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Pfaffenköpfe Natural Monument loop from Herrmannsacker

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Pfaffenköpfe Natural Monument loop from Herrmannsacker

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Pfaffenköpfe Natural Monument loop from Herrmannsacker

04:41

16.5km

360m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Naturpark Südharz

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5.07 km

Pfaffenköpfe Natural Monument

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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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5.72 km

View of Nordhausen from the Helmetalblick viewpoint

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Great vantage point and resting place on the karst hiking trail

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6.00 km

Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Station 198: Glockensteine

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New rest area, nice loop from Himmelgarten.

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6.02 km

Glockensteine — Stone Crosses (HWN 198)

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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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12.3 km

Neustadt Weather Vane on Galgenberg

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Stands on the Galgenberg and is on the way to the wood steam locomotive. Careful, easy to miss

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12.3 km

Harztor Wanderkinder stamp station Wetterfahne

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here you can find the children's stamp

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12.3 km

Weather Vane in Naturpark Südharz

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Weather vane on the way to the wooden steam locomotive

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12.3 km

View of Galgenberg Near Neustadt/Harz

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Really great view. It's worth the hike.

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16.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

1.63 km

1.29 km

476 m

Surfaces

7.56 km

5.83 km

1.57 km

792 m

700 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Wednesday 22 July

19°C

10°C

28 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

October 4, 2024,Ebersburg - Holzdampflok - Glockensteine - HWN 100, 099, 198

Today's HWN tour in the southern Harz led through a very beautiful hilly area with constant alternation between fields / forests / meadows. On the route you pass lots of viewpoints and numerous information points and places to sit invite you to linger. Once again the deciduous forests, which are still largely green, were impressive, especially the beeches are not …

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Pfaffenköpfe Natural Monument loop from Herrmannsacker

Pfaffenköpfe Natural Monument

View of Nordhausen from the Helmetalblick viewpoint

Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Station 198: Glockensteine

Glockensteine — Stone Crosses (HWN 198)

Neustadt Weather Vane on Galgenberg

Harztor Wanderkinder stamp station Wetterfahne

Weather Vane in Naturpark Südharz

View of Galgenberg Near Neustadt/Harz

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