Mariaspring climbing crag – Bielstein Sandstone Formation loop from Nörten-Hardenberg

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Mariaspring climbing crag – Bielstein Sandstone Formation loop from Nörten-Hardenberg

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Mariaspring climbing crag – Bielstein Sandstone Formation loop from Nörten-Hardenberg

05:42

19.5km

520m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.39 km

Rest area with a view of the Rodetal valley

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Rest area with a view of the Rodetal

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9.66 km

Krummer Altar Viewpoint

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Here you have a beautiful view from the viewing point, which can easily be combined with a hike to Plesse Castle

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10.4 km

FriedWald Plesse Castle

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Above Plesse Castle there is a Friedwald on the mountain.

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10.8 km

View of Göttingen from Plesse Castle

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Unfortunately, it's been closed to visitors for a long time. The tower doesn't look as massive as the other one in the courtyard, but it should be somewhat taller. There's …

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12.5 km

Mariaspring Spring (Rauschenwasser)

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A spring with a high volume of water, but it does not provide good drinking water. Gypsum-rich red layers also ensure a very hard water quality here.

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13.2 km

Mariaspring climbing crag

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Maria Spring Wall - GPS coordinates: 51.600040,9.952120
The rock quality is very good. There are about 50 very well secured climbing routes in the III. - IX. Degree. Information can …

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14.7 km

Bielstein Sandstone Formation

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Along with the castle rock of Hardenberg Castle, this is the most spectacular natural sandstone formation north of Göttingen.

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19.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.0 km

4.59 km

1.05 km

661 m

106 m

100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.80 km

4.60 km

4.19 km

2.90 km

1.88 km

106 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 22 October

13°C

8°C

84 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

July 13, 2024,Rund um Burg Hardenberg und Burg Plesse

Today I called together a few hiking friends and almost all of them found the time and desire to do this beautiful tour together. I got the idea here on Komoot from @SanDrina.
Thank you very much for that 🤗

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November 18, 2023,Wanderung: Burg Plesse und Burg Hardenberg 21,4km , 3.500km-Ziel erreicht 🥳

Plesse Castle and Hardenberg Castle wanted to be conquered today...
We went on this pretty nice lap together with @Sunny Sun I. 🥾👑.
Due to the weather, the paths were sometimes slippery and impassable, and the sun only appeared occasionally.
Nevertheless, we had a lot of fun again.

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May 30, 2024,Burg Plesse, Mariaspring, Bilstein & Düstere Tal

I had actually planned a big stamping tour in the Harz for today, but I decided against it because of the constant rain.

Luckily I have all of these planned tours on Komoot... so I packed up the dogs and off we went (we had a visit from Puki)👣🐾

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October 22, 2022,Wald- und Burgenrunde bei Nörten-Hardenberg 🍂🍁🌱🍄🏰

Wow... how beautifully the deciduous forests are shining right now 🍂🍁🌱🍄 below the Bielstein we lost the way and somehow made our way up... we rediscovered it at the top 😅 Plesse Castle has a nice gastro (currently from Fri-Sun) with good selection. There are even vegan dishes there 👍🏼 Inside the fireplace was already blazing 🔥 Unfortunately, the Hardenberg …

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May 25, 2023,Nörten-Hardenberg und Burg Plesse

It should be at least one nice, long hike in May! And it was a wonderful, varied hike through forest and field, with historical buildings and beautiful views in pleasant weather 🌤!

I started at the Nörten-Hardenberg train station 🚂, which is easily accessible. The first destination was the nearby Marienstein monastery, whose special attraction, a Romanesque crypt, was unfortunately …

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October 27, 2024,Ilian-Treppe – Burg Plesse Runde von Nörten-Hardenberg

Very nice hike starting from Nörten Hardenberg, through the Rodetal, to Plesse Castle and back to Nörten Hardenberg. There were a few places where you could take a break. We finally did that at the top of Plesse Castle, where there were cold and hot drinks as well as some hot meals. From the castle you have an extremely wide …

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