Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: January 14, 2026

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Gegensteine-Schierberg

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Start point

Bus stop

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830 m

Castle Pond in Ballenstedt Castle Park

Highlight • Lake

Very beautiful pond in the middle of the castle park.

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1.31 km

Ballenstedt Castle and Castle Park

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Beautiful and well-kept castle park that invites you to take a walk and offers a number of other highlights around it. There is also the Ballenstedt Castle there, as well as the Rosenburg and the Gegensteine nearby.

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1.46 km

Ballenstedt Castle Park

Highlight • Historical Site

The entrance to the park.

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2.16 km

Avenue Fürstenweg

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The Fürstenweg leads from Gernrode past the Roseburg directly to Ballenstedt Castle.

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4.16 km

Fountain with a Bronze Statue of a Woman Holding a Lyre, Roseburg Gardens

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The Roseburg is rather an unknown beauty and is still sleeping beauty.
The enchanting grounds with their statues and water features are particularly impressive, playful and romantic. Just a dream.

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4.37 km

Roseburg (HWN)

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The Roseburg is not a castle or ruin in the traditional sense. Rather, it is a castle-like park squeezed into a corset of castle walls. Fantastic sculptures, pools and fountains …

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4.87 km

Napoleon Oaks (1813)

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Duke Alexius Friedrich Christian of Anhalt had a triumphal arch made of oak wood built here and the oak trees planted to mark a jubilee celebration. For many decades, this …

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5.16 km

View of Ballenstedt Castle

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Gegensteine-Schierberg is a nature reserve in the town of Ballenstedt in the Harz district of Saxony-Anhalt.
The nature reserve with the sign NSG 0157 is around 102 hectares in size. …

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6.89 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.06 km

1.42 km

352 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.66 km

1.14 km

1.08 km

1.07 km

535 m

371 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 4 March

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Castle Pond in Ballenstedt Castle Park

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Ballenstedt Castle Park

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Fountain with a Bronze Statue of a Woman Holding a Lyre, Roseburg Gardens

Roseburg (HWN)

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