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Harz karst hiking trail – Steep, rocky trail to the Queste loop from Questenberg

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Harz karst hiking trail – Steep, rocky trail to the Queste loop from Questenberg

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Harz karst hiking trail – Steep, rocky trail to the Queste loop from Questenberg

03:35

12.2km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Gipskarstlandschaft Questenberg

Biosphärenreservat Karstlandschaft Südharz

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901 m

Shelter with a view of the Borntal valley

Highlight • Mountain Hut

From here you have a great view of wide fields!

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4.64 km

Roland Statue of Questenberg

Highlight • Monument

In addition to the Questenberger Roland, there are two other relics of this type from the time of the Saxon mirror in the southern Harz: in Nordhausen and in Neustadt.

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4.85 km

Questenberg Glacial Potholes

Highlight • Natural Monument

It was originally assumed that these were Ice Age glacial potholes. In fact, this is the former riverbed of the Nasse, which has changed its path over time.

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5.08 km

The Quest of Questenberg (HWN 212)

Highlight • Monument

The quest looks so interesting from below, perched on top of the mountain, that you just have to go up there to see it up close. Admittedly, the climb is …

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6.05 km

Shelter with panoramic view of the Kyffhäuser and Kyffhäuser Monument

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice vantage point on the karst hiking trail between the Queste and the Bauerngraben hiking car park.

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7.21 km

Forest Path in the Questenberg Gypsum Karst Landscape

Highlight • Forest

7.74 km

Harz karst hiking trail

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

The karst hiking trail goes from Pölsfeld to Osterrode, numerous highlights can be found here, the mountain farmers Graben and Questenberg are highlights in the Mansfelderland.

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11.6 km

Steep, rocky trail to the Queste

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Steep but rewarding path up to the Queste (with a beautiful view).

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12.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.03 km

3.04 km

1.23 km

642 m

124 m

114 m

Surfaces

7.86 km

3.69 km

402 m

149 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

37°C

19°C

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Comments

March 19, 2025,Von Questenberg zur HWN210, HWN212 und HWN213

Our first day of vacation 💚⛰️💚
Of course, with this weather, we headed to the Harz Mountains 💚💚💚, way south.
From Questenberg, we headed up to the "Schöne Aussicht" (Beautiful View).
We could see all the way to Kyffhäuser 😍
Then back down and up to Queste 🥵 What a climb 🥵
We continued to Bauerngraben and then back to …

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April 15, 2022,Questenberg mit HWN 210,212und 213

A nice round around Questenberg with the Harzer hiking nobility 210,212 and 213.
The climb up to the quest is tough, but the view of the quest mountain and the quest is really tough.

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January 16, 2025,Questenberg Karstwanderweg 👑HWN 210, 212, 213

A beautiful area that I will definitely visit again in the spring! I really liked the karst paths, views and fruit trees!

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October 15, 2023,Auf dem Karstwanderweg zur Queste

From the hiking car park near Agnesdorf to the Periodic Lake and then to the Queste and the beautiful view of Hainrode.

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July 3, 2021,Wanderung: Questenberg-Bauerngraben HWN 213-Queste HWN 212-Schöne Aussicht Hainrode HWN 210

I started in Questenberg.
The stony path up to the Queste and then on the karst hiking trail to the Bauerngraben. From there back and then up to the castle ruins and over the K-Weg to the beautiful view. The way back to Questenberg went over a beautiful path and the Krumme Trift
A nice hike

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January 16, 2025,Questenberger Runde-Karstwanderweg 210, 212, 213

Today we went to collect stamps at Questenberg. A tour that mostly runs along the Karst hiking trail. Very beautiful, a bit foggy today but otherwise really great paths and views. Lots of fruit trees, must be great in spring. Today we got 3 stamps again.

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July 15, 2021,HWN 210 / 212 / 213

A really nice tour. The karst hiking trail is really well signposted. The paths are well maintained, you always know where to go. And the view of the Kyffhäuser is really nice. The episonic lake was without water, you can also walk around it. Anyone interested in geology will definitely get their money's worth here. On the way sinkholes and …

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October 2, 2021,Karstwanderweg, Bauerngraben, Questenberg und "Schöne Aussicht Hainrode"

Today it was one of the most beautiful tours of this year so far. The hiking trails around Questenburg, Hainrode and the Bauerngraben are absolutely recommendable and magnificent. The steep descent on the natural single trail from Queste to Questenburg was a wonderful challenge. The single trail "Krumme Trift" was just as beautiful. On the way we couldn't get enough …

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Harz karst hiking trail – Steep, rocky trail to the Queste loop from Questenberg

Shelter with a view of the Borntal valley

Roland Statue of Questenberg

Questenberg Glacial Potholes

The Quest of Questenberg (HWN 212)

Shelter with panoramic view of the Kyffhäuser and Kyffhäuser Monument

Forest Path in the Questenberg Gypsum Karst Landscape

Harz karst hiking trail

Steep, rocky trail to the Queste

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