Falkenstein Castle – Selke Riverside Trail loop from Ballenstedt

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Falkenstein Castle – Selke Riverside Trail loop from Ballenstedt

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Falkenstein Castle – Selke Riverside Trail loop from Ballenstedt

05:59

21.2km

440m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Selketal

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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621 m

Auf der Trift

Forest

6.11 km

Selke Stream in the Bubental Nature Reserve

Highlight • River

The Selke with the Selketalstieg is a pure highlight.

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6.22 km

Mettenberg Shelter (HWN 203)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great rest area with a stamp point on the Selke.

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6.24 km

Chestnut Avenue in the Selke Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Here you walk through an avenue of old chestnut trees through the Selketal. The path is lined with cow pastures and meadows and here and there you can catch a glimpse of the impressive Falkenstein Castle.

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7.48 km

Selketal

Nature Reserve

10.3 km

Falkenstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

Falkenstein Castle stands out as a jewel above the Selketal in the eastern Harz Mountains. You can see it from afar when you arrive. From the other side of the …

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11.7 km

View of Falkenstein Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wonderful view from Selketal to Falkenstein Castle

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12.0 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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12.0 km

Selke Trail

Highlight • Trail

Very beautiful section on the Selke

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15.8 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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21.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

5.23 km

2.71 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.29 km

7.72 km

2.40 km

1.71 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

8°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

August 10, 2024,Im Selketal zur Burg Falkenstein und zur Selkesicht HWN 207 - 200 - 203 - 204

Attention! There are many fallen trees in places. Climbing required.

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October 23, 2022,Harz: Selketal, Burg Falkenstein und zurück zur Gänsetrappe

... and we also saw and heard cranes

Stamp points of the day:
mausoleum
Falkenstein Castle + special cancellation
Shelter on the Mettenberg
Selkesicht at the Ackeburg
Old coal pit
Bismarck Tower near Opperode

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November 6, 2022,Im Selketal zur Burg Falkenstein und zur Selkesicht HWN 207 - 200 - 203 - 204

We continue with our challenge for the Harzer hiking pin.

tberg.de/unsere-challenge-fuer-die-harzer-wandernadel

We like to use a few days off in the Harz Mountains for this. With the hope, of course, to experience not only various hiking stamps but also the best autumn weather and a remnant of colorful foliage. And we were not disappointed.

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October 7, 2025,Von Opperode zur Burg Falkenstein

We wanted to keep stamping today in the perpetual gray. We started at the free parking lot in Opperode, and our first destination was the Bismarck Tower, where the first stamp, HWN 199, awaited us. Then we went to the Old Coal Mine, HWN 180. Via the Falkenweg and the Meisdorfer Trift, we reached Ackeburg, HWN 204, which we rightfully …

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March 30, 2023,Wandertour 008/2023 - Meisdorf-Falkenstein

Stamp hunt 🚶🏼‍♀️🥾♟️:

Castles
No. 2 Falkenstein Castle (HWN 200)

Harz hiking pin
200 Falkenstein Castle
203 refuge on Mettenberg
204 Selkesicht on the Ackeburg
207 mausoleum

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September 12, 2024,Runde bei Burg Falkenstein

Finally back on the road after a long six months

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November 5, 2022,HWN 6-Stempel Runde von Meisdorf🤘

Beautiful round between hunters and poor pigs with the highlight Selkesicht. If the sun is not high, it is a bit shady in some places😉

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October 2, 2023,Selketal HWN 207, 200, 203 und 204

From Meisdorf we hiked to mausoleum HWN 207. The tour continued along the Selke. We went up to Falkenstein Castle HWN 200 via the Eselstieg. A narrow path led us back down into the Selketal. There we hiked on a wide path, lined with chestnut trees, to the refuge at Mettenberg HWN 203. After a snack break, we started the …

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