VIA ROMEA GERMANICA / Wernigerode - Elbingerode (GER18)

The starting point is the market square in Wernigerode. We walk past the town hall on the left, along Marktstraße, the Zillierbach stream, past the "Schöne Ecke" towards the outskirts. At the end of the "Promenade" we can make a detour to the left to the worth-seeing "Theobald Chapel." Otherwise, we keep to the right along the Ewaldweg, Pulvergarten, Am Vogelsang until we can cross federal road 244 via a small bridge to the left. From here, we follow the "Voigtstieg" path through the forest always uphill. Straight through the "Hartenberg" settlement. Shortly before the country road (K1347) between Elbingerode and Heimburg, we reach the "Dreiherrenstein."

After crossing the country road, we go straight ahead. The main path makes a left curve - but we continue straight ahead on a smaller forest path. At a T-junction, we turn right. The path then leads through an elongated valley and over a high plateau directly to Elbingerode. In town, we walk via the streets "Bleichenkopf," "Wolfshagen," "Steinweg" to our destination, the market.

Sturdy footwear, clothing appropriate to the weather conditions

From the A2 motorway via the B81 from Magdeburg or A36 from Braunschweig to the exit Wernigerode Nord or Wernigerode Zentrum.

From the A14 coming from Halle/Leipzig, take the A36 from the Bernburg interchange to Wernigerode.

From the west to the A7 motorway Rhüden junction and then continue via the B82 and A36 to Wernigerode.

From the south, Wernigerode can be reached by crossing the Harz via the B4 (Erfurt-Nordhausen) and B81 towards Blankenburg.

There are sufficient parking spaces available in Wernigerode.

Wernigerode is easily accessible by train with the German Federal Railway. Located on the route Hannover-Hildesheim-Goslar-Wernigerode-Halberstadt-Aschersleben-Halle (Saale)-Leipzig, Wernigerode can be reached conveniently by train. With a direct and fast train connection from Berlin (Harz-Berlin-Express), via Magdeburg and Halberstadt, good access is also possible from this direction on weekends and public holidays.

Train lines serving Wernigerode:
315 Magdeburg - Halberstadt (transfer to Wernigerode) - Quedlinburg - Thale
330 Regional Express Hannover - Wernigerode - Halle (Saale)/Leipzig

Pilgrimage route "VIA ROMEA GERMANICA"

Very varied hiking route through the half-timbered town of Wernigerode, forest areas, and a high plateau.