Discover Hamma: Hiking and Architecture

Hamma is located in the Golden Aue. For a trip that combines hiking with a cultural focus, there are several well-maintained, signposted hiking trails and two sites recommended for viewing from the outside: the Church of St. Trinity and a listed mill. Both buildings are expressly recommended for exterior visits.

Hiking in Hamma

The trails give Hamma a clear point of reference for travelers who enjoy exploring on foot. You can make hiking the main focus of your stay or include it alongside visits to local buildings from the outside. The trails’ good condition and clear signposting are specific features to consider when choosing a destination if outdoor activity matters to you. The choice is yours: a stay focused on hiking or a trip that also takes local buildings into account. Hamma has a variety of trails, so hiking remains a distinct part of your trip planning.

The church and mill from the outside

The Church of St. Trinity in Hamma and a listed mill are both recommended for viewing from the outside. The perspective is clear in both cases: the focus is on the exterior. The church is identified by name, while the mill’s listed status is one of its specific features. Together, the buildings offer two different cultural points of interest alongside hiking. If you would like to include buildings in your trip plans, you can make these exterior visits a distinct feature of your itinerary.

Hiking routes in Heringen/Helme

In the wider destination of Heringen/Helme, the Nordic Walking Park has two routes: a blue-marked route covering 2.50 km and a red-marked route covering 4.25 km. The blue route is therefore 1.75 km shorter than the red one. The length and color marking give you two specific points of comparison when choosing a route. Both routes start and finish at the well-signposted hiking car park on Eichentalsweg in Heringen. They therefore share a start and finish point, but differ in length and marking. These details refer to the Nordic walking routes in Heringen/Helme; Hamma’s various hiking trails are a separate local point of reference.

For trip planning, the hiking options differ in form: in Hamma, the focus is on a variety of well-maintained, signposted trails. At the Nordic Walking Park in Heringen/Helme, you can compare two routes with specific lengths and color markings. If a stated distance is important to you when choosing, the two park routes provide a concrete point of reference; in Hamma, the local point of reference is the wide selection of hiking trails.

The Old Castle in Heringen

The Old Castle in Heringen is another cultural attraction in the wider destination of Heringen/Helme. It was built after 1320 and is one of the earliest castle buildings in Thuringia. After 1568, the Counts of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt had the Old Castle remodeled in the Renaissance style and added the four-story west wing, Schwarzburger Haus, also known as the New Castle, to the complex. The building’s history can thus be viewed in two phases: an early construction followed by a later Renaissance-style remodeling. The west wing is a specific addition from this later phase. For those interested in cultural history, the castle provides a clear point of reference in the wider destination of Heringen/Helme, while the Nordic Walking Park there offers a different focus.

Discover more destinations: Sülzhayn, Harztor, Harzungen, Bleicherode, Nordhausen, Hohenstein, Windehausen, Neustadt/Harz

Go to the main travel overview: Nordhausen.