Best trails near Kreuzberg

Panoramic hike in the Sauerland-Rothaargebirge nature park, North Rhine-Westphalia. From the train station you hike through the Kurpark, the old town of Winterberg and over the Kreuzweg around the Kreuzberg. On well-paved paths you hike down into the Orketal. Then you continue through the Helletal back to the starting point. Nice loop with good views. Dogs can mostly run freely on the paths (with the exception of the city and the nature reserve). Highlights of the hike: - Bergwiesen nature...

This hike leads to the summit of the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz Mountains and northern Germany at 1,141 meters. The path guides visitors through the Harz National Park, where nature is often left to its own devices, forming an impressive wilderness of gnarled spruce trees and high moors. On the treeless summit plateau, a harsh, almost alpine climate prevails, hosting rare plants like the Brocken anemone and Brocken hawkweed, which are found nowhere else in Germany. Quiet hikers...