Circular route Arche Nebra

Short description

Hike to the location of the 3600-year-old bronze disc to the Arche Nebra

Description

Below the Arche Nebra visitor center, the hike begins counterclockwise, the path is lined with fields and forests.


Through a deciduous forest, you reach a striking observation tower. With a height of 30 m and a 10° inclination, it serves as a pointer of an oversized sundial. A vertical cut divides the structure and marks the sightline to the Brocken: Here the sun set on the summer solstice, the sky disc could be aligned and used as a sun calendar.
The view allows a glimpse of the Kyffhäuser, in favorable weather conditions even the Brocken is visible.
The terrain on the Mittelberg has been carefully designed: You look into the Eye of Heaven and can discover more archaeological sites.

Through a deciduous forest, you hike back towards Arche Nebra. A shelter with a view of the observation tower invites you to take a break. Oaks flank the hiking trail like guardians. A detour from the path leads to Memleben, the historically significant location with the Museum Monastery and Imperial Palace Memleben. The Unstrut river snakes glitteringly through the valley.

Finally, you reach the "golden solar barge". The planetarium in the Arche Nebra shows you the starry sky of the Bronze Age.
 
Extended tour description:
Kleinwangen parking lot Arche Nebra - site of the sky disc on Mittelberg - Arche Nebra visitor center - Kleinwangen
Tip: Visit the Arche Nebra Visitor Center, the Monastery Museum and Imperial Palace Memleben, and the Memleben Adventure Animal Park.
Wangen is crossed by the Unstrut cycle path, the Trias-Tor hiking trail, and the Bahnwanderweg hiking trail.
The Rödel circular trail Balgstädt can be combined with the Rödel circular trail Freyburg. Another connection is the Hirschroda-Hayn circular trail.
Dining option in Balgstädt: Moness coffee roastery

Directions

Kleinwangen parking lot Arche Nebra, site of the sky disc on Mittelberg, Arche Nebra visitor center, Kleinwangen

Parking information

at the parking lot for Arche Nebra