Best historic site trails in Harz Nature Park

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. A great hike to the largest visitor cave in the west of the Harz Mountains. The unicorn cave got its name from bone and tooth finds that were attributed to unicorns in the 16th century. However, later excavations unearthed numerous bear and other large mammal bones and no more unicorn bones. However, the cave still bears its name today and the unicorn drawing by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is its symbol. The hike leads around the...

Varied and challenging circular route in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. The tour starts at the "Romkerhalle" car park, near the bus stop and the Inn of the same name. It first leads to the wonderfully idyllic "Verlobungsinsel" island ("Engagement Island") and then past the waterfall and on to the cliffs with great views and the "Großer Treppenstein". Wonderful views of the Oker valley await. As the route is sometimes very steep and over stony terrain, surefootedness and a head for...

This adventurous circular route leads through the northern Harz foothills near Blankenburg to two of the region's most extraordinary geotopes. The trail opens up the extensive heath sandstone area and runs along an exciting mix of sandy forest paths, narrow rock paths and historic sunken paths. A central highlight is the imposing Regenstein castle ruins, a fortress carved into the massive rock, as well as the Great Sand Caves in Heers – an almost surreal place with white, fine-grained sand...

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

Popular hike in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. Beautiful short hike from Altenau in the direction of the Oker to the Harz hiking pin stamping station at the Brockenblick hut on the Schwarzenberg. From there you return to the starting point. Highlights of the route: - Stamping point of the HWN - Schwarzenberg - Köte Brockenblick - Oker valley

Varied excursion near Altenau in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. This route consists mainly of idyllic paths that lead past beautiful meadows and forests. You will also be rewarded with beautiful views on this hike. Highlights of the tour: - Along the Oker - Mountain town of Altenau - Herb park - Mühlenberg - Okerteich with forest swimming pool - Fohlenbrink - Hut pond

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...

Varied circular hike in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. Short hike from Walkenried in the direction of Sachsenstein and to the Helbing hut with a Harz hiking pin stamp. There are a few short but steep climbs. Highlights of the hike: - Sachsenstein Castle - Spatenborn meadow - Andreasteich pond - Höllteich pond - Beautiful forest paths