Best trails near ZisterzienserMuseum Kloster Walkenried

Popular circular hike in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. You can hardly get more variety than on this Harz hike; it takes you past historic buildings such as the ruins of Sachsenstein Castle, through unspoilt natural landscapes around the Itelteich pond and through the beautiful little town of Walkenried. Highlights of the hike: - Itelteich nature reserve - Sachsenstein Castle - Walkenried Monastery - St Andrew's Pond

This route follows stage 6 of the Harzer Grenzweg, a long-distance trail from Hornburg to Tettenborn, beginning in Hohegeiß and ending in Tettenborn. The final segment leads along a forested ridge line through the Green Belt, passing the historic Drei-Länder-Stein monument from 1749 and the remnants of the Wendeleiche viewpoint. Hikers encounter distant views of the Brocken summit before descending through open fields, rural villages, the Sachsensteinhütte, historic gypsum kilns, and the...

Sixth stage of the varied Harzer BaudenSteig long-distance hiking trail in the Harz Mountains in Lower Saxony. This final stage of the popular Harzer BaudenSteig long-distance hiking trail leads from Wieda to Walkenried. The route leads along beautiful forest and field paths through former GDR border territory. Along the way, you will come across numerous cultural and historical sights. For example, the mining of red ironstone and ironworks were the determining economic factors in the region...