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Langenstein Cave Dwellings – Gläserner Mönch loop from Hoppelberg

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Langenstein Cave Dwellings – Gläserner Mönch loop from Hoppelberg

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Langenstein Cave Dwellings – Gläserner Mönch loop from Hoppelberg

03:04

10.8km

230m

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 29, 2026

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Hoppelberg

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Parking

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2.26 km

Hoppelberg

Nature Reserve

2.76 km

View from the summit of Hoppelberg

Highlight • Summit

The old summit cross is about to dissolve completely, whereas a breathtaking view over the Harz foreland is offered. Halberstadt in sight and even Magdeburg with binoculars!
Children should be supervised while climbing - there are no handrails

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4.39 km

Altenburg Langenstein

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are always clear views of the area and of course the mighty cathedral catches the eye.

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4.53 km

Rock apartments Langenstein

Highlight • Historical Site

always a great experience here, worthwhile for young and old, great photo opportunities

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4.65 km

Wohnbühle Cave Dwelling

Highlight • Cave

This is relatively large and really quaint.

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4.97 km

Hollow Way to the Langenstein Cave Dwellings (currently closed)

Highlight • Trail

Unfortunately currently closed due to falling rocks.

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6.10 km

Langenstein Cave Dwellings

Highlight • Historical Site

If you leave Halberstadt in the direction of Harz, you come across the picturesque village of Langenstein at the gates of the city. Here is a unique testimony to earlier living culture in Germany: the cave dwellings of Langenstein. Numerous dwellings were once carved into the soft sandstone by young farm workers' families. Some dwellings, it is believed, even date from the Germanic settlement period.

Massive doors in the rock face, windows with white curtains and tiny gardens with kitchen herbs are still reminiscent of the life of their former residents. Sometimes it even seems as if a hobbit from a Tolkien novel is about to stumble in the door.

The last troglodyte, as the cave dwellers were called, did not leave its unusual home until 1916. You can still visit the caves on Höhlenstrasse on Schäferberg and on Altenburg.

halberstadt.de/de/hoehlenwohnungen-langenstein/die-hoehlenwohnungen-von-langenstein.html

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8.25 km

Stairway to the Gläserner Mönch

Highlight • Trail

After 177 steps you are at the top

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8.36 km

Gläserner Mönch

Highlight • Natural Monument

Wonderful view of Halberstadt, the Brocken and the entire area. There are a few steep steps to climb, but the view is worth it.

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10.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.61 km

4.15 km

1.30 km

398 m

314 m

Surfaces

5.01 km

2.06 km

1.68 km

1.58 km

261 m

192 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Langenstein Cave Dwellings – Gläserner Mönch loop from Hoppelberg

View from the summit of Hoppelberg

Altenburg Langenstein

Rock apartments Langenstein

Wohnbühle Cave Dwelling

Hollow Way to the Langenstein Cave Dwellings (currently closed)

Langenstein Cave Dwellings

Stairway to the Gläserner Mönch

Gläserner Mönch

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