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Hanskühnenburg Cliff – Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) loop from Stieglitzecke

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Hanskühnenburg Cliff – Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) loop from Stieglitzecke

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Hanskühnenburg Cliff – Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) loop from Stieglitzecke

03:59

14.5km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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25 m

Stieglitzecke Parking Area and Communications Tower

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The Stieglitzecke car park is located directly on the Harzhochstraße and is easily recognizable by its characteristic steel-mesh radio masts.

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2.67 km

Reitstieg Trail (Harz National Park)

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Difficult to walk, but awesome. Waterproof footwear is essential.

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3.86 km

View of the Harz Mountains from Reitstieg

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A very nice view

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4.78 km

Auerhahnplatz

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With a few benches it would also be a good resting place.

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6.78 km

Hanskühnenburg Cliff

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😎The legend of "Hans the Bold" and the abducted maiden who was eventually miraculously rescued is a captivating story from times gone by. This legend tells of a time when …

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7.11 km

Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144)

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In every season there is an opportunity to rest with hospitality. It is highly recommended here in winter during the week.

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7.14 km

Hanskühnenburg Mountain Hut and Observation Tower

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A popular destination on the weekend quickly full.

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11.6 km

Hubertus Hut

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Before you reach the Hanskühnenburg, you can take a short break in the Hubertus Hut.

Our shelters in the Harz National Park are usually located in places worth seeing and …

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14.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

3.24 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.8 km

2.64 km

147 m

Elevation

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Highest point (820 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

Weather

Thursday 2 July

18°C

10°C

23 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

February 22, 2025,Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) Runde 🧊❄️🥶😎🥾💪

I've been wanting to go back to Hanskühnenburg for a long time and Micha needed to break in his new shoes🥾
So we set off from Stieglitzeck via Reitstieg, where there was everything: lots of ice, snow, mud, rubble... It was quite adventurous at times 😱
The return leg via Ackerstrasse was almost boring in comparison 😂
But all in …

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June 26, 2022,Wanderung zur Hanskühnenburg (kleine Berggaststätte mit Aussichtsturm)🥾🌲🌳🪵⛰️

In the morning, today's first tour took me to the Hanskuehnenburg, spontaneously stopped at a parking lot and looked where it could go 😅👍, wasn't bad at all!

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October 25, 2022,Hanskühnenburg

Hagen just jumped up and down on the Hanskuehnenburg 🤣

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January 29, 2023,Rundwanderung Hanskühnenburg

Today we did a circular hike from the "Stieglitzecke" car park to the Hanskuehnenburg. We went over "the field" and back over the Reitstieg. Conclusion: the way there was ok, on the way back it was difficult to walk, sticky snow. The snow landscape was very beautiful, but today we had 0 visibility 😒.

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December 29, 2025,Ackerhöhenzug und Hanskühnenburg

My son and I arranged to go hiking today, and you have to take the weather as it comes. Apart from the slippery conditions on the bridle path, it was a very relaxing hike for us.

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April 12, 2026,Auf den Spuren der Wolfslosungen

I count 27 photos of wolf droppings. Since I only photographed about every third pile, there are about 85 wolf droppings here over 14 kilometers. One every 180 meters. A pack must have been patrolling here for several days or weeks. However, unlike our last hike here about four weeks ago, we found no really fresh droppings. The pack may …

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September 23, 2025,Zur Hanskühnenburg☝️

Today I hiked from the Stieglitzecke parking lot to Hanskühnenburg Castle along a well-maintained forest path, with the last 500 meters having a 19% gradient. 😅
Once there, I had a little refreshment 😋
The way back is definitely the more scenic and challenging route 👍. Good, sturdy footwear is recommended 🥾🥾
I'll definitely do it on my mountain bike …

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March 31, 2024,Osterwanderung 2024 Hans Kühnenburg

Nice round and escape the Easter hustle and bustle. Important for the Rennsteig always with waterproof 👢 🌄😎

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Hanskühnenburg Cliff – Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) loop from Stieglitzecke

Stieglitzecke Parking Area and Communications Tower

Reitstieg Trail (Harz National Park)

View of the Harz Mountains from Reitstieg

Auerhahnplatz

Hanskühnenburg Cliff

Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144)

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