Selkes View (HWN 204) – Bismarck Tower (HWN 199) loop from Meisdorf

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Harz Mountains

Falkenstein/Harz

Selkes View (HWN 204) – Bismarck Tower (HWN 199) loop from Meisdorf

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Selkes View (HWN 204) – Bismarck Tower (HWN 199) loop from Meisdorf

03:55

14.1km

260m

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: September 26, 2026

Tips

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Selketal

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.81 km

Meisdorfer Trift

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The Meisdorfer Trift begins directly at the "Meisdorfer Strulle" - a small watercourse at the mouth of a historic mining tunnel for hard coal. It is classified as: Dirt or …

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3.17 km

Engel-Badborn Shelter

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This is a quaint hut, made of old wooden beams, it is pretty much 😎 and unique in the Harz Mountains.
Built by Engel Baderborn?

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4.48 km

Ackeburg Ruins

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Probably a refuge like the Rosstrappe, here the population withdrew during the war.
The path and the view into the Selketal are a dream.

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4.86 km

Selkes View (HWN 204)

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A wonderful path that is then rewarded with a wonderful view of the Selketal.

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9.87 km

Bismarck Tower (HWN 199)

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The Bismarck tower is located south of the Ballenstedter Ortsteil Opperode on the Stahlsberg (270 m above sea level).

The mayor of Ballenstedt, on October 18, 1913, encouraged the construction …

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10.7 km

Path Across the Meadow to the Bismarck Tower

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I've walked the path several times now and I still find it very beautiful.

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10.9 km

View of Alter Kohlenschacht

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a nice place for a break

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11.0 km

Old Coal Shaft Shelter (HWN 180)

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With beautiful well-kept rest area.

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14.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.21 km

2.12 km

1.89 km

901 m

Surfaces

6.22 km

4.11 km

1.98 km

1.79 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

8°C

-2°C

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Comments

March 20, 2022,Überragend schöner Ausblick über das Selketal zur Burg Falkenstein

If you have mastered the climb at the beginning, you will be rewarded with a great view over the Selketal with a view of Falkenstein Castle. We continue past several anthills to the mausoleum, then along the circular path to the coal shaft and back to the parking lot.
By the way ;-) you can still "bag" three stamps of …

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July 18, 2026,Wanderung die 1. – Runde ab PP Meisdorf zum Mausoleum – Selkesicht an der Ackeburg - Kunstteich Ballenstedt – Bismarckturm - Alter Kohlenschacht

I parked in the car park in Meisdorf on the Allee. The hike was on not very nice paths today, mostly forest highways or very overgrown paths. So all in all not very spectacular. I met many animals today: ants, horseflies, a hornet, a slow worm and twice a herd of wild boars!!! 😧I was also attacked by nettles and …

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October 8, 2023,Rundwanderung bei Ballenstedt, Kohlenschacht, Bismarckturm, Selkeblick, Kohlenschacht

Today we were near Ballenstedt and had a nice tour, Kohlenschacht, Bismarckturm, Selkesicht, back to the parking lot at the Kohlenschacht. The following stamp points are on the tour: 180, 199 and 204. The weather also cooperated. The round is recommended.

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