Best short trails in Altenau

Family-friendly themed hiking trail in the Harz National Park, Lower Saxony. This child-friendly hike begins in Torfhaus. The WaldWandelWeg on Schubenstein can be reached via the Goetheweg and Torfmoorweg. The approximately 180 m long nature trail uses numerous information boards to convey a lot of interesting information about the natural development of spruce mountain forests and the role of the bark beetle in this cycle. Some of the processes can be observed in a very vivid way directly...

Beautiful loop in the Harz National Park, Lower Saxony. This short tour leads through a special forest: here it can be observed how nature is reclaiming the former commercial forest and gradually returning to its natural state. In a few hundred meters one can also get to know all forest communities of the Harz National Park. Information boards offer interesting facts about beech forest, spruce-beech mixed forest and many other habitats in the Harz Mountains. Highlights: - Information boards