Pölsfeld Circular Route

8.38 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: very easy
Walking / hiking
  • 2:25 h
  • 8.38 km
  • 213 m
  • 213 m
  • 210 m
  • 340 m
  • 130 m
  • Start: Car park village center Pölsfeld
  • Destination: Car park village center Pölsfeld

A beautiful circular route leads along the southern edge of the Harz through forests and meadows with panoramic views of Germany's smallest low mountain range, the Kyffhäuser, and over Sangerhausen.

The starting point is the car park in the village center of Pölsfeld. Copper mining shaped the region for over 800 years. Witnesses are the remaining spoil heaps. Numerous small heaps, the "family heaps" from the 12th and 13th centuries, uniquely enliven the landscape.

Nature has long since reclaimed the heap locations with trees and other plants. The village of Pölsfeld is closely connected to mining. The interplay between forest, meadows, and field margins is impressive and makes the hike an experience. You walk through the village of Obersdorf, the Hainsche valley, and past an old windmill. The route follows a section of the certified Karst hiking trail with very good signage, numerous resting places, and information boards at each location.

Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt
Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

Good to know

Pavements

Street
Gravel
Trail
Unknown
Asphalt

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The starting point is the car park in the village center of Pölsfeld. Copper mining shaped the region for over 800 years. Witnesses are the remaining spoil heaps. Numerous small heaps, the "family heaps" from the 12th and 13th centuries, uniquely enliven the landscape.

Nature has long since reclaimed the heap locations with trees and other plants. The village of Pölsfeld is closely connected to mining. The interplay between forest, meadows, and field margins is impressive and makes the hike an experience. You walk through the village of Obersdorf, the Hainsche valley, and past an old windmill. The route follows a section of the certified Karst hiking trail with very good signage, numerous resting places, and information boards at each location.

Directions & Parking facilities

Car: via A38 Sangerhausen direction Wettelrode

Car park village center Pölsfeld

Bus:

from the directions of Sangerhausen and Wippra, VGS-460

Additional information

Rosenstadt Sangerhausen GmbH / Tourist Information at the Rosarium

Am Rosengarten 2a
06526 Sangerhausen

Telephone: 03464 19433

www.sangerhausen-tourist.de

Author

Harzer Tourismusverband

Organization

Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

License (master data)

License: Attribution, ShareAlike

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

The St. Moritz Church in Pölsfeld (1535) is known for the organ by the famous organ builder Hildebrandt from 1728 – a visit is worthwhile.

Map

Hiking map: ISBN 978–3–86973–019–6

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Contact

Pölsfeld Circular Route
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