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title: "The Harzburg and the contemplative path"
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description: "The start is at the Burgberg Center. With the Burgberg cable car (alternatively: ascent via Herzogweg) you go up to the Großer Burgberg. Once at the top, the path leads across the Burgberg plateau with the Canossa column and the ruins of Harzburg to Antoniusplatz. There the contemplative path on the Sachsenberg begins. At the entrance of the circular path, the statue of \"Saint Antonius\" welcomes the hikers; seven further stations can be experienced on the approx. 1.6 km long contemplative path. The return journey is either again by the Burgberg cable car or alternatively on foot via the Herzogweg."
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The Harzburg and the contemplative path
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- 2.61 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: easy
- Condition:
- Walking / hiking

The Burgberg Cable Car Bad Harzburg

- 1:40 h
- 2.61 km
- 250 m
- 62 m
- 291 m
- 528 m
- 237 m
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- Start: Burgberg Center
- Destination: Burgberg Center

A contemplative hike on historic paths.

The start is at the Burgberg Center. With the Burgberg cable car (alternatively: ascent via Herzogweg) you go up to the Großer Burgberg. Once at the top, the path leads across the Burgberg plateau with the Canossa column and the ruins of Harzburg to Antoniusplatz. There the contemplative path on the Sachsenberg begins. At the entrance of the circular path, the statue of "Saint Antonius" welcomes the hikers; seven further stations can be experienced on the approx. 1.6 km long contemplative path. The return journey is either again by the Burgberg cable car or alternatively on foot via the Herzogweg.

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Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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Pavements

Unknown (18%)

Asphalt (3%)

Trail (21%)

Gravel (1%)

Path (57%)

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**Access via the A395 and the B6, then continue on the B4 to Bad Harzburg.

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**Parking**Paid public parking spaces are available at the large parking lot on the B4 and at Berliner Platz, at the Burgberg cable car, and opposite the Kurhaus Bad Harzburg.

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Additional information

Tourist Information Bad Harzburg
Nordhäuser Straße 4
38667 Bad Harzburg
05322 75330

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Author

Harzer Tourismusverband

Organization

Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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