Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Thale · Updated on 14 November 2026
Harzklub Weg 45D walk
Harzklub Weg 45D is a walk of 1.3 km from Thale. Along the way you'll find 19 benches.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 1.3 km
- ± 15 min
- ↑ 0 m · ↓ 158 m
- Easy
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Thale
0 kmAt the start: Observation tower.
295 m · 3 benches
Lauenburg
295 mRuins
593 m · 2 benches
Stecklenburg
888 mCastle
375 m · 12 benches
Finish
1.3 km
No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Observation tower · after 79 m
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Photo: MacElch (Rainer Kunze) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins · after 295 m
Castle · after 888 m
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 0 m
- Down
- ↓ 158 m
- Highest point
- 352 m
- Lowest point
- 192 m
- 5-10% slope · 253 m
- 10-15% slope · 657 m
- 15-20% slope · 354 m
- 1 flight of stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
1.3 km in total- Path: 750 m
- Street: 204 m
- Track: 150 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
1.3 km in total- Unpaved: 1 km
- Gravel: 200 m
- Unknown: 29 m
About the walking route Harzklub Weg 45D
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Harzklub Weg 45D is a walking route of 1.3 km that starts in Thale. It does not end where it starts. You start in Ruine Lauenburg and finish in Stecklenberg. Along the way you pass Observation tower (after 79 m), Lauenburg (after 295 m) and Stecklenburg (after 888 m).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 0 m in total and descend 158 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 15 min, without breaks. The level is easy.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (750 m), street (204 m) and track (150 m). Of the surface, 1 km unpaved and 200 m gravel. For 29 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 19 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Stiftskirche St. CyriakusAttraction · 3.3 km from the route - 2
PreussenturmObservation tower · 2.2 km from the route - 3
GedenksteinMemorial · 2.6 km from the route - 4
Harzer UhrenmuseumMuseum · 3.5 km from the route - 5
HomburgswarteObservation tower · 3.6 km from the route - 6
WalpurgishalleAttraction · 3.6 km from the route - 7
Kloster WendhusenAttraction · 3.7 km from the route - 8
HexentanzplatzViewpoint · 3.9 km from the route - 9
MemorialMemorial · 4 km from the route - 10
HüttenmuseumMuseum · 4.2 km from the route - 11
DDR-Museum ThaleMuseum · 4.2 km from the route - 12
RosstrappeAttraction · 4.4 km from the route - 13
Bülow-DenkmalMemorial · 4.4 km from the route - 14
LethwarteViewpoint · 4.5 km from the route - 15
Große TeufelsmühleAttraction · 4.6 km from the route - 16
Warnstedter MordkreuzMemorial · 5.3 km from the route - 17
AltenburgwarteViewpoint · 5.9 km from the route - 18
BrühlAttraction · 6.2 km from the route - 19
Carl Ritter DenkmalMemorial · 6.4 km from the route - 20
AbteigartenAttraction · 6.5 km from the route - 21
BicklingswarteViewpoint · 6.6 km from the route - 22
HeinrichsburgCastle · 6.7 km from the route - 23
Stiftskirche St. Servaii Domschatz QuedlinburgMuseum · 6.8 km from the route - 24
Schlossberg (Schloss und Stiftskirche)Attraction · 6.8 km from the route - 25
Klopstockhaus QuedlinburgMuseum · 6.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Harzklub Weg 45D?
Harzklub Weg 45D is 1.3 km long. Allow ± 15 min of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Ruine Lauenburg to Stecklenberg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Thale.
How hard is this route?
Easy.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Observation tower, Lauenburg and Stecklenburg.
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