Harzer Klosterwanderweg - 1st Stage - Goslar to Vienenburg

Short Description

1st stage of the Harz Monastery Trail from Goslar to Vienenburg.

Track revision on 8.2.24 Passage through Goslar between the Neuwerk Church and the St. Georg Monastery Ruin.

Description

The diverse 14 km long section of the Monastery Trail starts at the Neuwerk Church, a former monastery church with purely Romanesque architecture from the 12th century and wall paintings from the 13th century. The path then leads out of the gate to the left initially towards the train station, then behind the Hotel Zum Achtermann over a pedestrian bridge to the other side of the street and past the St. Georg Monastery Ruin. The former monastery dates back to the 10th century, but was burned down during the Goslar Unrest in 1527, only fragments of the foundations remain. The trail continues through the extensive districts of Goslar, then through forest and fields with a view of the Brocken. Along the trail in Grauhof, a district of Goslar, lies the baroque St. Georg Monastery Church. It dates back to shortly after 1700, and its significant Treutmann organ was first played in 1737. The last part of this stage runs along an old railway embankment and transforms into an avenue with fruit trees before Wöltingerode. The extensive former nunnery of Wöltingerode, founded in the 12th century and rebuilt in the Baroque style, now houses a comfortable monastery hotel in impressive historical premises as well as a monastery distillery that has been producing high-quality liqueurs since 1682. In good weather during the summer, the Klosterkrug beer garden is open.

Stamp stations: Neuwerk Church, Grauhof Monastery, Wöltingerode Monastery.

Resting benches: Neuwerk Church, Grauhof Monastery, in front of Wöltingerode.

Additional Information

www.goslar.de

www.neuwerkkirche-goslar.de

www.klosterhotel-woeltingerode.de

www.woeltingerode.de

Travel Information

B6 or B82, Exit Goslar Old Town. Towards the train station, continue on Klubgartenstraße to the roundabout, take the second exit onto Rosentorstraße. The Neuwerk Church is directly opposite the train station (approx. 200 m away).

Directions to Wöltingerode Monastery:

Attention! Bridge closure and passage on B 241 from Vienenburg towards Goslar, turnoff to Wöltingerode (as of 2/24, expected for another year).

Pedestrians and cyclists can pass through.

Directions from Goslar via L510 Immenrode recommended.

Parking Information

Parking at the starting points Goslar and Halberstadt:

Free unsupervised parking in Goslar is available near the train station at the “Füllekuhle” parking lot, Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 1, 38640 Goslar, where there are also free motorhome parking spaces. In Halberstadt, there is a free large parking lot below Domplatz in the old town, address: Düsterngraben, with 5 motorhome parking spaces with power supply available, information at +49 3941 551815.

Safety Information

When passing through Mühlenbergsiedlung near Immenrode, the busy B82 must be crossed.

From Grauhof Monastery towards Wöltingerode, turn left from the gate entrance onto a small, somewhat hidden path and avoid walking along the roadside. Be cautious when crossing the street.