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Stolberg Historic Old Town – Rittertor Stolberg loop from Großer Auerberg

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Stolberg Historic Old Town – Rittertor Stolberg loop from Großer Auerberg

Moderate

4.8

(452)

1,495

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Stolberg Historic Old Town – Rittertor Stolberg loop from Großer Auerberg

03:41

12.2km

380m

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: August 3, 2026

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1.03 km

Josephskreuz on the Great Auerberg

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The Joseph Cross is a must in the south-eastern Harz. It stands on Josephshöhe and is, so to speak, a piece of Paris in the Harz Mountains. The Joseph Cross …

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4.74 km

Beautiful half-timbered houses

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Only in a few cities are the historical buildings so well preserved.

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4.87 km

Half-timbered houses on the market square, Stolberg

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You can see very beautiful half-timbered houses here.👀

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5.09 km

Stolberg Historic Old Town

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City of Stolberg (Harz) is a district of the municipality of Harz in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt. The approximately 1400 inhabitants town in the Harz had city rights …

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5.48 km

View of Stolberg from the Lutherbuche

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The small town of Stolberg is by far one of the most beautiful historical towns in the Harz Mountains. The place is beautifully at your feet from the Luther beech. …

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5.60 km

Stairway to the Luther Beech

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No mercy for the calf, nice steep path.😆

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6.86 km

Rittertor Stolberg

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A former city gate at the western end of Stolberg.

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7.53 km

The town hall from 1454 is an architectural curiosity because it has no staircase. Access to the upper floors is only possible via an external staircase, which also leads up to the late Gothic St. Martini Church.
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12.2 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.64 km

2.46 km

577 m

528 m

Surfaces

4.94 km

3.51 km

2.44 km

1.31 km

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Monday 24 August

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Comments

September 19, 2022,Zum Josephskreuz

Beautiful hike with only a moderate incline. Hiking trail no. 13 from Stolberg. The rain that kept coming in ☔️ didn't really hinder us. Great cross that really reminds you a bit of the Eiffel Tower - unfortunately closed on Mondays. Otherwise the ascent costs 4 EUR. And a cafe is also right next door.

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March 2, 2025,Von Auerberg nach Stolberg und zurück (HWN 215 und 216)

Easy to walk, but also a bit strenuous. The climb up the Lutherbuche is not for the cold (slippery) season

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February 6, 2026,Von Stolberg zum Josephskreuz über die Lutherbuche

A truly wonderful hike! First, we walked through the beautiful, half-timbered town center of Stolberg, then on to the Luther Beech. From there, we enjoyed a lovely view of Stolberg and its castle. We continued back through the town and then towards the Zechental valley, climbing up to the Auerberg mountain with its impressive Joseph Cross. Up there, the fog …

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November 16, 2024,HWN Stempelrunde

The ever shorter days are used for shorter tours. Stolberg is a beautiful little town with half-timbered houses. But the forest around it has seen better days.
Shortly before our destination, the Josephskreuz, two hunters came towards us in a jeep and told us that a drive hunt was taking place there and that we couldn't go any further. Great... …

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February 6, 2026,Stolberg-Lutherbuche-Josephskreuz ❄️🛷❄️

A beautiful winter hike with lots of fun in the snow. A highlight was renting sleds at Josephskreuz. And the Café Alt in Stolberg provided a wonderful end to the day with its delicious treats.

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October 24, 2024,Harz - Stolberg bis Josephskreuz

Long, very long uphill. 🥵

But good paths.

And the destination is absolutely worth it -
Josephskreuz, a huge double cross made of metal, the largest in the world as you can read here: gemeinde-suedharz.de/josephskreuz

The view is fantastic! 😀
And there's a beer at the summit too.

But it's always downhill back to the 🍦

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March 6, 2025,33. Stolberg- Josephskreuz Tour. 3h : 21 min.

FROM Berlin to theJesephskreuz Stolberg Harz 8h, back the same time.

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August 23, 2024,Sachsen-Anhalt, Stolberg

A place worth seeing, which seems to consist only of half-timbered houses, some of which date back to around 1500.
We hiked up to Josephshöhe. There is the 38-meter-high observation tower called Josephskreuz. It is the largest double iron cross in the world, weighs 125 tons and is held together by around 100,000 rivets.

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Stolberg Historic Old Town – Rittertor Stolberg loop from Großer Auerberg

Josephskreuz on the Great Auerberg

Beautiful half-timbered houses

Half-timbered houses on the market square, Stolberg

Stolberg Historic Old Town

View of Stolberg from the Lutherbuche

Stairway to the Luther Beech

Rittertor Stolberg

Stolberg Town Hall

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