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title: "\"Harz Monastery Hiking Trails\" No. 3: The Origins of the Michaelstein Monastery"
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description: "At the hiking car park of the Michaelstein Monastery begins a varied hike through the quiet pond landscapes around the monastery. Along the Klostergrund stream, the path slowly ascends into the Harz mountains. At the limestone cliff Volksmarskeller, the remains of an old hermit's cell recall the early origins of the monastery. Over the Eggeröder spring, the path leads through shady beech forest back to the monastery. Afterwards, it continues to the quiet Mönchemühlenteich and the legendary Hans Mönch rock before the path finally returns to Michaelstein."
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"Harz Monastery Hiking Trails" No. 3: The Origins of the Michaelstein Monastery
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- 16.52 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: easy
- Condition: very easy
- Theme trail

Michaelstein Monastery

Monastery ponds near Michaelstein

Piggyback into the monastery pond

Monastery ponds near Michaelstein, view of the monastery fisherman

Enjoy a break at the monastery fisherman

Monastery Michaelstein - View of the vegetable gardens

Herb Garden Monastery Michaelstein

- 4:30 h
- 16.52 km
- 266 m
- 267 m
- 221 m
- 469 m
- 248 m

Beautiful circular tour following the history of the Michaelstein Monastery near Blankenburg

At the hiking car park of the Michaelstein Monastery begins a varied hike through the quiet pond landscapes around the monastery. Along the Klostergrund stream, the path slowly ascends into the Harz mountains. At the limestone cliff Volksmarskeller, the remains of an old hermit's cell recall the early origins of the monastery. Over the Eggeröder spring, the path leads through shady beech forest back to the monastery. Afterwards, it continues to the quiet Mönchemühlenteich and the legendary Hans Mönch rock before the path finally returns to Michaelstein.

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Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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Pavements

Asphalt (4%)

Gravel (70%)

Trail (15%)

Unknown (1%)

Path (8%)

Street (2%)

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suitable

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Additional information

**Kloster Michaelstein**

www.kloster-michaelstein.de

April-Oktober tägl. 10-18 h, Nov. bis März Mi-So u Feiertage 11-16 h

**Geopark Harz**

**Stempel der Harzer Wandernadel:**

Kloster Michaelstein Klostergrund, Stempel HWN Nr. 59

Volkmarskeller, Stempel HWN Nr. 87

Musikscheune Kloster Michaelstein, Stempel Harzer Klosterwanderweg

**Gastronomie**

Hotel und Gasthaus Zum weißen Mönch

Hotel Zum Klosterfischer

Waldgaststätte „Am Mönchemühlenteich“

**ÖPNV**

Bus 250 Wernigerode-Blankenburg-Thale (über Michaelstein),

**Tourist- Information Blankenburg**, Schnappelberg 6, Telefon 03944 362 26-0

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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Be sure to plan a visit to the Michaelstein Monastery: the magnificent monastery gardens, a medieval cloister, the music machine by Salomon de Caus, and the interactive and exciting exhibition about historical musical instruments!

 Dining options at the "Zum weissen Mönch" guesthouse and at the "Klosterfischer" (check opening hours in advance)

Green stamp box No. 87 of the Harz Hiking Badge: At Volkmarskeller

Red stamp box of the Harz Monastery Hiking Trail: At the monastery

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- Place of interest
    
    
    - Romanesque Road
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    - Monastery
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    - Health centre
- Tours
    
    7.14 km
    
    
    - Theme trail
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    3.25 km
    
    
    - Theme trail
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    7.35 km
    
    
    - Theme trail

**outdooractive**

Contact

Blankenburg (Harz)

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