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Unicorn Skeleton – Stone Church, Scharzfeld loop from Bad Lauterberg im Harz Barbis

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Bad Lauterberg im Harz

Unicorn Skeleton – Stone Church, Scharzfeld loop from Bad Lauterberg im Harz Barbis

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Unicorn Skeleton – Stone Church, Scharzfeld loop from Bad Lauterberg im Harz Barbis

03:35

11.5km

390m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Steinberg bei Scharzfeld

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.49 km

Scharzfels Castle Ruins (HWN 151)

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Rare design for North German conditions. The castle has literally grown together with the rock. The passages in the rocks, the rock itself and the fountain are worth seeing. The …

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1.65 km

Beautiful section between castle ruins and the Unicorn Cave

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Beautiful forest path connecting the castle and the cave

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2.51 km

Haus Einhorn Visitor Center & Kiosk

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Here you can stay well. Not possible at the moment due to the season, but when it's open again you can bear it well

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2.53 km

Unicorn Skeleton

Highlight • Monument

The last unicorn died here.

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5.74 km

Scharzfelder Dolomiten Rock Formations

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Very beautiful rock formation. Also called Dolomites. hmm ok. 😑

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5.90 km

Stone Church, Scharzfeld

Highlight • Cave

The early Christian stone-carved church with much older history in the forecourt is an impressive site. A trip is worth it! The forecourt has several rest areas with a view of Scharzfeld.

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9.01 km

Unicorn Cave (Einhornhöhle) – HWN 101

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This cave is an absolute must for young and old. The tenants of the cave go to a lot of trouble with the tours and the hospitality. I have seldom …

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9.35 km

Forest Path Ascent in the Harz Mountains

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A beautiful visual climb through super nature

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11.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.64 km

3.70 km

703 m

600 m

575 m

296 m

Surfaces

7.52 km

2.11 km

929 m

691 m

146 m

118 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Sunday 23 August

20°C

6°C

2 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

November 3, 2024,Einhornhöhle 101 und Ruine Scharzfels 151 mit der Steinkirche

Today was the last day this year that the Unicorn Cave could be visited. The winter break follows. Accordingly, many people took the opportunity to visit and I was happy to finally be here at the right time. The cave is long and at the end there is an exciting hole leading upwards - it is worth a visit, even …

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May 27, 2022,Burgruine Scharzfels (HWN 151) – Steinkirche Runde von Bad Lauterberg im Harz Barbis

Unfortunately, that was our last hike in the Harz Mountains today. Tomorrow we're going back to our Eifel. We were able to do another nice hike with a lot of highlights. I know I always take a lot of photos, but I can never decide which one is better.
We started on Barbiser Strasse, moved to Bremkestrasse, since the first …

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February 1, 2025,Man sagt, dass das Blut eines Einhorns... Reloaded 🩸🦄 🏰🧌🏰🦄🩸HWN 101 Einhornhöhle - HWN 151 Burgruine Scharzfels - HWN 👻 Steinkirche

Schwimmqualität: 👎🏻
Kneippqualität: 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

… einem ewiges Leben verleiht, aber wenn man etwas so Reines meuchelt, hat man nur noch ein halbes Leben, ein verfluchtes, von dem Augenblick an, da das Blut seine Lippen berührt.
Gut, dass ich das schon beim letzten Mal gelernt habe, daher konnte ich meiner besten Freundin Hydra und ihrem Frauchen Ute El schon im Auto …

July 30, 2022,Man sagt, dass das Blut eines Einhorns... 🩸🦄 🏰🧌🏰🦄🩸HWN 101 Einhornhöhle - HWN 151 Burgruine Scharzfels - HWN 👻 Steinkirche

Schwimmqualität: 👎🏻
Kneippqualität: 👍🏻

… einem ewiges Leben verleiht, aber wenn man etwas so Reines meuchelt, hat man nur noch ein halbes Leben, ein verfluchtes, von dem Augenblick an, da das Blut seine Lippen berührt.
Also Anfangs hat Frauchen mir ja nur die Geschichte mit dem ewigen Leben erzählt und das fand ich äusserst interessant, das wär nämlich ein absoluter …

October 4, 2023,Karstwanderweg an den Scharzfelder Dolomiten 🥾🥾🌥️

Today we explored a section of the karst hiking trail in the southern Harz.
As a template, I took one of the official circular routes on the Karst hiking trail and modified it slightly.
Waypoints were the
Schulberg summit, the Unicorn Cave, which is unfortunately closed today, the Scharzfeld castle ruins, the Frauenstein, the stone church and of course the …

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September 7, 2024,Heißkalt: Durch die Harzer Dolomiten (Scharzfeld / Südharz) 🥾☀️⛰️🦄🏰🌳

We were actually supposed to go to the Brocken on Saturday. But considering the forest fires, it was literally too hot for us; and the area was also closed off. So we had to come up with a quick plan B. And that took us to the gypsum karst area near Scharzfeld. Right at the beginning, a real blast, the …

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August 11, 2022,Ruine Scharzfels, Einhornhöhle - HWN 151, 101

Today's hike was themed education and culture 😉 and "Don't rush!"☝️. In the beech forests around the unicorn cave there are not only beautiful paths, but also a lot of information boards (educational task fulfilled here), which of course had to be studied extensively. The Scharzfels castle ruins were of an unimaginable size and climbing the "upper floors" worked well. …

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November 14, 2025,Die Scharzfelder Dolomiten

touren.harzinfo.de/de/tour/wanderung/die-scharzfelder-dolomiten/29849657

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Unicorn Skeleton – Stone Church, Scharzfeld loop from Bad Lauterberg im Harz Barbis

Scharzfels Castle Ruins (HWN 151)

Beautiful section between castle ruins and the Unicorn Cave

Haus Einhorn Visitor Center & Kiosk

Unicorn Skeleton

Scharzfelder Dolomiten Rock Formations

Stone Church, Scharzfeld

Unicorn Cave (Einhornhöhle) – HWN 101

Forest Path Ascent in the Harz Mountains

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