Past the Michaelstein Monastery with its pond cascade, the path leads into the extensive forests of the Natura 2000 area “Deciduous forest area between Wernigerode and Blankenburg.”
The circular route combines natural and historical highlights. The starting point of the hike is the Michaelstein Monastery, founded in 1146. Past beautiful ponds, floodplain forests, and limestone rocks, the circular path leads into the extensive beech forests south of Blankenburg. The path reaches a karst spring. Here, at the Volkmarskeller, a cave invites exploration. Along the further path, there are beautiful views all the way to the Brocken. Where thick forests once stood, storms and bark beetles have created open views. Here, the “primeval forest” of tomorrow is forming. The path returns to the starting point through hall forests of red beech.
