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Saxon Oak (850 years old) – Sachsenstein Castle Ruins loop from Walkenried

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Osterode am Harz

Saxon Oak (850 years old) – Sachsenstein Castle Ruins loop from Walkenried

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Saxon Oak (850 years old) – Sachsenstein Castle Ruins loop from Walkenried

02:54

11.1km

80m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Priorteich/ Sachsenstein

Gipskarstlandschaft Bad Sachsa und Walkenried

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

191 m

Wooden boardwalk at Andreasteich Pond

Highlight • Lake

The Andreasteich is one of the Walkenried monastery ponds and was created by the monks in the Middle Ages.

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2

858 m

View of the Priorteich and Sachsenstein ponds

Highlight • Viewpoint

The pond provides a lot of variety along the way. You can also see different species of birds there, before it goes up again and into the forest. From the karst path you have another view of the pond.

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3

1.23 km

Saxon Oak (850 years old)

Highlight • Natural Monument

A journey into the past ... if this tree could talk.

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4

2.26 km

Dwarves' Caves (Zwergenlöcher)

Highlight • Cave

Here the karst rock arches into small caves that can also be used as dwarf dwellings 😎⛏️🤗

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5

3.05 km

Sachsenstein Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

A wonderfully quiet place to relax. View to the Sachsenstein, view over a part of the southern Harz. In the remains of the ruins of the castle ruins, the former …

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6

4.75 km

Rose Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Some of the paths were now very overgrown, but a tour was still possible and beautiful.

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7

5.32 km

Meadow in the Gipskarst Landscape of Bad Sachsa and Walkenried

Highlight • Natural

Here you can admire many animals

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8

10.0 km

Monkey Pond

Highlight • Lake

Let the monkeys dance 🤪🐒🐒🐒

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B

11.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.42 km

1.81 km

1.68 km

134 m

Surfaces

3.68 km

3.33 km

1.91 km

1.22 km

881 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 8 October

11°C

7°C

98 %

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