Grasleben Salt Mining Heritage – View of Mariental Monastery loop from Mariental (gemeindefreies Gebiet)

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Grasleben Salt Mining Heritage – View of Mariental Monastery loop from Mariental (gemeindefreies Gebiet)

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Grasleben Salt Mining Heritage – View of Mariental Monastery loop from Mariental (gemeindefreies Gebiet)

03:03

11.6km

100m

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: September 24, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Elm-Lappwald

Bachtäler des Lappwaldes

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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193 m

Grasleben Salt Mining Heritage

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Grasleben is characterized by salt mining. The salt is mined “underground” in mining ⛏. There are several relics from the salt mine in the village: mine cart / rope shingle.

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2.70 km

Former Guardhouse of the Mariental-Horst Airfield

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The Mariental - Horst part of the village was created from the former air base from before 1945. After the war, refugees were housed here, some of whom stayed. Today, …

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4.97 km

Geopark Information Panel: Life on the Monastery Wall

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6.00 km

View of Mariental Monastery

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Goal is in sight

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6.06 km

Forest Pasture and Wildlife Protection Information Board – Naturpark Elm-Lappwald

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The Geopark Harz - Braunschweiger Land - Ostfalen is a UNESCO Global Geopark in the three German states of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
In an area of about 100 …

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6.08 km

Forest Path in Naturpark Elm-Lappwald

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This is a very nice way from the village to the Lappwald. In summer the path is almost completely overgrown like a leaf tunnel.

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7.81 km

Connection to Kolonnenweg Trail

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Forest 🌳 trees 🌲 wonderful paths that you can discover on a hike or bike ride!

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9.77 km

Border Crossing Path

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11.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.50 km

922 m

608 m

381 m

169 m

Surfaces

3.71 km

2.74 km

2.67 km

2.20 km

250 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

15°C

4°C

17 %

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Comments

June 19, 2022,Mariental-Horst: Zisterzienserkloster Mariental Elm-Lappwald-Stempel 20

Luckily it wasn't as hot as predicted today and so we were able to hike quite spontaneously from Mariental-Horst to Mariental Monastery, where the penultimate Elm-Lappwald stamp no. 20 was waiting for us. The monastery is well worth seeing. The way there is varied, back only dirt roads. Nice tour 👍

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June 19, 2022,51/2022 Porta patet, cor magis ... das Zisterzienserkloster Mariental⛪

For a long time we had put off this tour, completely wrongly considered in retrospect:
So far, the forest of the Lapps has always seemed a bit boring, while it is currently showing a whole new side with lush green fern plantations. Of course they are still there... the dead straight paths, partly with armor plate romance, now and then …

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November 16, 2021,53. Wanderung - Alle Wege führen zum Elmi

Got the stamp book full and the Elmi (plaque). The stamp offices have led us to beautiful places in the woods 🌳 in the vicinity. We knew some things and a lot was new! 😃
This hiking booklet motivated us to go out into nature even more 🚶‍♀️.
Many thanks to Mr. Kempernolte and his team for the good preparation …

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