Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Ballenstedt · Updated on 14 November 2026
Harzklub-Weg 50P walk
Harzklub-Weg 50P is a walk of 9.4 km from Ballenstedt. Along the way you'll find 23 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.
- 9.4 km
- ± 2:25 h
- ↑ 170 m · ↓ 43 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Ballenstedt
0 km4.2 km · 15 benches
Observation tower
4.2 kmObservation tower
203 m · 3 benches
Schloss Ballenstedt
4.4 kmCastle
196 m · 3 benches
Stadtmuseum 'Wilhelm-von-Kügelgen'
4.6 kmMuseum
4.9 km · 2 benches
Finish
9.4 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 4.2 km
Castle · after 4.4 km
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Photo: Greifen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 4.6 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 170 m
- Down
- ↓ 43 m
- Highest point
- 382 m
- Lowest point
- 245 m
- 5-10% slope · 653 m
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
9.4 km in total- Track: 7.7 km
- Street: 1.3 km
- Path: 425 m
Surfaces
9.4 km in total- Gravel: 6.7 km
- Asphalt: 1 km
- Paved: 550 m
- Unpaved: 425 m
- Unknown: 725 m
About the walking route Harzklub-Weg 50P
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Harzklub-Weg 50P is a walking route of 9.4 km that starts in Ballenstedt. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Observation tower (after 4.2 km), Schloss Ballenstedt (after 4.4 km) and Stadtmuseum 'Wilhelm-von-Kügelgen' (after 4.6 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 170 m in total and descend 43 m. Allow ± 2:25 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (7.7 km), street (1.3 km) and path (425 m). Of the surface, 6.7 km gravel and 1 km asphalt. For 725 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 23 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 · 1.7 km from the route - 2
PreussenturmObservation tower · 2.9 km from the route - 3
RoseburgAttraction · 183 m from the route - 4
OberhofCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 5
Harzer UhrenmuseumMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 6
BismarckturmAttraction · 2 km from the route - 7
Großer Gegenstein;Leopold FriedrichViewpoint · 2 km from the route - 8
LethwarteViewpoint · 2.1 km from the route - 9
Burg AnhaltCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 10
Burg FalkensteinAttraction · 3.5 km from the route - 11
BicklingswarteViewpoint · 3.7 km from the route - 12
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 4 km from the route - 13
Schloss MeisdorfCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 14
HeinrichsburgCastle · 5.1 km from the route - 15
LauenburgRuins · 5.3 km from the route - 16
Maschinenfabrik CarlswerkMuseum · 5.4 km from the route - 17
AlexiuskreuzMemorial · 5.5 km from the route - 18
MägdetrappeViewpoint · 5.5 km from the route - 19
GedenksteinMemorial · 6.2 km from the route - 20
Bismarckturm QuedlinburgObservation tower · 6.3 km from the route - 21
BrühlAttraction · 6.4 km from the route - 22
Carl Ritter DenkmalMemorial · 6.5 km from the route - 23
Schloss HarzgerodeCastle · 6.6 km from the route - 24
Gustav Adolf Dippe DenkmalMemorial · 6.7 km from the route - 25
AbteigartenAttraction · 6.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Harzklub-Weg 50P?
Harzklub-Weg 50P is 9.4 km long. Allow ± 2:25 h 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Ballenstedt.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 170 m of climbing.
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, Schloss Ballenstedt and Stadtmuseum 'Wilhelm-von-Kügelgen'.
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