Best bike touring trails in Harz Nature Park

Popular hike in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. Amid the idyllic Harz landscape lies the Okertalsperre near Schulenburg, one of the most popular destinations in the Harz region. 46.85 million m³ of water can be stored behind the 260 m long and 67 m high dam wall. This route leads from the parking lot at the Vorsperre around the eastern arm of the largest dam in Lower Saxony and offers a lot of variety with great views, idyllic forest and lovely places to stop for refreshments. Hikers for...

This nature-focused circular leads through the legendary forests of the Upper Harz near Bad Grund. The trail explores the area around the prominent Brautstein, an imposing rock formation, following a diverse mixture of narrow forest trails, forestry tracks, and historic paths. A central highlight is the view from the Brautstein itself, offering a vast panorama over the Harz foreland and the mountain town of Bad Grund, as well as the mystical atmosphere of the dense spruce and beech forests....

Popular cycle tour in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. This beautiful route takes you around the Oker dam. You cycle mostly on paved paths. Please note: you may have to push your bike for a few hundred metres. Highlights of the route: - Oker dam - Beautiful views - well-maintained paths

This hike leads along the legendary Goethe Trail from Torfhaus to the summit of the Brocken, the highest mountain in the Harz Mountains. The route starts right at the large car park in Torfhaus, directly opposite the Torfhaus National Park Visitor Centre. From the starting point, the trail first leads through the Great Torfhaus Moor, one of the oldest raised bogs in the Harz National Park. Wooden boardwalks take you across the sensitive moorland soil, where rare plants such as the...

This beautiful hiking route starts at the Läusebuche car park. The wide farm tracks are also easy to cycle along or take a pushchair etc. After approx. 2-3 km you reach the Kapellenfleck, a stamping point for the Harzer Wadernadel (206). The second part of the tour takes you to the Großer Kronenbach.

A relaxed tour, mostly on forest/woodland paths with two nice trails (downhill). One of the trails requires good riding technique as it is quite steep in places, winding, very rooty and there is a small staircase at the end.

Challenging mountain bike tour in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. This is a fantastically beautiful, but also very challenging mountain bike tour in the Hochharz. Starting from Schulenberg, you cycle once around the Oker dam, partly along roads and partly on natural trails. Highlights of the tour: - Oker dam - Beautiful views - Varied trails

Challenging, varied circular trail near Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Lower Saxony. A rather difficult but rewarding cycle route. This mountain-valley tour leads over gravel paths and unspoilt trails with some steep climbs. It goes through idyllic forests, along the forest swimming pool and past meadow landscapes. There are always fantastic views of the surrounding landscape. Highlights of the route: - Kuttelbach pond (forest swimming pool) - Challenging terrain - Great panorama