- 3:20 h
- 13.81 km
- 19 m
- 136 m
- 144 m
- 275 m
- 131 m
- Start: Neuwerk Church Goslar, Rosentorstraße 26, 38640 Goslar
- Destination: Wöltingerode Monastery, Vienenburg, City of Goslar
The varied 14 km section of the Monastery Hiking Trail starts at the Neuwerk Church, a former monastery church with purely Romanesque architecture from the 12th century and wall paintings from the 13th century. The path then continues out of the gate turning left initially towards the station, then behind the Hotel Zum Achtermann over a footbridge to the other side of the street, passing the St. George’s collegiate ruins. The former collegiate foundation shows remains from the 10th century but was burned down in the Goslar unrest of 1527; only fragments of the foundations remain. The route continues through the extensive districts of Goslar, then through forest and fields with views of the Brocken mountain. On the hiking trail in Grauhof, a district of Goslar, lies the baroque monastery church of St. George. It dates from shortly after 1700, and its significant Treutmann organ was first played in 1737. The final part of this stage runs on an old railway embankment and changes into an avenue with fruit trees before reaching Wöltingerode. The spacious former nunnery of Wöltingerode, founded in the 12th century and rebuilt in the Baroque style, today houses a comfortable monastery hotel in impressive historic rooms and a monastery distillery that has been producing high-quality liqueurs since 1682. In summer, in good weather, the Klosterkrug beer garden is open.
Stamp stations: Neuwerk Church, Grauhof Monastery, Wöltingerode Monastery.
Angel benches: Neuwerk Church, Grauhof Monastery, before Wöltingerode.
Good to know
Pavements
Best to visit
Directions & Parking facilities
B6 or B82, exit Goslar old town. Direction station, continue over Klubgartenstraße to the roundabout, here take the second exit into Rosentorstraße. The Neuwerk Church is located directly opposite the station (approx. 200 m).
Access to Wöltingerode Monastery:
Attention! Closure of the bridge and passage on B 241 from Vienenburg towards Goslar, turnoff Wöltingerode (status 2/24, probably another year).
The passage is possible for pedestrians and cyclists.
Access recommended from the direction of Goslar via L510 Immenrode.
Parking at the starting points Goslar and Halberstadt:
Free unattended parking in Goslar is possible near the station at the “Füllekuhle” car park, Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 1, 38640 Goslar; there are also free motorhome parking spaces here. In Halberstadt, there is the free large car park below the cathedral square in the old town, address: Düsterngraben; here 5 motorhome parking spaces with power supply are available, info at +49 3941 551815.
Arrival by bus or train to Vienenburg and Goslar is well possible.
822 Harzbus Goslar-Vienenburg
Additional information
Author
Stefan Roblick, ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde Neuwerk in Goslar
Organization
Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt
License (master data)
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
In good weather, small stops are worthwhile to enjoy the beauty of the extensive landscape of the northern Harz foothills. In Wöltingerode, an overnight stay in the comfortable monastery hotel is recommended. Don't miss: a guided tour with a tasting at the monastery distillery and a finish in the beer garden of the Monastery Inn.
Safety guidelines
At the Mühlenbergsiedlung before Immenrode, the heavily trafficked B82 must be crossed.
From Grauhof Monastery towards Wöltingerode, turn left at the road from the gate entrance directly onto a small somewhat hidden path and you don’t have to walk along the roadside. Be careful crossing the street.
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