Monk's Beech Shelter – View from Schwengskopf loop from Ilsenburg

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Monk's Beech Shelter – View from Schwengskopf loop from Ilsenburg

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Monk's Beech Shelter – View from Schwengskopf loop from Ilsenburg

02:48

24.9km

520m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.82 km

Ilse River Trail in Harz National Park

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7.96 km

Head Forester Koch Monument (Harzer Wandernadel 25)

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Very popular stamp office and who can count on 50 years of service these days.

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9.58 km

Monk's Beech Shelter

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Top rest area with stamp point. Problem: I rarely take a break😎🤘

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11.9 km

View from Schwengskopf

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11.9 km

Scenic Forest Path in the Harz Mountains

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Quiet and beautiful view

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14.3 km

Kuhbornteich

Lake

16.4 km

Himmelpforten Teich

Lake

16.7 km

Himmelpforte Monastery — Rest Area & Stamp Station

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From the monastery only a small wall is recognizable otherwise it is a nice stamp from the monastery hiking trail.

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16.7 km

Weser-Elbe Watershed (Harz Mountains)

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In the immediate vicinity of the former Himmelpforte monastery.

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23.6 km

View of Ilsenburg, the Ilsestein and the Brocken

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From here you have a great panoramic view of the beautiful Ilsenburg.
The 3 crosses belong to the nobles of Stolberg Wernigerode.

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24.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

2.39 km

1.94 km

1.92 km

1.72 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.2 km

5.41 km

2.95 km

292 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 5 October

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Comments

October 12, 2024,Werningeroder Harzgebirgslauf

Also the personal goal achieved: NOT GONE!

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September 17, 2022,Harzgebirgslauf Halbmarathon

Everything was great until km 20, and then the total physical collapse, so that I more or less walked the rest 😬😬

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