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Rest Area with Panoramic View – View of Nordhausen loop from Nordhausen

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Rest Area with Panoramic View – View of Nordhausen loop from Nordhausen

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Rest Area with Panoramic View – View of Nordhausen loop from Nordhausen

02:51

10.5km

140m

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 22, 2026

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Naturpark Südharz

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2.74 km

Rest Area with Panoramic View

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A stroll through the fields invites you to linger.

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3.46 km

Water Buffalo Enclosure in Naturpark Südharz

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Up to six water buffalos are to cultivate the landscape close to nature. The area is fenced wide and old trails can no longer be used.

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5.24 km

View of Nordhausen from the Helmetalblick viewpoint

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Great vantage point and resting place on the karst hiking trail

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5.52 km

Glockensteine — Stone Crosses (HWN 198)

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Three atonement crosses (only one of which is still recognizable as a cross) stand by the wayside in front of a beautiful meadow and a great view. According to legend, …

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5.54 km

Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Station 198: Glockensteine

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New rest area, nice loop from Himmelgarten.

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5.55 km

Schwarzer Weg (Black Path) – Scenic trail from Himmelgarten to Glockensteine

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A beautiful meadow path through an avenue of small trees and shrubs. Such paths are rare. It runs continuously from Touringen stamp station 114 to HWN 198 Glockensteine.

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6.94 km

Luther's Rest – View of Nordhausen (Touringen Stamp Station No. 114)

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Here you can shoot great souvenir photos.
Great info board. And the view of Nordhausen 😎

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10.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.60 km

2.55 km

1.25 km

1.11 km

Surfaces

6.37 km

1.55 km

1.11 km

1.10 km

384 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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July 23, 2025,65/2025 🤵‍♂️Luther meets Karst🪨

A little bit of Luther, a little bit of Karst, plus orchard paths, a noisy band of water buffalo, fantastic views above Nordhausen, a pinch of high-altitude winter hiking with a new shelter at the Glockensteine, and the start of your vacation in Thuringia is complete.

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July 23, 2025,Touringen: 114 Lutherbank Leimbach

Kicking off our hiking holiday in Thuringia, a single stamping station near Nordhausen awaited us. We set off from Himmelgarten. Initially, we passed fields with plenty of fruit along the path, then continued past a noisy herd of water buffalo, along the Helmeblick to HWN 198 Steigerthal. We've already reached that, though; we took a longer break at the new …

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July 14, 2023,Nordhausen Nord-Ost-Tour 🚃

On the north-eastern outskirts of Nordhausen through the slopes of the Harz foothills. You can take the most remote stamping station of the HWN with you. Nice round for a mild summer day. Arrival and departure with the cute and comfortable tram.

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February 22, 2026,Mega-Challenge Tag 30: letzter Sonntag der Challenge

The Mega Challenge 2026 is now entering its final stretch; just one or two more rounds next week and then it's all over! 👍💪😃

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone! 😃

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January 25, 2026,Mega-Challenge Tag 16: Stempelkastenkontrollrunde 😅

A short, chilly Sunday morning run. I checked the stamp boxes and discovered that the Touringen stamp is still broken. I think it's been broken for over a month now.

So all I can do is enter the six-digit number in the appropriate field 🤷‍♂️

Plus, 11 km more on the clock. It's getting there 😅

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December 13, 2025,Glockensteine

Another muddy hike through the southern Harz Mountains with Lotte, and I have to say that there seem to be quite a few people in Nordhausen who don't seem to care much about leash laws 🤬. It was a bit nerve-wracking a few times today 🥵.

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February 15, 2026,Mega-Challenge Tag 27: Die übliche Sonntagsrunde 😅

With beautiful, clear, and cold air on frozen paths, it was a lovely Sunday morning hike with wonderful views. In the distance, besides the Kyffhäuser and Poppenberg mountains, the Ravensberg could occasionally be glimpsed through the trees.

I wish you all a wonderful Sunday!

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Rest Area with Panoramic View – View of Nordhausen loop from Nordhausen

Rest Area with Panoramic View

Water Buffalo Enclosure in Naturpark Südharz

View of Nordhausen from the Helmetalblick viewpoint

Glockensteine — Stone Crosses (HWN 198)

Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Station 198: Glockensteine

View of Nordhausen

Schwarzer Weg (Black Path) – Scenic trail from Himmelgarten to Glockensteine

Luther's Rest – View of Nordhausen (Touringen Stamp Station No. 114)

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