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Walkenried Abbey – Ruins of Walkenried Abbey loop from Zisterzienserkloster Walkenried

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Walkenried Abbey – Ruins of Walkenried Abbey loop from Zisterzienserkloster Walkenried

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Walkenried Abbey – Ruins of Walkenried Abbey loop from Zisterzienserkloster Walkenried

01:43

6.36km

80m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Gipskarstlandschaft Bad Sachsa und Walkenried

Itelteich

Zisterzienserkloster Walkenried

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601 m

Itelteich West Shore

Highlight • Lake

There is a great circular route around the Itelteich and stamp hunters can capture stamp 167 of the HWN, there are some great views on the round.

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2.06 km

Walkenried Abbey

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Make sure to plan time for a monastery tour and let the audio guide take you back to another time!

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2.27 km

Ruins of Walkenried Abbey

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Every year in September, a monastery market takes place over a weekend. Here monastic products from the kitchen, garden, cellar and workshop are offered.

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2.45 km

Parking area at Walkenried Abbey

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A nice and free parking lot near the monastery in Walkenried, we also thought about e-cars. From here you can start many great hikes or visit the monastery.

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4.71 km

Hexentanzplatz (Ellricher Blick) Viewpoint

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The karst hiking trail leads from Walkenried up to the Hexentanzplatz Ellricher Blick. Here you will find a very nice vantage point with a rest stop.

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5.00 km

Bench with a view of Itelteich

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Beautifully situated bank with a view of the Itel pond, which invites you to linger

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5.02 km

Karstwanderweg singletrack with views of the Itelteich

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always along the edge of the Itel cliffs over wonderful, rooty, steep and natural single trails with beautiful views of the Itelteich

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6.36 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.36 km

1.36 km

646 m

Surfaces

2.23 km

2.20 km

1.52 km

409 m

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Monday 24 August

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Comments

May 14, 2025,Kloster Walkenried- 167 Ellricher Blick

First, we took a short walk... then we had iced coffee in the monastery café and took the guided tour of the monastery. I highly recommend it. We learned a lot about local history.

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September 2, 2025,Westufer Itelteich – Kloster Walkenried Runde von Obersachswerfen 33,0

Walkenried Monastery is a former Cistercian abbey in Walkenried, located on the southern edge of the Harz Mountains.

The building complex includes the ruins of the monastery church and the largely preserved Gothic cloister building. This was converted into the Cistercian Museum of Walkenried Monastery in 2006. Since 2010, the monastery complex has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site as …

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September 20, 2023,Kloster Walkenried & HWN 167 Ellricher Blick

Walkenried Monastery is really impressive. You feel very small in front of the impressive ruins.😳
The karst hiking trail around the Itelteich is a real gem.🥰You hike incredibly high above the pond, always narrowly along steep rock and tree slopes.
To the left of the path, a field at the same level, to the right of the path, a steep …

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May 3, 2025,Kloster Walkenried und Ellricher Blick HWN 167

Today, we had a change of plans. Since the weather forecast didn't look good, we simply canceled the long hike.
Okay, I have to get that straight. The weather was important for nature and just right... yes, it had to rain.
So, as I said, we changed our plans and visited the former Walkenried Monastery.
We arrived at the parking …

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June 6, 2025,Kloster Walkenried

Stunning scenery and an impressive monastery. It must have been gigantic back in the day.

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August 3, 2025,Zisterzienser Kloster Walkenried nach HWN 167 🌧

Off to the stamp hunt with Thomas 😚😘
Unfortunately, it's still raining, so put on your raincoat and let's go 🥾🥾

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August 21, 2022,81/2022 Wo sich einst Mönche und Hexen tummelten

Part 2 of the two-part tour at Walkenried:
Moved the car from Neuhof to Walkenried, where the blue box with the monastery summer stamp was quickly discovered - directly opposite the monastery cafe:
So hardly started, first paused at 🍰☕ and 🍦 delicious.
Then we went to the Ellrichblick, also known as the Hexentanzplatz. You will probably only be able …

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March 3, 2022,☁️☀️𝕌𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕨𝕖𝕘𝕤 𝕚𝕞 ℍ𝕚𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕝𝕣𝕖𝕚𝕔𝕙 (ℍ𝕎ℕ 𝟙𝟞𝟟)

And on we go... before I started the small circular hiking trail around the Itelteich, I had to make a detour to the Walkenried monastery ruins. (the car was parked in the free parking lot of the same name nearby) A really beautiful and imposing ruin 😍
The "Himmelreich" is part of the Itelteich nature reserve. I would also like …

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Walkenried Abbey – Ruins of Walkenried Abbey loop from Zisterzienserkloster Walkenried

Itelteich West Shore

Walkenried Abbey

Ruins of Walkenried Abbey

Parking area at Walkenried Abbey

Hexentanzplatz (Ellricher Blick) Viewpoint

Bench with a view of Itelteich

Karstwanderweg singletrack with views of the Itelteich

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