Hohnstein Castle Ruins (HWN 98) – Hohnstein Ruins Inn loop from Nordhausen Hesseröder Straße

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Hohnstein Castle Ruins (HWN 98) – Hohnstein Ruins Inn loop from Nordhausen Hesseröder Straße

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Hohnstein Castle Ruins (HWN 98) – Hohnstein Ruins Inn loop from Nordhausen Hesseröder Straße

02:28

36.7km

390m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.0 km for 91 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.8 km

Neustadt Singletrail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The trails are Flowig S0 to S1 are fun, nice tour end

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16.7 km

The Neustadt Dam (also called the Neustädter or Nordhäuser Dam) in the Harz Mountains is a reservoir near Neustadt in the Nordhausen district of Thuringia, built between 1904 and 1905. It consists of a dam, a reservoir, and a hydroelectric power plant.

The dam supplies drinking water to Nordhausen and Neustadt[3]; the water is delivered to the Nordhausen Water Association. It has the oldest dam in Thuringia. The impounded body of water is the Krebsbach. The dam belongs to the Free State of Thuringia and is operated by the Thuringian Long-Distance Water Supply (TFW).

Swimming and recreational sports in the reservoir are prohibited, as is entering the dam, but hiking is permitted around the reservoir.

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22.6 km

Hohnstein Castle Ruins (HWN 98)

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The castle ruins can be hiked quickly and easily from Neustadt. It is said to have been built around 1120 and offers an impressive backdrop. It can be visited at any time and an iron staircase leads to the ruined tower, from which you have a wonderful view. There is a very good restaurant just below the castle ruins. If you want to see even more, you should continue to Poppenberg.

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22.7 km

Hohnstein Ruins Inn

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Very nicely decorated. Really cozy. When the weather is nice, the outdoor terrace invites you for a drink and a meal.

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23.9 km

Gondelteich Neustadt

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This beautiful pond is located under the Hohnstein castle ruins on the outskirts of Neustadt am Harz. A kiosk is open in summer, a playground and rowing boats delight young and old.

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25.7 km

View of Hohnstein Castle Ruins

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A nice view of the ruins and if you can already see them, you will soon be up there.

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33.8 km

Fish ladder at the Zorge weir Schurzfell

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Until two years ago there was a natural weir with a small fish ladder here. Now, after a long construction site, you can visit a fish ladder that is hard to beat in terms of unimaginativeness!
It used to be a nice place to linger, but today it's better to drive/walk past it... 😟

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