Volkmarskeller (HWN 87) – Michaelstein Monastery loop from Blankenburg (Harz)
Volkmarskeller (HWN 87) – Michaelstein Monastery loop from Blankenburg (Harz)
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Volkmarskeller (HWN 87) – Michaelstein Monastery loop from Blankenburg (Harz)
03:00
39.4km
630m
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: August 6, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 18.0 km for 61 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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4.15 km
Mönchemühle Pond
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4.30 km
Mönchmühlenteich Waterfall
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12.0 km
Eisengarten Shelter
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15.9 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
30.3 km
Volkmarskeller (HWN 87)
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34.1 km
Ponds at Michaelstein Monastery Grounds (HWN 59)
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34.5 km
Michaelstein Monastery Gatehouse
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34.6 km
Michaelstein Monastery
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34.8 km
To the Monastery Fisherman
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35.8 km
Bastteich 1
Lake
39.4 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
24.9 km
5.78 km
5.25 km
2.80 km
723 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
21.3 km
7.85 km
4.75 km
3.16 km
2.28 km
129 m
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Wednesday 19 August
24°C
14°C
32 %
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Comments
On the path of the emperors and kings, sufficiently developed for stately carriages and comfortable to travel, I take a break at the fountain.
Then we continue past the Volkmarskeller🌲, the Eggeröder fountain back to Herrmannsweg. Up there at 500 meters in altitude and sunshine you can really take …
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Over the mountain ridge trail between Heimburg to Benzigerode to the Horstbergwarte. Great motifs (castle & Brocken)!!! We continued up to the castle & Agnesberg. As always, well filled with masses of tourists. Up to this point, the sun had balanced out the icy temperatures.
That changed when we continued on to Mühlental in the direction of …
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