Pfaffenköpfe Natural Monument – Höhnsdorf Sinkhole loop from Nordhausen

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Pfaffenköpfe Natural Monument – Höhnsdorf Sinkhole loop from Nordhausen

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Pfaffenköpfe Natural Monument – Höhnsdorf Sinkhole loop from Nordhausen

01:22

12.3km

160m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

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3.66 km

Marienknechts Monastery Himmelgarten

Highlight • Historical Site

"The founding of the Servite or Marienknechtskloster falls in the year 1295.
Friends of humanistic studies from Nordhausen have gathered around the learned prior Johannes Huter in the Marienknechtskloster Himmelgarten …

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3.67 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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3.76 km

View of the Helme Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

5.07 km

Glockensteine — Stone Crosses (HWN 198)

Highlight • Monument

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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5.34 km

Helmetalblick

Viewpoint

6.00 km

Pfaffenköpfe Natural Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Pfaffenkopf are on the karst hiking trail and are a nature reserve.
Nan can integrate them wonderfully into hikes around Steigerthal.

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7.27 km

Höhnsdorf Sinkhole

Highlight • Natural Monument

A shaft about 5 m deep with no visible continuation.

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12.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.49 km

2.46 km

1.52 km

833 m

Surfaces

7.84 km

2.05 km

1.66 km

651 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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Sunday 11 October

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Pfaffenköpfe Natural Monument – Höhnsdorf Sinkhole loop from Nordhausen

Marienknechts Monastery Himmelgarten

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

View of the Helme Valley

Glockensteine — Stone Crosses (HWN 198)

Pfaffenköpfe Natural Monument

Höhnsdorf Sinkhole

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