Dr. Jovana Arand | CC-BY

Harzer Klosterwanderweg - Kloster Drübeck - Rucksack
Jens Friedrich | CC-BY

On the Harzer Monastery Trail, you can bring body, mind and soul into harmony. Over 116 kilometres between Goslar and Halberstadt, seven stages lead you through a landscape full of monasteries and churches. Whether alone, in a group or accompanied by experienced pilgrimage guides – you decide how deeply you experience this path. On guided one- and multi-day pilgrim tours, you combine movement, encounters and spiritual impulses. Exercises, conversations, silence and singing together create space for personal experiences. If you want to walk all the stages, you can book the hiking week “Hiking without luggage”. Overnight stays, luggage transport and a joint pilgrimage start and closing programme are organised for you.

Along the way, the so-called angel benches also invite you to take a break. They bear words of blessing – small pauses of calm and inspiration between the stages.

You can find more information at www.harzer-klosterwanderweg.de.

Orgateam Propstei Goslar
© Melanie Krilleke

The pilgrimage companions are happy to provide information about their tours: 

Claudia and Axel Lundbeck: axel.lundbeck@lk-bs.de, Tel. +49 5321 7427218 
Wiebke Zein: wiebke.zein@gmx.de 
Hanna Stöckmann-Wrede: hanna.stoeckmann-wrede@lk-bs.de, Tel. +49 531 23171617 

Tour organisation and registration: 
Pilgrimage Office Sandra Menzel, Email: sandra.menzel@lk-bs.de
Office hours: Wed & Thu 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Tel. +49 5321 22839 and Mon, Tue, Fri 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Tel. +49 5321 22922. 

Online registration: 
www.unterwegs-mit-gott.de/pilgern 

The organiser is the Deanery of Goslar 
www.propsteigoslar.de 

The “I’ve never been on a pilgrimage before” tours led by Babette (social and writing educator) and Jens Friedrich (pilgrimage guide) are aimed at people who would like to try pilgrimage for the first time. On these short and easy hikes, you’ll get to know the typical elements of a pilgrimage. Babette and Jens provide inspiration, explain background information, and create space for questions, trying things out, breaks, and shared reflection. 

Introductory pilgrimage tour: Wernigerode – Michaelstein Monastery
28 June 2026 / 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. / approx. 14 km / almost no ascent
Cost: €18.00

Introductory pilgrimage tour: Wernigerode – Drübeck Monastery
18 October 2026 / 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. / approx. 7.5 km / slight ascent
Cost: €18.00

Organiser: Wernigerode Tourismus GmbH
Information and registration by phone at +49 3943 5537835 or info@wernigerode-tourismus.de

Himmelpforte Engelsbank
Axel Lundbeck | CC-BY

"Angel benches" for the Harz Monastery Trail
Along the Harz Monastery Trail, the angel benches invite you to rest and enjoy the view. The idea arose in a project group of tourism experts, pilgrimage guides and church representatives to make the trail even more inspiring.

Each bench is handmade and has a QR code that lets you access information about the specific location and the history of the trail. The angel benches are placed in scenic spots and offer space to pause, reflect and enjoy.

The design comes from the Blankenburg wood artist Werner Fleck. The project was made possible through the personal commitment of the pastor couple Lundbeck. They say about the benches: “They inspire those who choose to sit on them.”

  • Goslar, Neuwerkkirche
    N51° 54. 33.7' E10° 25. 33.6`

  • Goslar, Kramerswinkel, am Ende der Bürgermeister-Papen-Straße
    N51° 55.858' E10° 27.034'

  • Goslar, Klosterkirche Grauhof
    N51° 56.256' E10° 26.848'

  • Goslar, Kloster Wöltingerode
    N51° 57.625' E10° 31.629'

  • Wiedelah, Ausflugslokal Finkenherd
    N51° 57.073' E10° 35.467'

  • Abbenrode, Brücke der Einheit 
    N51° 55.726' E10° 36.986'

  • Abbenrode, St. Andreaskirche
    N51° 55.473' E10° 37.35.2'

  • Abbenrode, Eckertal, gegenüber dem Altfelder Krug
    N51° 54.955' E10° 37.956'

  • Ilsenburg, Kloster Schlosspark
    N51° 51.31.5' E10° 40.49.7'

  • Drübeck, Kloster
    N51° 51.351' E10° 42.935'

  • Darlingerode, St. Laurentiuskirche
    N 51°50.43.2' E10°43.47.2'

  • Wernigerode, ehemals Kloster Himmelpforte vor Wernigerode
    N51° 50.012' E10° 44.592'

  • Wernigerode, St. Johanniskirche
    N51° 50.14.2' E10° 47.18.7'

  • Wernigerode, Kleingartenanlage „Brocken III“ hinter Wernigerode
    N51° 50.158' E10° 49.228'

  • Benzingerode, Erlöserkirche 
    N51° 50.065' E10° 51.916'

  • Blankenburg, Kloster Michaelstein
    N51° 48.311' E10° 54.950'

  • Blankenburg, Bergkirche St. Bartholomäus
    N51° 47.16.6' E10° 57.15.8'

  • Timmenrode, Dorfkirche St. Lukas
    N51° 46.256' E11° 00.406'

  • Thale, Kloster Wendhusen
    N51° 45.370' E11° 02.905'

  • Neinstedt, Marienhof
    N51° 45.15.3' E11° 05.19.5'

  • Neinstedt, St. Katharinenkirche
    N 51°44.58.0‘ E 11°05'10.6‘

  • Neinstedt, Steuerstraße/Siedlung
    N 51°44.51.0‘ E  11°05'10.6‘

  • Stecklenberg, Dorfkirche
    N51° 43.55.7' E11° 05.11.9'

  • Gernrode, Stiftskirche St. Cyriakus 
    N51° 43.26.4' E11° 08.10.3'

  • Quedlinburg, an der Schafbrücke
    N51° 46.760' E11° 07.598'

  • Halberstadt, Gr. Thekenberg zwischen Quedlinburg und Halberstadt
    N51° 50.18.1' E11° 3.28.8'

  • Halberstadt, Spiegelsberge Gästehaus, Spiegelsberge 5
    N51° 52'25.4' E11° 2'44.2'

  • Halberstadt, Burchardikloster
    N51° 54.24.8' E11° 02.32.8'

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