Best backpacking trails in Oberharz am Brocken

Stage 1 of the “Selketal-Stieg” long-distance hiking trail, Saxony-Anhalt. This is the first stage of the varied and beginner-friendly Selketal-Stieg, which leads over a distance of around 70 km through the wonderful Harz mountain landscape between Stiege and Quedlinburg. The starting point of the first stage is in Stiege and the section ends in Alexisbad. You can enjoy the Upper Selketal nature reserve, a mountain lake and numerous relics of mining in the Harz Mountains. There are places to...

This route follows stage 5 of the Harzer Grenzweg, a long-distance trail from Hornburg to Tettenborn, beginning in Braunlage and ending near Hohegeiß. The path winds along the Bremke and Warme Bode rivers, heading through dense woodlands and along tranquil riverbanks. Hikers pass the open-air Grenzmuseum Sorge, featuring preserved inner-German border fortifications like a watchtower, border fence, historical information panels, and the Ring der Erinnerung monument. Overnight stays are...

This route follows stage 6 of the Harzer Grenzweg, a long-distance trail from Hornburg to Tettenborn, beginning in Hohegeiß and ending in Tettenborn. The final segment leads along a forested ridge line through the Green Belt, passing the historic Drei-Länder-Stein monument from 1749 and the remnants of the Wendeleiche viewpoint. Hikers encounter distant views of the Brocken summit before descending through open fields, rural villages, the Sachsensteinhütte, historic gypsum kilns, and the...

Varied long-distance hiking trail in the Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt. The Selketal-Stieg, which was created in 2006 and is also feasible for inexperienced hikers, leads through idyllic villages such as Silberhütte, Alexisbad, Mägdesprung, Meisdorf, Ballenstedt and Stiege. Most of the time you walk directly along the Selke. The beautiful city of Quedlinburg is the impressive end point of the approximately four-day hike. The route can be reached by bus and train and there are places to stay...