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View from Sachsenstein Hut – Sachsenstein Rock Formation loop from Bad Sachsa

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View from Sachsenstein Hut – Sachsenstein Rock Formation loop from Bad Sachsa

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View from Sachsenstein Hut – Sachsenstein Rock Formation loop from Bad Sachsa

02:43

9.79km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 4, 2026

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Priorteich/ Sachsenstein

Gipskarstlandschaft Bad Sachsa und Walkenried

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.45 km

Zwergenschmiede

Cave Entrance

1.84 km

Dwarf Church (cave)

Highlight • Cave

In the southern Harz gypsum landscape, small swelling caves are also known as "dwarf" or "dwarf holes". These are swelling cavities, i.e. bubble-like cavities under layers of plaster of paris …

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2.08 km

View from the Sachsenstein cliffs

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The path on the edge offers beautiful views again and again.

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2.36 km

Singletrack along the Sachsenstein Cliffs

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Very nice ridge path over the cliffs

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2.64 km

Sachsensteinhütte (HWN 166) – View of Neuhof and the Harz Foreland

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Stamping point 166 is part of the "Harzer Grenzweg" long-distance hiking trail with a wonderful view. The Sachsensteinhütte is located higher up on a cliff and offers a few covered seating options.

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2.66 km

View from Sachsenstein Hut

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The Sachsenstein is a striking gypsum massif in the southern Harz karst area between Neuhof and Bad Sachsa, on whose summit the association "Nature and home care Neuhof e.V." has …

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3.83 km

Lower Crane Pond Bad Sachsa

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Idyllic little ponds where you can watch some water birds. They are located directly on the Harzer Grenzweg. Nearby are two stamps of the Harzer hiking pin.

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4.37 km

Kranichteich

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Must see, very picturesque

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5.39 km

Viewpoint

7.57 km

Sachsenstein Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

A beautiful way 🦊🙏

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9.79 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.05 km

2.61 km

575 m

353 m

180 m

Surfaces

6.86 km

2.23 km

607 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

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View from Sachsenstein Hut – Sachsenstein Rock Formation loop from Bad Sachsa

Dwarf Church (cave)

View from the Sachsenstein cliffs

Singletrack along the Sachsenstein Cliffs

Sachsensteinhütte (HWN 166) – View of Neuhof and the Harz Foreland

View from Sachsenstein Hut

Lower Crane Pond Bad Sachsa

Kranichteich

Sachsenstein Rock Formation

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