Best trails near Altetalskopf

Popular mountain bike tour in the Harz Nature Park, Lower Saxony. This beautiful MTB half-day tour is characterized by some ascents and descents as well as idyllic waters. The highest point of the route is the summit of the Schalke, from whose lookout tower there are great views of the Harz mountains. Another highlight is the mighty Okertalsperre - one of the few reservoirs in the Harz Mountains where swimming is allowed. Highlights of the tour: - UNESCO World Heritage Upper Harz Water...

Accessible by train and bus

The Kästeklippen with their granite rocks are an attraction especially for hikers who start in Romkerhalle or at the Waldhaus. But it can also be easily reached by bike without colliding with the hikers. Once at the top, it's best to leave your bike behind and explore the area on foot. After the restaurant was demolished, the forest set up a refreshment station up here, where drinks and snacks are available. The tour is quite demanding in parts, on the one hand in terms of the inclines and on...

A challenging mountain bike route that leads around the Oker dam in the Upper Harz. The route runs on a mixture of wide forest paths and narrower trails through dense spruce forests. There are longer climbs that are rewarded with sweeping views over the water surface of the reservoir and the surrounding low mountain range landscape. The tour offers an intensive experience of nature in the typical Harz landscape.

This picturesque loop trail winds through the tranquil mountain forests surrounding Schulenberg in the Upper Harz. Starting from the village, the trail passes traditional mountain huts such as the Kote and leads up to forested heights at the Riesenbachskopf and the Goslar border. Dense coniferous forests line the forest trails and provide fresh Harz mountain air along the entire route. Nearby is the Okertalsperre reservoir, beneath whose water level the old village of Schulenberg once lay....