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VIA ROMEA GERMANICA / Wernigerode - Elbingerode (GER18)
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Hochebene vor ElbingerodePhoto: Wernigerode Tourismus GmbH
Official route description - Stage 18
The approx. 2200 km long pilgrimage route "VIA ROMEA GERMANICA" from Stade to Rome on its route between Wernigerode and Elbingerode.
European cultural route of the Council of Europe
The approx. 2200 km long pilgrimage route "VIA ROMEA GERMANICA" from Stade to Rome on its route between Wernigerode and Elbingerode.
European cultural route of the Council of Europe
moderate
Distance 11.5 km
3:00 h
299 m
85 m
511 m
242 m
This day stage of the TVIA ROMEAT through the half-timbered town Wernigerode to Elbingerode leads through the Harz forests to the plateau near Elbingerode.
Author’s recommendation
Very varied hiking tour through the half-timbered town Wernigerode, forest areas and a high plateau.
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
511 m
Lowest point
242 m
Best time of year
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Track types
Asphalt
3.2 km
Dirt road
5.1 km
Forested/wild trail
3 km
Path
0.2 km
Road
0 km
Tips and hints
Pilgrimage Route "VIA ROMEA"European Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
Start
Marktplatz Wernigerode (market square) (242 m)
Coordinates:
DD
51.833235, 10.784678
DMS
51°49'59.6"N 10°47'04.8"E
UTM
32U 622969 5743996
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Destination
Markt Elbingerode (Market)
Turn-by-turn directions
The starting point is the market square in Wernigerode. We go left past the town hall, along Marktstrasse, along the Zillierbach, past the "Schoene Ecke" out of town. At the end of the "Promenade" we can make a detour to the left to the "Theobaldi Chapel", which is well worth seeing. Otherwise we keep right along the Ewaldsweg, Pulvergarten, Am Vogelsang until we can cross the federal road 244 on the left over a small bridge. From here we follow the "Voigtstieg" path through the forest uphill. Straight ahead 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 turn - but we continue straight ahead on a smaller forest path. At a T-junction we turn right. The path then continues through a long valley and over a plateau directly to Elbingerode. In the city we walk along the streets "Bleichenkopf", "Wolfshagen", "Steinweg" to our destination, the market.
After crossing the country road, we go straight ahead. The main path makes a left turn - but we continue straight ahead on a smaller forest path. At a T-junction we turn right. The path then continues through a long valley and over a plateau directly to Elbingerode. In the city we walk along the streets "Bleichenkopf", "Wolfshagen", "Steinweg" to our destination, the market.
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Wernigerode is easy to reach by rail with the Deutsche Bundesbahn or the trains of Transdev GmbH. Located on the Hanover-Hildesheim-Goslar-Wernigerode-halberstadt-Aschersleben-Halle(Saale)-Leipzig route, Wernigerode can be easily reached by train. With a direct and fast train connection from Berlin (Harz-Berlin-Express), via Magdeburg and Halberstadt, a good arrival on weekends and public holidays is also possible from this direction.Train lines that are served from Wernigerode:
315 Magdeburg - Halberstadt (change to Wernigerode) - Quedlinburg - Thale
330 regional express Hanover - Wernigerode - Halle (Saale)
By road
From the A2 motorway via the B81 from Magdeburg or the A36 from Braunschweig to the Wernigerode Nord or Wernigerode Zentrum exit.Coming from Halle/Leipzig on the A14, take the A36 from Kreuz Bernburg to Wernigerode.
From the west to the A7 motorway junction at Rhüden and then continue on the B82 and A36 to Wernigerode.
Wernigerode can be reached from the south by crossing the Harz mountains via the B4 (Erfurt-Nordhausen) and B81 in the direction of Blankenburg.
Parking
There is enough parking in Wernigerode.Coordinates
DD
51.833235, 10.784678
DMS
51°49'59.6"N 10°47'04.8"E
UTM
32U 622969 5743996
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Equipment
Sturdy shoes. Clothes adapted to the weather.Reviews
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
11.5 km
Duration
3:00 h
Ascent
299 m
Descent
85 m
Highest point
511 m
Lowest point
242 m
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Maps and trails
- 6 Waypoints
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Distance
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Ascent
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Descent
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Highest point
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Lowest point
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