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Austberg Tower (HWN 83) – Michaelstein Monastery loop from Benzingerode

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Austberg Tower (HWN 83) – Michaelstein Monastery loop from Benzingerode

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Austberg Tower (HWN 83) – Michaelstein Monastery loop from Benzingerode

07:05

26.2km

350m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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: April 20, 2026

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Ziegenberg bei Heimburg

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

6.71 km

View of Wernigerode Castle

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This striking lock is always a great motif !!!

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2

7.59 km

Lustgarten, Wernigerode

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The park was transformed from a Renaissance garden into a Baroque garden in the 18th century. This was commissioned by Count Christian Ernst zu Stolberg-Wernigerode. At the entrance to the …

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13.0 km

Austberg Tower (HWN 83)

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The Counts of Regenstein had the control room built around 1250. It served as a signal tower for their Landwehr system and as a protection tower for the Counts of …

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13.8 km

Church of the Redeemer Benzingerode

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The church in Benzingerode was built in 1903 as a replica of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the center of town. The original in Berlin was destroyed in 1943 during World War II.

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5

19.2 km

Michaelstein Monastery

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Very nice monastery and a unique music machine. 😉

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6

19.5 km

Ponds at Michaelstein Monastery Grounds (HWN 59)

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Always smoked trout, also perfect to take away.

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19.9 km

Gate tower at Michaelstein Monastery

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8

20.0 km

Michaelstein Monastery Gatehouse

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A baroque gate tower with a keystone from 1723.

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26.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

4.87 km

4.39 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.20 km

5.49 km

4.78 km

4.03 km

2.70 km

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Friday 22 May

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13°C

2 %

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