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Path to Sonnenstein – Wooden giant on the Sonnenstein loop from Brehme

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Path to Sonnenstein – Wooden giant on the Sonnenstein loop from Brehme

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Path to Sonnenstein – Wooden giant on the Sonnenstein loop from Brehme

02:16

7.64km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.88 km

Path to Sonnenstein

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The path to Sonnenstein leads through meadows along the edge of the forest and ends at the country road at the Sonnenstein car park.

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2.40 km

Anton Thraen Monument

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Hiking car park with rest area and several information boards

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2.56 km

Sonnenstein Skywalk Steps

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You're spoilt for choice - short and sweet or a little longer but more comfortable. But you should make sure you wear sturdy shoes on both routes.

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2.61 km

View of the Eichsfeld "Ayers Rock" (spoil heap) from the Sonnenstein Skywalk

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A beautiful view of the "Goldene Aue".

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2.81 km

Sonnenstein Weather Shelter

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There is a weather shelter on the Sonnenstein.

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2.86 km

Sonnenstein (Ohm Mountains)

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The Sonnenstein is a 485.6 meter high mountain and a popular destination in Eichsfeld in northern Thuringia. The forest-free summit allows a good view of the western Harz with the …

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2.90 km

Wooden giant on the Sonnenstein

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Since 2015, a four-meter-tall wooden figure has been enthroned on the 485-meter-high Sonnenstein.

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3.27 km

View of the Brocken from Bodensteinweg Bench

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Construction of the Bischofferode potash mine began in 1909. Despite all the political turmoil, potash salts were mined until December 31, 1993. Until 1971, in addition to above-ground storage on …

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7.64 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.80 km

1.50 km

820 m

524 m

Surfaces

2.31 km

2.21 km

1.58 km

1.50 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

19°C

13°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

October 23, 2023,Der Sonne so nah: Von der Wüstung Wildungen zum Sonnenstein

Hike from Brehme, past the sports field, the desert and the Wildungen pond and finally Teichholz with the Brehme spring to the Sonnenstein, where, in clear weather, the Skywalk offered a sweeping view over the Eichsfeld to the Göttingen Gleichen. We went back on the bike path past the Schützenhaus to Brehme.

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August 8, 2021,Nachmittagsspaziergang über Wildungen zum Sonnenstein

Short Sonnenstein tour from Brehme over the Wildungen desert, Brehmequelle and Brauner Bühl through forests and beautiful flower meadows.

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December 10, 2022,Auf dem Nebelstein 😂 (Sonnenstein)

When it was snowing, we went up to the Sonnenstein. But today there was no sun 😭.
We started in Brehme. Past the ponds in the Teichholz, the Brehme spring and the Iseke monument, we more or less slid up the steeper path to the Sonnenstein. This time there was no view from the top, just fog.
After we had …

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Path to Sonnenstein – Wooden giant on the Sonnenstein loop from Brehme

Path to Sonnenstein

Anton Thraen Monument

Sonnenstein Skywalk Steps

View of the Eichsfeld "Ayers Rock" (spoil heap) from the Sonnenstein Skywalk

Sonnenstein Weather Shelter

Sonnenstein (Ohm Mountains)

Wooden giant on the Sonnenstein

View of the Brocken from Bodensteinweg Bench

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