Scharzfeld

Harz

Circular walk, 12 km

Route: Scharzfeld

This circular walk is part of the Karstwanderweg.
You walk up from the parking lot to the Steinkirche, a cave that was used as a church 1000 years ago.
Then you walk on forest paths to the Göttinger Hütte. Then you come to der Frauenstein. This is a rock that served as a viewing point since the Middle Ages. From the Frauenstein is not far to the ruin of Burg Scharzfels, which is built in the Middle Ages.
Through the forest you walk further to the Einhornhöhle, a cave where prehistoric remains of people and animals have been found.
You walk on the August Großkopfweg back to Scharzfeld.

shape
loop
length
11 km 856
location
Lower Saxony, Germany
start / arrival
Vor der Steinkirche/Steingasse/Am Schmerberg, Scharzfeld
path
path:89%  road:9%  main road:2% 
elevation
rise: 476m / fall: -476m
lowest: 240m / highest: 434m
 
Photo: Steinkirche Scharzfeld
Steinkirche Scharzfeld
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Points of interest

  • St. Thomas Kirche, Scharzfeld
  • Burg Scharzfels
  • Steinkirche Scharzfeld
  • Turnvater Jahn in den Wald
  • Oderberg
  • Frauenstein
  • Schulberg (300m)
  • Kleiner Mittelberg
  • Schweinekopf
  • Steinberg
  • Herbstberg (454m)
  • Großer Ruhenberg (431m)

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Source

We have used publication ‘Karstwanderweg Südharz’ of Detlef Tront, published by Detlef Tront in 2020, to develop this route.

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