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On the Brocken: on the left the telecommunications tower, on the right the Brocken hostelPhoto: Ulrich Schrader, Harzer Verkehrsverbund
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The Harzer Hexen-Stieg, awarded the most beautiful hiking route by Wandermagazin in 2008, runs through dense coniferous and light mixed forests, colorful meadow landscapes, and steep slopes, allowing you to enjoy the beauty of the Harz at all times.
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Distance 95.6 km
31:24 h
2,665 m
2,717 m
1,137 m
174 m
The Harzer Hexen-Stieg leads 94 km from the town of Osterode in Lower Saxony to the town of Thale in Saxony-Anhalt. On the varied route from the edge of the Harz through the wild mountain landscape of the Harz National Park with the Brocken, you get to know the full beauty of the Harz.
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The Harz is a low mountain range and the highest mountain range in northern Germany. The mountain range is 110 km long and 30 to 40 km wide and covers an area of 2,226 km², which extends within the Lower Saxony districts of Goslar and Osterode, the districts of Harz and Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt, and the Thuringian district of Nordhausen in the south. The mountain range is divided into the lower Unterharz with heights up to 400 m and the mostly forested Oberharz with heights up to 800 m. The Brocken, at 1,141 m above sea level, is the highest mountain in the Harz. Other significant elevations in the Harz are the Heinrichshöhe (1,044 m), the Königsberg (1,023 m), the Acker-Bruchberg range (927 m), the Achtermannshöhe (925 m), and the Wurmberg (971 m). Surrounding the mountain range is the extensive Harz foreland.Roadbook
The main route of the "Harzer-Hexen-Stieg" runs through Osterode - Buntenbock - Altenau - Torfhaus - Brocken - Drei-Annen-Hohne - Königshütte - Altenbrak - Bodetal - Thale.
Between Königshütte and Altenbrak, 2 alternatives are marked:
a) Hasselfelde - Köhlerhütten - Altenbrak
b) Rübeland - Wendefurth - Altenbrak
Those who want to bypass the Brocken hike from Torfhaus past St. Andreasberg via Braunlage to Königshütte.
Between Königshütte and Altenbrak, 2 alternatives are marked:
a) Hasselfelde - Köhlerhütten - Altenbrak
b) Rübeland - Wendefurth - Altenbrak
Those who want to bypass the Brocken hike from Torfhaus past St. Andreasberg via Braunlage to Königshütte.
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Harzer-Hexen-Stieg
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51.728280, 10.260470
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51°43'41.8"N 10°15'37.7"E
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32U 587053 5731569
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Book recommendation by the author
Harz Picture Atlas.
Published 1997
HB Verlag, Hbg.
Paperback
Price: DM 16.80 / EUR 8.59
Author’s map recommendations
Official "Harzer-Hexen-Stieg" set available at the Harzklub office
Just in time for the inauguration of the "Harzer-Hexen-Stieg" on October 3, 2003, on the Brocken, the official hiking map for this thematic hiking route was published - issued by Schmidt-Buch-Verlag at a scale of 1:30,000. This hiking map can be purchased individually or as a set together with a companion booklet.
Set price: 6.80 EUR, map only: 5.50 EUR
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Distance
95.6 km
Duration
31:24 h
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2,665 m
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2,717 m
Highest point
1,137 m
Lowest point
174 m
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