Best historic site trails in Goslar

Varied circular hike in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. A replica of the imposing Borgund stave church, several beautiful bodies of water and idyllic forest paths characterise this great hike near Hahnenklee. Highlights of the hike: - Gustav Adolf stave church - Grumbach pond - Kuttelbach pond - View of Hahnenklee

Varied circular route in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. This is a beautiful circular route to the Rammelsberg starting in Goslar. The start is at the Kaiserpfalz Nord car park, which is subject to a charge. The Rammelsberg ore mine is an official cultural heritage site. A thousand years of mining and life at Rammelsberg can be discovered here. Together with the medieval town of Goslar, great viewpoints and cultural sights, this route promises plenty of variety. It is nice to stop off...

Popular circular hike in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. Family-friendly route with many interesting places on the subject of mining. The Maaßener Gaipel is an excursion restaurant on the north-eastern slope of the Kranichsberg. Highlights of the hike: - Grumbach pond - Kranichsberg - Nice place to stop for refreshments

Traditional hike in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. The Alte Harzstraße (Old Harz Road) is a formerly much-used transport route from Goslar to Osterode. It used to lead through impassable and uninhabited terrain, but today it is a marvellous hiking route. The route suggested here from Hahnenklee, past the Bocksberg and into the historic old town of Goslar, follows the course of the Old Harz Road. The hike begins in Hahnenklee at the car park opposite the Gustav-Adolf-Stabkirche, a church...

Scenic mountain bike tour in the Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony You can hardly get more variety than on this mountain bike tour through the marvellous low mountain range landscapes. You start in the imperial palace of Goslar, ride through the dense forests of the northern Harz, pass a picturesque dam and a cave and have the opportunity to take a break in beautiful villages such as Hahnenklee (refreshment stops available). The ascent to the Schalke in particular is quite steep in places, which...

Panoramic circular route in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. This circular route in the Harz Mountains leads up to the Sudmerberg mountain. From the lookout tower there, there are great views of Oker and Goslar. Forests, fields and meadows characterise the route. It is possible to travel to Oker by train. There are also refreshment stops in the direction of the railway station. Highlights of the hike: - Observation tower on the Sudmerberg - Grundwiese meadow - Doktorsbusch

Accessible by train and bus

Family-friendly hike in the eastern Harly This great hike near the former inner-German border through the near-natural beech forests on the south-eastern edge of the Harly ridge. Along the ridge path, you can experience the rare forest community of wild service tree and oak forests. The tour also leads to several places with distant views and to Harly Castle.

This route follows stage 2 of the Harzer Grenzweg, a long-distance trail from Hornburg to Tettenborn, beginning in Wiedelah and ending at the Molkenhaus near Bad Harzburg. The path leads over open fields before entering the scenic Oker and Eckertal nature reserve. Along the Ecker river, hikers encounter historical remnants of the inner-German border, including a section of the border wall at Stapelburg, the historic Jungborn health resort site, and the Ahlsburg ruins. Overnight stays are...