Harz Monastery Hiking Trail

No wonder: For centuries, the Harz monasteries have shaped the cultural and economic development of the Harz region. With seven stages between 10 and 22 km and without major elevation differences, hikers immerse themselves in the world of fragrant monastery gardens, Gothic cloisters, and fascinating churches; they experience monasteries as event venues, museums, and distilleries, as special places of spirituality and as good hosts. Along the way, hikers keep the Brocken, the Harz church towers, and the gentle hills of the northern Harz foreland in view. Particularly romantic are the river landscapes along the Oker, Ecker, and Bode, and spectacular the Devil's Wall near Blankenburg and Thale. They experience the enchanting shimmer forest and hike along the former inner-German border and past fish-rich monastery ponds. Gems of Romanesque church art lie directly on the trail with the monastery churches in Drübeck and Ilsenburg, the collegiate church St. Cyriakus in Gernrode, as well as the collegiate church St. Servatius and the monastery church St. Mary in Quedlinburg. The extension to Halberstadt to the Burchardi Monastery is currently only available as a track, with signposting planned gradually in spring/summer 2024.

The Harz Monastery Hiking Trail is managed by the department Harz Monasteries, which also organizes the annual Harz Monastery Summer.