weather recently, bike to be repaired, no desire to do a lot.

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Selke Valley Trail – Falkenstein Castle loop from Ballenstedt

Lake in Ballenstedt Castle Park

Little Sieberstein Pond

Anhalt Castle Ruins (Harzer Wandernadel stamp 197)

Selke Valley Trail

Falkenstein Castle

Forest Path Along the Selke River

Asseburg Family Mausoleum (HWN 207)

Bismarck Tower (HWN 199)

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