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UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz Verified partner 

World Heritage hike through the Upper Harz Water Management System

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Images

  • World Heritage Rammelsberg©Stefan Sobotta (15).jpg
    World Heritage Rammelsberg©Stefan Sobotta (15).jpg
    Photo: UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
  • Old Town of Goslar
    Photo: Stefan Schiefer, Goslar marketing gmbh
  • Auerhahn Cascade
    Photo: Stefan Sobotta, UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
  • Shelter at Ramseck
    Photo: Stefan Sobotta, UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
  • Wanderung am Sperberhaier Damm
    Photo: Hansjörg Hörseljau, UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
  • Aerial view of Walkenried Monastery
    Photo: Stefan Sobotta, UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
  • Upper Harz Mining Museum © Tim Schenkel
  • Harrow house in the Upper Harz water management system
    Photo: Annette Behnk, UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz

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Historical Site · Harz
Rehberger Grabenhaus
Harz
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from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Pond · Harz
Priorteich
Harz
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Take a walk through the fantastic Walkenried pond landscape.

from René Piehl,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Industrial Monument · Harz
Sperberhaier Damm aqueduct
Harz
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The Sperberhaier Damm aqueduct is a masterpiece created by the miners in the Harz. It enabled water ...

from René Piehl,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Historical Site · Harz
Portal of the Ernst-August-Stollen
Harz
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The Ernst-August-Stollen is one of the longest mining drainage tunnels in the world. The elaborately ...

from René Piehl,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
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Note: Guided hikes in English and Dutch are available on request. A trained World Heritage guide will take you on guided hikes into the impressive Upper Harz Water Management System. The many ponds, ...

UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Harz
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Visit the Wiesenbeker Teich pond. This old water storage pond was particularly important for mining. ...

from René Piehl,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Industrial Monument · Harz
Ottiliae Shaft
Harz
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from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Harz
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from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Industrial Monument · Harz
Zellerfelder Kunstgraben
Harz
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The Zellerfelder Kunstgraben water transport ditch brought water to the mines in Zellerfeld.

from René Piehl,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Harz
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This is the largest cascade of ponds in the UNESCO World Heritage in the Harz. With six ponds one ...

from René Piehl,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Monument · Harz
Rosenhof Wheel Chambers
Harz
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from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 34.6 km
Duration 3:15 h
Ascent 713 m
Descent 713 m

By e-bike or mountain bike around the Oderteich near Sankt Andreasberg.

2.3
from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 3.3 km
Duration 0:50 h
Ascent 67 m
Descent 67 m

This UNESCO World Heritage discovery trail is about water and energy through hydropower. Discover important technical installations around the ...

4.7
from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Thematic Trail · Clausthal-Zellerfeld
World Heritage Knowledge Trail: Ideas and Innovations
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 3.6 km
Duration 0:57 h
Ascent 43 m
Descent 33 m

World Heritage Knowledge Trail in Zellerfeld: Learn about the great scientist Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and his technical ideas at 12 themed ...

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from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 6 km
Duration 2:05 h
Ascent 281 m
Descent 281 m

Discover 1,000 years of mining history around the Rammelsberg in Goslar.

4.5
from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Hiking Trail · Bad Grund (Harz)
World Heritage discovery hike: Grunder Gefälle
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 9 km
Duration 2:30 h
Ascent 72 m
Descent 397 m

TIP: In the Welterbe im Harz App there is an exciting audio guide for these hikes. 

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from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 3.4 km
Duration 0:55 h
Ascent 57 m
Descent 62 m

An exciting discovery route into the Große Clausthal. Fantastic views of the wonderful landscape, mysterious ruins, and magnificent buildings from ...

3.8
from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 6.4 km
Duration 1:45 h
Ascent 157 m
Descent 157 m

How has mining changed the landscape around Goslar? You can explore this on this circular route.

4.7
from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Historical Site · Walkenried
Kloster-Erkenntnisweg: Station 12
Walkenried
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Die Südseite der Klausur, das mittelalterliche Handwerkerareal sowie die Domäne und das Herrenhaus

from Maria Julia Hartgen,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Industrial Monument · Harz
The Bremerhöhe Water Transport Tunnel
Harz
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from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 39.7 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 969 m
Descent 983 m

With the e-bike following the tracks of historic drainage tunnels between Clausthal-Zellerfeld and Gittelde.

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from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 37.7 km
Duration 2:47 h
Ascent 450 m
Descent 462 m

On the move with the e-bike or mountain bike in the beautiful pond landscape near Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

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from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 69.5 km
Duration 8:00 h
Ascent 1,412 m
Descent 1,736 m

On the move from Clausthal-Zellerfeld to Walkenried by e-bike or mountain bike.

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from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Monastery · Walkenried
Kloster-Erkenntnisweg: Station 3
Walkenried
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Das Infirmarium und die Ostseite der Klausur

from Maria Julia Hartgen,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 0.7 km
Duration 0:30 h
Ascent 15 m
Descent 13 m

Circular route around the Samson Mine and the Hilfe-Gottes Pond in Sankt Andreasberg. Learn how electricity was generated using hydropower in the ...

3
from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 22.1 km
Duration 2:40 h
Ascent 656 m
Descent 353 m

On the e-bike or mountain bike from Goslar to Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

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from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 0.7 km
Duration 0:10 h
Ascent 8 m
Descent 10 m

Here you hike along the Rehberger Graben. Get to know the ditch system of the Sankt Andreasberg hydropower. 

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from René Piehl,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Monument · Harz
Rehberger Graben ditch
Harz
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The Rehberger Graben water transport ditch was especially important for the mines in Sankt ...

from René Piehl,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Harz
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Visit the Hirschler-Pfauenteich Cascade in Clausthal-Zellerfeld. The valuable water that was needed ...

from René Piehl,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Pond · Harz
Oderteich
Harz
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Visit the Oderteich pond in the middle of the romantic landscape of the High Harz. For many years ...

from René Piehl,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 58.5 km
Duration 5:19 h
Ascent 1,229 m
Descent 1,229 m

On the move with the e-bike or mountain bike along the Dammgraben, between Torfhaus and Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

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from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Harz
Accessibility
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Fascination above and below ground

from Stiftung UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 9.5 km
Duration 2:40 h
Ascent 161 m
Descent 41 m

Hike from the Samson Mine along the Rehgraben to the Oderteich. 

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from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty
Distance 111 km
Duration 1:45 h
Ascent 1,654 m
Descent 1,614 m

Discover the UNESCO World Heritage in the Harz by car, motorcycle, or camper. 20 sights await you.

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from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty
Distance 159.9 km
Duration 2:17 h
Ascent 2,024 m
Descent 2,024 m

Take a beautiful day route by motorcycle – and discover numerous sights in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Harz.

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from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 4.4 km
Duration 1:10 h
Ascent 48 m
Descent 108 m

Hike from Auerhahn to Bockswiese. Crisscross past the Auerhahn ponds.

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from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Historical Site · Harz
KZ-Gedenkort Ellrich Juliushütte
Harz
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In dem von Mai 1944 bis April 1945 bestehenden KZ-Außenlager starben durch die unmenschlichen ...

from Maria Julia Hartgen,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Monastery · Walkenried
Kloster-Erkenntnisweg: Station 1
Walkenried
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Das Kloster Walkenried

from Maria Julia Hartgen,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Historical Site · Goslar
Quarry
Goslar
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from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Goslar
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"Glückauf" and welcome to the World Heritage Site Rammelsberg!

from Lea Dirks,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Historic City Center · Goslar
Historic Town of Goslar
Goslar
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Walk through the streets of the old imperial and mining town of Goslar and feel like you are back in ...

from René Piehl,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Harz
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Die einzige Querschiffkirche des Südharzes wurde in der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts auf Geheiß des ...

from Maria Julia Hartgen,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Industrial Monument · Harz
Boundary stone Princess Luise V
Harz
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from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Acclivity · Harz
Pochsandhalde
Harz
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from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Thematic Trail · Walkenried
Monastery Discovery Route in Walkenried
recommended route Difficulty easy Open
Distance 1.7 km
Duration 0:25 h
Ascent 4 m
Descent 13 m

Discover the former Walkenried monastery precinct and its immediate surroundings on the approximately 2 km long Monastery Discovery Route.

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from Maria Julia Hartgen,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Harz
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The Samson mine in Sankt Andreasberg is one of the most important mining monuments in Europe.

from Stiftung UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Industrial Monument · Harz
Remains of the inclined lift
Harz
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from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Harz
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Von dem einstigen Zisterzienserinnenkloster bei der heutigen Wüstung Bischoferode haben sich nur ...

from Maria Julia Hartgen,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Harz
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from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Harz
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from Manuela Armenat,   UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz

UNESCO-Welterbe Bergwerk Rammelsberg, Altstadt von Goslar und Oberharzer Wasserwirtschaft

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38640 Goslar
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