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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
October 4, 2026 at 09:17
🦋 Eine schöne Runde durch Friedrichsruh und Aumühle
Schmetterlings-Garten, Bille & Bismarck-Spuren
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
October 2, 2026 at 11:01
Spontanstadtbummel: Isemarkt, Eis & 6 km durch Hamburg 🚶♂️🚶♀️🍦
Einfach los, ohne Plan, ohne Fotoapparat und ohne Powerbank 🙈🤣.
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October 2, 2026
Some things just develop on their own: Over breakfast, Klaus gets the idea to spontaneously go to the Isemarkt ☕💡. Quickly grabbed wallet and phone, downloaded the HVV day ticket 📲🎫 – and off we go to the Hanseatic city 🌆🚇.
The Isemarkt is colorful and interesting – ideal for a relaxed morning
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
September 29, 2026 at 13:07
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 🌿 Barocke Schlossgärten in Blankenburg
🌹🌿 Mini-Schlenderei durch die Barocken Schlossgärten in Blankenburg
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September 29, 2026
Here is the announced walk through the Baroque castle gardens in Blankenburg 🌸. Before we start, we need to quickly pop into the tourist information. They have all the stamps there ♟️ and we were missing exactly one. On an earlier tour, we unfortunately only found a broken stamp, noted the number in
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
September 29, 2026 at 09:08
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 Teufelsmauer 😈🧱
Heute heißt es Abschied nehmen vom wunderbaren Harz 😞, doch bevor die Autobahn ruft 🛣, nutzen wir die letzte Gelegenheit für zwei kleine Abenteuer bei Blankenburg.
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September 29, 2026
Today we say goodbye 😞 to the wonderful Harz region. But before we head onto the motorway 🛣, we still want to visit the tourist information office in Blankenburg 🏘. And since we're here anyway, the Teufelsmauer 😈 🧱 is perfect for a short but impressive visit 🤩 📸. The Teufelsmauer is a wall-like
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
September 28, 2026 at 08:32
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 Brocken ⬆️⛰️🥾 – ⬇️⛰️🚂
Da haben wir uns was "eingebrockt" 🥵: … aber alles für den guten Zweck! 💸❤️
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September 28, 2026
Actually, we wanted to steam comfortably up to the summit with the Brockenbahn 🚂💨 – but a ticket costs a small fortune 💰😅. So we spontaneously decide to change our plan: up on foot 🥾⛰️, down with the train 🚂⛰️. That way, half of the "fortune" is still left. And that can be used wonderfully and
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
September 27, 2026 at 08:37
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 Vom Stemberghaus über Rotestein & Schöneburg nach Altenbrak – Harzer Wandernadel HWN 60, 54, 63 🌲🏞️
Eine abwechslungsreiche Harz-Wanderung mit drei Stempelstellen der Harzer Wandernadel, tollen Aussichten auf die Rappbodetalsperre und das Bodetal, plus einem kleinen Industriehistorie-Stopp an der ehemaligen Holzstoff-Fabrik in Altenbrak. 🥾🗺️
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September 27, 2026
We park at the hiking parking lot at the Harzköhlerei Stemberghaus (HWN 60) on the B 81 between Blankenburg and Hasselfelde 🅿️🌲. The charcoal kiln is one of the few remaining traditional charcoal production sites in the Harz mountains. As you get closer, you can often already smell the spicy smoke
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
September 26, 2026 at 14:11
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 HWN 82 Regenstein-Mühle
Kurze Zusatztour: Ein faszinierender Abstecher zur historischen Regensteinmühle ⚙️💧.
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September 26, 2026
As announced, here is our second tour 🥾 💧⚙️:
After the first hike to Volkmarskeller, the idea spontaneously arose to get a stamp ♟️ at the sandstone caves of Blankenburg 🪨. Currently, filming for Woodwalkers is taking place on weekdays. The main filming location for the fantasy film Woodwalkers is
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
September 26, 2026 at 09:58
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 Vom Klostergrund zum Volkmarskeller (HWN 87) 🌲🥾
Plan A (Ilsenburg) war zu voll 🧍♂️🧍♀️, also Plan B: schattiger Anstieg zum Volkmarskeller 🕳️⛰️, kurze Höhlen-Passage 🚶♂️➡️🌤️ und Einkehr mit Kartoffelsalat & Würstchen 🥔🌭. Weil der Nachmittag noch jung ist ☀️, gibt’s direkt Tour 2 drauf ➡️🗺️.
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September 26, 2026
Actually, a tour through Ilsenburg with Ilsestein, Ilsequelle, and Ilsefällen was planned for today – beautiful, no question 🏞️. We didn't consider that it gets very crowded on weekends. We don't like the crowd marching off from the parking lot at all. We quickly changed our plans and decided on a quiet
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
September 24, 2026 at 09:41
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 Wernigerode bei Schmuddelwetter: Stempeljagd, kleinste Häuser & große Eindrücke 🌧🏘️📸
Bei nicht ganz perfektem Wetter haben wir uns für einen Stadtbummel in Wernigerode entschieden und wurden mit tollen Aussichten, liebenswerten Begegnungen und einer ganzen Ladung Harz-Atmosphäre belohnt. ☁️🚂 💚
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September 24, 2026
We park in a central car park near the city centre 🚗💶. Yes, it costs us a small fortune, but it means we can start the hike comfortably right from the start and don't have to accept long approach paths. For a day with changeable weather, this is a real gain in comfort 😅👍.
First, we want to visit two
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
September 23, 2026 at 09:16
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 🥾 Josephskreuz & Kiliansteiche (HWN 215 + 211)
Trotz gesperrtem Weg fanden wir zum Josephskreuz, wo Klaus von oben einen tollen Ausblick hatte. Weiter ging es zum Frankenteich und den Kiliansteichen (HWN 211). Der Rückweg war unspektakulär, aber angenehm. Schöne Runde mit Highlights! 🥾🌲💧
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September 23, 2026
We found the start of this tour a bit confusing: the usual path past the Hotel Schindelbruch is closed due to construction work, and a previously used alternative no longer exists 🤷🏼♀️. However, new paths have emerged 😅. After some searching, we were on the right track towards Josephskreuz. We were
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
September 22, 2026 at 08:57
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 Nachhol-Tour: Ahrensklint, Trudenstein & Hohnehof ♟️📪
Susis WhatsApp entlarvt uns: Stempel 13 am Ahrensklint übersehen 🙈. Ab in den Bus 🚌, rauf auf den Fels 🪨, Stempel sitzt ✅. Weiter zum Trudenstein 🥾, Stempel 17 geholt. Weil wir so flott sind, noch Hohnehof mitgenommen 🏡 und zack, Bonus-Stempel 174 🎁. Drei Stempel, eine Tour, viel Freude…
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September 22, 2026
The first WhatsApp message this morning came from Susi 📱💬: "On our cliff hike, a third stamp would even have been possible – Ahrensklint, HWN 13." Oh, we actually missed a stamp location 🙈😅. So: quickly catch up ✅👣!
Since the buses are included in the spa card 🚌 🎫, we'll first take the bus towards
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
September 21, 2026 at 09:47
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 Bad Suderode - Preußenturm – Försterblick – Anhaltinischer Saalstein 🤴👸
Heute wandern wir Susis Tour: 3 Stempelstellen, 3 mega Aussichten (Preußenturm, Försterblick, Anhaltinischer Saalstein) und ein gemütlicher Ausklang in Bad Suderode. 🥾🌲👑
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September 21, 2026
Today we take Susi's planned tour as a hiking template 🗺. First of all, a big thank you 😘 to Susi for elaborating this varied hike, packed with beautiful highlights 🤩 and no less than three stamp points ♟️📪. Our little booklets are filling up 📖✨.
Before we start, we'll make a quick stop at the Tourist
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Kirsten 🌺 and others went for a hike
September 20, 2026 at 09:19
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 Ruine Königsburg und Talsperre Königshütte 🥾☔️
Trotz wechselhaftem Wetter ging es zur Ruine Königsburg und zur Talsperre Königshütte 🥾☔️. Wasserfall, Stempelstellen und Staumauer inklusive – nur die geplante Bankrast fiel ins Wasser. 💦🌧️. Zum Glück wartete im Café leckerer Kuchen ☕🍰. Danke, liebe Susi, für dieses schöne, stempelreiche und lustige Wochenende! ❤️
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September 20, 2026
At breakfast, we discuss our plan for the day ☕🥐. The weather today is very mixed 🌧, but the desire for a hike is unbroken 🥾. Well prepared, we have several alternatives to choose from, and the decision quickly falls on Königsburg Castle and the Trogfurther Brücke dam 🏰🌊.
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
September 19, 2026 at 08:59
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 Von Schierke zur Leistenklippe 🥾🌲
Von Schierke zur Leistenklippe 🥾🌲 – mit Heidelbeeren, Bohlenweg und Stempelabenteuer. Sanne flott voraus, wir gemütlich hinterher 🐢😄. Zum Schluss gab’s leckeres Essen – Kalorienbilanz gerettet 🍽️😋.
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September 19, 2026
Today, dear Susi accompanies us on our circular hike from Schierke to the Leistenklippe 🥾. Highly motivated, we start our tour around noon. After the rain has stopped at 11 am 🌦️, we set off.
Already at Schierke station, we discover the Brockenbahn 🚂, which is just departing towards the Brocken. We
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Kirsten 🌺 and Globetrotter went for a hike
September 18, 2026 at 09:54
HARZ 🧙♀️🧹 Stempeljagd rund um Friedrichsbrunn 🏞️
Mehr Kilometer als gedacht, aber die Stempel sind sicher ✅🎉
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September 18, 2026
Near Friedrichsbrunn, the density of the Harzer Wandernadel stamps is particularly high – perfect for anyone who wants to hike to several stamp points on one tour🏅🌲 😊.
Originally, only a short loop to the Bremer Teich (HWN 196) was planned 💧, but the many signposts along the way promise additional
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October 4, 2026
Our tour starts at the Butterfly Garden in Friedrichsruh – and we really took our time looking around there 🔝🦋! Germany's first butterfly garden, founded in 1985, impresses with a tropical glasshouse where over 40 species of butterflies from Asia, Africa, and America flutter among lush plants. We were
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