Riechenberg monastery and estate
- 1:30 h
- 5.61 km
- 37 m
- 47 m
- 223 m
- 256 m
- 33 m
- Start: Goslar Cemetery or stop "Riechenberg Abzw. B 82" of RBB line 831
- Destination: Goslar Cemetery or stop "Riechenberg Abzw. B 82" of RBB line 831
Short varied circular route
frequent view of the spruce-forested northern Harz, the fields of the northern Harz foothills and the distant Försterberg near Hahndorf
Hike through fields and forest (deciduous, pine), past ponds
Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt
Good to know
Pavements
- Unknown (7%)Trail (81%)Gravel (12%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
- You start at Goslar Cemetery, which was declared a landscape conservation area in 1966, and head towards the Riechenberg estate. Once there, you circle the Gethsemane Monastery. The crypt of the monastery can be visited during a guided tour in the summer months (Tuesdays at 3 p.m.). The three-aisled hall crypt is one of the most beautiful of its kind in northern Germany, with its rich figurative stone carvings on the columns and capitals. Please keep in mind during your visit that this is a place for reflection and silence. Further along the route, you also circle the Riechenberg estate. The mid-16th-century Riechenberg Agreement, significant for Goslar, was named after it and was made between the city and Duke Heinrich the Younger of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Equipment
- Waterproof footwear is recommended.
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting there
- A7 Hamburg / Hanover towards Kassel or Kassel / Göttingen towards Hanover
- AS Rhüden (Harz) / Goslar and via the B82 to Goslar
- A395 from Braunschweig
- AS Goslar via the B6 to Goslar
ParkingGoslar CemeteryPublic transportationRBB line 831: Stop "Riechenberg Abzw. B 82" Additional information
- RBB line 831 timetable http://rbb-bus.de/regiobusbs/view/fahrplan/kursbuchtmpl.shtml
Harzklub Goslar e.V.
www.harzklub-goslar.de
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