Travel with your dog: During your stay Harzgerode you’re spoiled for choice. On this page we've put together suggestions for numerous dog-friendly excursions, leisure activities, restaurants and accommodation as well as a couple of other insider tips for dog owners:
Maps and trails
Dog-friendly hiking in Harzgerode
Hiking Trail
· Harz
Sternhaus - Krebsbach Valley - Alexisbad
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Open
11.1 km
3:47 h
94 m
187 m
Stop Sternhaus Ramberg - Lange Allee - Bremer Pond - Bear Path - Bear Monument - Krebsbach Valley - Drahtzug - Selke Waterfall - Alexisbad
Hiking Trail
· Harz
Harzgerode - Selke Valley Trail - Alexisbad - Harzgerode
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
13.7 km
4:00 h
256 m
256 m
The route starts in the “center of the Lower Harz,” a residence and mining town. From there you reach the Selke Valley Trail in the uniquely beautiful Selke Valley, pass the small former hammer mill town of Mägdesprung, and enjoy the view above the Selke Valley of the spa town Alexisbad, founded in 1810, and the surrounding Selke Valley. The route mainly runs through forest areas.
Long Distance Hiking
· Harz
Selketal-Stieg
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-day route
75.6 km
20:05 h
810 m
1,191 m
On the Selketal-Stieg you experience pure nature and culture on a beautiful route through the Lower Harz. Through the ancestral land of the Anhaltiners, it goes past Falkenstein Castle to the UNESCO World Heritage town of Quedlinburg.
Thematic Trail
· Harz
Waldhofmännchenweg as circular route
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
11.3 km
3:14 h
229 m
230 m
The 4 km long Waldhofmännchenweg is a section of the Selketalstieg and connects Alexisbad with the Waldhof Silberhütte.
In this circular route version, the Waldhofmännchenweg extends to about 11 km.
Thematic Trail
· Harz
Waldhofmännchenweg
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
3.7 km
1:01 h
83 m
73 m
The 4 km long Waldhofmännchenweg is a section of the Selketal-Stieg and connects Alexisbad with the Waldhof Silberhütte.
Hiking Trail
· Harz
Selketal-Stieg 2: From Güntersberge (station) to Alexisbad (station)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 2
14.8 km
3:45 h
151 m
234 m
The second stage of the Selketal-Stieg leads from Güntersberge station via Straßberg to Alexisbad. On both sides of the path, you will find treasures of industrial culture in the Selketal.
Hiking Trail
· Harz
Anhalt Castle and Selke valley
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
13.4 km
3:40 h
187 m
187 m
The route leads from the Selke valley up to the Anhalt castle ruins, which gave the region its name, located 160 m higher. At the top, it passes the historic Wilhelmshof and returns via the old road between Aschersleben and Harzgerode back into the Selke valley.
Hiking Trail
· Harz
Through Friedenstal to Alexisbad
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
9.7 km
2:30 h
60 m
261 m
Friedrichsbrunn – Erichsburg – Alexisbad
Hiking Trail
· Karstlandschaft Südharz
Hike around the Frankenteich
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
6.2 km
1:30 h
80 m
80 m
The easy, varied hike starts at the Naturresort Schindelbruch, crossing meadows and passing through forests to circle the Frankenteich and return to the starting point.
Hiking Trail
· Harz
Natura Tip 3 - Selketal and Mountain Meadows near Stiege
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
35.4 km
9:05 h
218 m
408 m
On the Selketal-Stieg through the FFH area.

