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title: "Halberstadt-Blankenburg-Wernigerode (circular route)"
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description: "Sights: Halberstadt with cathedral, museums, old town and more historical landscape park Spiegelsberge viewpoint \"Glass Monk\" near Langenstein cave dwellings Langenstein Blankenburg Castle with baroque gardens Michaelstein Monastery Harzkristall Glass Manufactory Wernigerode with castle, town hall, old town and more Gut Mahndorf Places to eat: Schäferhof Langenstein Zum Klosterfischer (Blankenburg) Café Rothe Mühle (Reddeber) Estate café Mahndorf numerous restaurants in Wernigerode numerous restaurants in Blankenburg"
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Halberstadt-Blankenburg-Wernigerode (circular route)
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- 59.84 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: medium
- Bicycle

View of Blankenburg from the viewpoint of the Grand Castle

Langenstein Cave Dwellings - Exterior View

Harzkristall Glass Manufacture - Vases

Halberstadt - Cathedral, Kay Philipp Florian Hartmann

Break at the Michaelstein monastery ponds

- 4:15 h
- 59.84 km
- 309 m
- 330 m
- 116 m
- 307 m
- 191 m
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- Start: Tourist Information Halberstadt
- Destination: Halberstadt

Take a varied bike route through the charming Harz foothills and discover the neighboring towns of Blankenburg and Wernigerode. Along the route, you will encounter fantastic castles and palaces, enchanting monastery complexes, and the unique cave dwellings of Langenstein.

**Sights:**

- Halberstadt with cathedral, museums, old town and more
- historical landscape park Spiegelsberge
- viewpoint "Glass Monk" near Langenstein
- cave dwellings Langenstein
- Blankenburg Castle with baroque gardens
- Michaelstein Monastery
- Harzkristall Glass Manufactory
- Wernigerode with castle, town hall, old town and more
- Gut Mahndorf

**Places to eat:**

- Schäferhof Langenstein
- Zum Klosterfischer (Blankenburg)
- Café Rothe Mühle (Reddeber)
- Estate café Mahndorf
- numerous restaurants in Wernigerode
- numerous restaurants in Blankenburg

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Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

Good to know
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Pavements

Unknown (60%)

Asphalt (13%)

Street (10%)

Trail (11%)

Gravel (6%)

Best to visit

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Depends on weather

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Directions

**Start: Tourist Information Halberstadt (Town Hall)**

**In Halberstadt** via Heinrich-Julius-Str., Spiegelstr., Spiegelsbergenweg towards the Spiegelsberge Landscape Park

Detour landscape park Spiegelsberge: follow the signs in the park

continue via Kirschallee, Harzklubweg and Lindenberg towards Langenstein – follow the signs for Aller-Harz Cycle Path (HV-R-5)

Detour "Glass Monk": shortly before Langenstein, take the path to the left towards "Landhaus" to climb the viewpoint

**In Langenstein** via Quedlinburger Str. and Dorfstr. towards Börnecke (continue on HV-R-5)

 follow the signs in Langenstein

Always ride along the Goldbach, at the shelter take the path left over the Goldbach bridge and continue along the main path

500 meters after a railway crossing, at the junction take the path right to Börnecke station

After Börnecke station, turn left onto the Old Halberstadt Road towards Blankenburg

**In Blankenburg** via Alte Halberstädter St., Albert-Schneider-Str., Thiestr., Gartenstr., Roman-Abt-Str., Rübeländer Str., Am Eichenberg towards Michaelstein Monastery

: follow the signs via Herzogstr.

continue via Eichenbergweg to the bungalow settlement “Am Eichenberg” and follow the signs for the European Cycle Route R1

 follow the signs

continue on European Cycle Route R1 towards Benzingerode

**In Benzingerode** via Friedensstr., “Am Stapenberg” towards Wernigerode

Turn right at the forest edge towards Wernigerode and follow the signs for the European Long-Distance Cycle Route R1

 via Maerkerstieg, Am Lustgarten, Lindenallee, Rudolf-Breitscheid-Str., Schmatzfelder Str., Im Stadtfelde towards Halberstadt

continue on Holtemme Cycle Path parallel to the river

cross A36 via underpass and continue on Holtemme Cycle Path

Just before Reddeber stop at the café and beer garden “Rothe Mühle”

Continue past Minsleben to Silstedt following the signs

**In Silstedt** via Pfingstgras, Glockengasse, Mühlenstr., In den sauren Wiesen, follow the signs for Holtemme Cycle Path

: shortly before Derenburg follow the signs

At the next junction turn left towards the riding stables, before the entrance gate turn right

**In Derenburg** take Utzlebener Str., Minslebener Str., Holtemmestr., Kanalstr. and Im freien Felde street

After Derenburg at the fork take the narrow path left parallel to the Holtemme and follow to Mahndorf

Cross Holtemme at the small bridge, pass Wichhäuser Mill and continue towards Mahndorf

**In Mahndorf** keep straight and follow the cycle route signs for the Harz Foothills Cycle Round Route (HVR)

 turn right on Dorfstr.

Pass Veltensmühle to reach Halberstadt

**In Halberstadt** via Mahndorfer Str., Sternstr., Westendorf, Hoher Weg back to the starting point

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Directions &amp; Parking facilities

**Getting there**via B 81 from Magdeburg

via A 36 from Braunschweig, Goslar, Halle

via B 79 from Quedlinburg as well as Wolfenbüttel

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**Parking**Free large parking area "Düsterngraben"

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**Public transportation**You can reach Halberstadt by train from Magdeburg, Halle, or Thale (Abellio)

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From the main station, take tram line 1 or 2 to the Holzmarkt stop

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Author

Stadt Halberstadt

Organization

Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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Halberstadt

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