{"id":16403,"date":"2017-05-26T15:24:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T13:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/harz-monastery-hiking-trail-on-a-pilgrimage-through-the-harz-mountains\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:46:46","slug":"harz-monastery-hiking-trail-on-a-pilgrimage-through-the-harz-mountains","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/stamping-points\/harz-monastery-hiking-trail-on-a-pilgrimage-through-the-harz-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Harz monastery hiking trail, on a&nbsp;pilgrimage through the Harz Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the Harz Mountains, welcome to the Harz Monastery Trail!<\/h2>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d9c81fccf68&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d9c81fccf68\" class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"548\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/harzer-klosterwanderweg-nadel.jpg\" alt=\"Bronze-colored Harz monastery hiking trail medal with cross symbol\" class=\"wp-image-16028\" style=\"width:369px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/harzer-klosterwanderweg-nadel.jpg 659w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/harzer-klosterwanderweg-nadel-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\"><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n<p>The Harz Monastery Hik\u00ading Trail is an excel\u00adlent com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adtion of recre\u00adation\u00adal poten\u00adtial for body, mind and soul and cul\u00adtur\u00adal enjoy\u00adment at its finest. Like a&nbsp;string of pearls and in an unusu\u00adal den\u00adsi\u00adty, hik\u00aders and pil\u00adgrims expe\u00adri\u00adence a&nbsp;diverse monastery and church landscape.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>No won\u00adder: for cen\u00adturies, the Harz monas\u00adter\u00adies have shaped the cul\u00adtur\u00adal and eco\u00adnom\u00adic devel\u00adop\u00adment of the Harz region. With sev\u00aden stages between 10 and 22&nbsp;km and no great dif\u00adfer\u00adences in alti\u00adtude, hik\u00aders can immerse them\u00adselves in the world of fra\u00adgrant monastery gar\u00addens, Goth\u00adic clois\u00adters and fas\u00adci\u00adnat\u00ading church\u00ades, expe\u00adri\u00adence monas\u00adter\u00adies as event venues, muse\u00adums and dis\u00adtil\u00adleries, as spe\u00adcial places of spir\u00adi\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adi\u00adty and as good&nbsp;hosts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Along the way, hik\u00aders can keep an eye on the Brock\u00aden, the Harz church spires and the rolling hills of the north\u00adern Harz fore\u00adland. The riv\u00ader land\u00adscapes along the Oker, Eck\u00ader and Bode rivers are par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly roman\u00adtic, and the Dev\u00adil\u2019s Wall near Blanken\u00adburg and Thale is mag\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcent. You will expe\u00adri\u00adence the enchant\u00adi\u00adng Schim\u00admer\u00adwald for\u00adest, hike along the for\u00admer inner-Ger\u00adman bor\u00adder, past monastery ponds rich in fish and past gems of Romanesque church art \u2014 now even as far as the cathe\u00addral city of Halberstadt!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>The Harz\u00ader Wan\u00adder\u00adnadel book\u00adlet accom\u00adpa\u00adny\u00ading the monastery hik\u00ading trail shows 12 spe\u00adcial stamp points along the trail in spe\u00adcial\u00adly designed red stamp box\u00ades. The book\u00adlet is avail\u00adable at all tourist infor\u00adma\u00adtion offices, at the Harz\u00ader Wan\u00adder\u00adnadel ser\u00advice office or in our online store.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>As a&nbsp;reward, the hik\u00ader receives the high-qual\u00adi\u00adty pin for the Harz Monastery Hik\u00ading Trail in copper.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harzinfo.de\/erlebnisse\/harzer-kloester\/harzer-klosterwanderweg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to the web\u00adsite of the Harz Monastery Trail&nbsp;\u201d&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:6vh\" class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Stamp\u00ading points from east to west<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Width N<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Length E<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Bur\u00adchar\u00addi Monastery<\/strong><\/td><td>51.9000729<\/td><td>11.04196<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Cathedral\/Treasure, Hal\u00adber\u00adstadt<\/strong><\/td><td>51.896306<\/td><td>11.04886<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Col\u00adle\u00adgiate Church of St. Cyr\u00adi\u00ada\u00adcus, Gernrode<\/strong><\/td><td>51.7245<\/td><td>11.1357<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Monastery on the M\u00fcnzen\u00adberg, Quedlinburg<\/strong><\/td><td>51.7869<\/td><td>11.1334<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wend\u00adhusen Monastery, Thale<\/strong><\/td><td>51.75593<\/td><td>11.04977<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>St. Bartholomew\u2019s Moun\u00adtain Church, Blanken\u00adburg (Harz)<\/strong><\/td><td>51.78766<\/td><td>10.95439<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Michael\u00adstein Monastery, Blanken\u00adburg (Harz)<\/strong><\/td><td>51.806409<\/td><td>10.912717<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Him\u00admelp\u00adforte Monastery, Wernigerode<\/strong><\/td><td>51.83358<\/td><td>10.74305<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>St. John\u2019s Church, Wernigerode<\/strong><\/td><td>51.836663<\/td><td>10.788879<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>St. Lau\u00adren\u00adtius, Darlingerode<\/strong><\/td><td>51.845314<\/td><td>10.729555<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr\u00fcbeck Monastery<\/strong><\/td><td>51.85556<\/td><td>10.71558<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ilsen\u00adburg Monastery<\/strong><\/td><td>51.85950<\/td><td>10.67824<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>W\u00f6ltingerode Monastery, Vienenburg<\/strong><\/td><td>51.95914<\/td><td>10.53978<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Col\u00adle\u00adgiate Church of St. George, Grauhof<\/strong><\/td><td>51.93775<\/td><td>10.44764<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Neuw\u00aderk Church Goslar<\/strong><\/td><td>51.90938<\/td><td>10.42558<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wel\u00adcome to the Harz Moun\u00adtains, wel\u00adcome to the Harz Monastery Trail! The Harz Monastery Hik\u00ading Trail is an excel\u00adlent com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adtion of recre\u00adation\u00adal poten\u00adtial for body, mind and soul and cul\u00adtur\u00adal enjoy\u00adment at its finest. Like a&nbsp;string of pearls and in an unusu\u00adal den\u00adsi\u00adty, hik\u00aders and pil\u00adgrims expe\u00adri\u00adence a&nbsp;diverse monastery and church land\u00adscape.&nbsp; No won\u00adder:&nbsp;for&nbsp;[\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13747,"parent":16731,"menu_order":2600,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":""},"hf_cat_page":[],"class_list":["post-16403","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16404,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16403\/revisions\/16404"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"hf_cat_page","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hf_cat_page?post=16403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}