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Bismarck Tower (HWN 199) – Selkes View (HWN 204) loop from Meisdorf

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Harz Mountains
Falkenstein/Harz

Bismarck Tower (HWN 199) – Selkes View (HWN 204) loop from Meisdorf

Hard

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Bismarck Tower (HWN 199) – Selkes View (HWN 204) loop from Meisdorf

07:13

26.3km

400m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Burgesroth-Bruchholz

Selketal

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4.27 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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4.77 km

Auf der Trift

Forest

7.75 km

Schloss Ballenstedt

Castle

4

11.8 km

Harz Greywacke (HWN 61)

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The play of colors of the Grauwacke is a feast for the eyes

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5

13.4 km

View of the Großer Siebersteinteich

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Especially now in autumn great for beautiful pictures

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14.9 km

Burgesroth-Bruchholz

Nature Reserve

7

16.0 km

Schirm Ballenstedt – Harzer Wandernadel Stamp 182

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Historical crossroads and therefore rightly a stamp of the Hwn

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22.0 km

Selkes View (HWN 204)

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A wonderful path that is then rewarded with a wonderful view of the Selketal.

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9

24.6 km

Selke Riverside Trail

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A really impressive hiking trail! If you start from Gasthof Zum Falken, the path starts just behind the bridge and everything is signposted. The path is a nature trail with …

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10

24.6 km

Selke Trail

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Very beautiful section on the Selke

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11

25.9 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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26.3 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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17.3 km

4.05 km

3.86 km

739 m

374 m

Surfaces

14.9 km

7.42 km

3.40 km

505 m

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