--- title: "Neinstedt – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Neinstedt, Germany: Thale is a town in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany. Nearby: Teufelsmauer, Ölbergshöhe, Homburg Watchtower. Every…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/neinstedt" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/neinstedt.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Thale_asv2018-10_img21_view_from_chairlift.jpg/3840px-Thale_asv2018-10_img21_view_from_chairlift.jpg" --- Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany # Neinstedt Thale is a town in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany. ![Neinstedt](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Thale_asv2018-10_img21_view_from_chairlift.jpg/3840px-Thale_asv2018-10_img21_view_from_chairlift.jpg) Neinstedt · Wikimedia Commons The place Thale is a town in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany. Located at the steep northeastern rim of the Harz mountain range, it is known for the scenic Bode Gorge stretching above the town centre. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thale), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Neinstedt 6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Teufelsmauer The Teufelsmauer is a famous natural rock formation located in the Harz mountains of central Germany. It stretches across the state of Saxony-Anhalt and is known for its striking, jagged sandstone cliffs and unique geological structure. 2.4 km · extending about 12 miles on Harz mountain range · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teufelsmauer) 2. Ölbergshöhe The Ölbergshöhe in the Harz Mountains of central Germany is a mountain spur, 320.6 metres above sea level, of the Ramberg ridge near Bad Suderode in the Saxony-Anhalt county of Harz. 5.7 km · mountain in the Harz, Germany · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96lbergsh%C3%B6he) 3. Homburg Watchtower The Homburg Watchtower is an observation tower on the site of a Germanic refuge castle near the Hexentanzplatz above the town of Thale in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. 1.8 km · observation tower near Thale in Harz · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homburg_Watchtower) 4. Lauenburg Castle The Lauenburg is a ruined medieval castle in the East Harz in central Germany situated on an elevation southwest of the village of Stecklenberg in Harz district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in the former German Democratic Republic. The castle was built in the High Middle Ages. 3.3 km · castle · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauenburg_Castle) 5. Stecklenburg The Stecklenburg is a ruined medieval castle in the East Harz in Germany, located on a small rise only a few hundred metres away from the village of Stecklenberg in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt. The castle was built in the 11th century by the Stackelbergs on the remains of an older one. 3.4 km · Ruined medieval castle · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stecklenburg) 6. Walpurgis Hall The Walpurgis Hall is a hall on the Witches' Dance Floor near Thale in the Harz mountains, Germany, built in the Old Germanic style by Hermann Hendrich and Bernhard Sehring. The hall was opened in 1901 and is a museum today. 2.5 km · hall on the Witches' Dance Floor plateau in the Harz mountains, Germany · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Hall) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see DDR Museum, Steinbachstraße A,. Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00; Sat 10:00-16:00. Since 2000 the building has operated as a furniture store. The 6th floor of the building is used as a museum. It aims to convey through the exhibits, showcases, and information boards an impression of the living conditions in the former East Germany. Adult €5, Child €3. 1. Walpurgis Hall 2. Hexentanzplatz From [Wikivoyage: Neinstedt](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Thale), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do Seilbahnen Thale Erlebniswelt. FunPark, Parkplatz Seilbahnen. Apr-Oct 09:30-18:00; Nov-Mar closed. There are two fun parks with trampolines, comet, Euro bungees and bumper boats. 1 chip €1, 6 chips €5. Gondola to Hexentanzplatz, Seilbahn parkplatz. Apr-Oct 09:30-18:00; Nov-Jan Weekends 10:00-16:30; Feb-Mar 10:00-16:30. 1. Walking - Hexenstieg Discover the whole of the Harz on this 97 km walk which starts in Osterrode and ends in Thale. From [Wikivoyage: Neinstedt](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Thale), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat There are a number of different types of food specific to the Harz region. The Harz cheese or known locally as Harzer roller is made from sour milk quark it takes 1638 days to mature. The cheese can be brought from any local markets or shops. Many of the restaurants in the area will serve game on their menus, this is due to there being a number of woods for the wild animals to live in. From [Wikivoyage: Neinstedt](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Thale), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Neinstedt **Airports:** Erfurt-Weimar (ERF), 86 km · Leipzig/Halle (LEJ), 90 km · Kassel (KSF), 120 km\ **Stations:** Thale Central Station, 1.4 km\ - Erfurt → Neinstedt 86 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · €13–18 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/erfurt-to-neinstedt) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Erfurt&to=Neinstedt) - Schkeuditz → Neinstedt 88 km · quickest by road, 1h 19m · €12–17 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/schkeuditz-to-neinstedt) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Schkeuditz&to=Neinstedt) - Calden → Neinstedt 122 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · €20–28 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/calden-to-neinstedt) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Calden&to=Neinstedt) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Neinstedt) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Neinstedt Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Neinstedt. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Go next A gondola lift runs from Thale up to the Hexentanzplatz, where today, the plateau resembles a small Theme Park aimed at families. - Go next The walk starts next to Thale gondola station, where the path follows the river, taking you through dense forest and then into open meadows filled with wildflowers, ending in the village of Treseburg near a ruined castle. From [Wikivoyage: Quedlinburg](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Quedlinburg), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Vlieland](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vlieland) NL 10 ways of moving, 47 sources 444 km 2. [Helsingborg and the Öresund crossing](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/helsingborg) SE 6 ways of moving, 13 sources 490 km 3. [Zermatt](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zermatt) CH 8 ways of moving, 26 sources 681 km 4. [Cinque Terre](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/cinque-terre) IT 7 ways of moving, 23 sources 853 km 5. [Isle of Wight](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-wight) GB 11 ways of moving, 22 sources 867 km If you know how people move in Neinstedt – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cneinstedt&title=Neinstedt&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fneinstedt), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Neinstedt - [Thale](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/thale) municipality of Landkreis Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany 500 m - [Weddersleben](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/weddersleben) human settlement in Germany 3 km - [Stecklenberg](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/stecklenberg) human settlement in Germany 3.2 km - [Wienrode](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/wienrode) human settlement 5.6 km - [Timmenrode](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/timmenrode) human settlement in Germany 3.9 km - [Bode Gorge](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bode-gorge) valley in Harz District, Germany 3.2 km [The place page for Neinstedt](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/neinstedt) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Germany](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-DE) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/neinstedt, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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