--- title: "Circular route \"Grüntal\" (HWN 49)" url: "https://www.harzinfo.de/en/tour/circular-route-gruental-hwn-49" description: "On the short circular route, you can relax your soul at insignificant inclines and listen to the silence of nature. Many resting benches invite you to linger." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/38824621/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Harzinfo > Experiences > Tour" --- GPX Share Circular route "Grüntal" (HWN 49) ================================= - 7.07 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Walking / hiking Nature UP IN THE HARZ View of Benneckenstein View of Benneckenstein Landscape up in the Harz Up in the Harz - 1:48 h - 7.07 km - 73 m - 73 m - 508 m - 547 m - 39 m - - Start: Haus des Gastes/Spa Park - Destination: Haus des Gastes/Spa Park An easy forest route, which can also be cycled. On the short circular route, you can relax your soul at insignificant inclines and listen to the silence of nature. Many resting benches invite you to linger. Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Gravel (73%) Asphalt (6%) Trail (21%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions From the Haus des Gastes, we head towards the school, passing the Wilhelm-Schmidt monument on the right, and continue above the music pavilion to the left past the playground and the garage complex until we turn left onto Zollhäuser Straße and then immediately pass the industrial area on the right. After crossing the railway tracks, the hike leads us left along the industrial area over the Lehmkuhlen to the Breiten Linie. Here you go right at the shelter to Grüntaler Straße and then immediately right again to the former Grüntal forest house. At the forest house, take a sharp right back until we cross the Schieferbach stream, continue to L 97, then right onto the path along the Ruxbach (boundary with old border stones HB/KP) back to the Lehmkuhlen. We hike left towards the industrial areas back to our start and finish point at Haus des Gastes. Read more Equipment Sturdy footwear and rain gear are recommended. Don’t forget your Harzer Wandernadel stamp booklet and camera. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there** **You can reach Benneckenstein by car** \- from Wernigerode via the B244, turn-off Elbingerode B27 continuing to turn-off Königshütte B242 and in Tanne onto L98 \- from Braunlage via the B242, turn-off Tanne onto L98 \- from Nordhausen via the B4 to the L98 turn-off Benneckenstein Read more **Parking**Parking is available at Haus des Gastes/Wilhelm-Schmidt-Park. Read more **Public transportation** You can reach the Harz town of Benneckenstein by bus of the from the direction of Wernigerode from the direction of Blankenburg from the direction of Braunlage from the direction of Nordhausen or by the narrow-gauge railway from Wernigerode or Nordhausen. **TIP:** With the Harz Holiday Ticket you have free mobility throughout the entire Harz district. HATIX - the free use of public bus lines of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe, the Q-Bus local transport company, the Halberstadt transport company, as well as the Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz in the Harz district. More information at: Read more Additional information Tourist Information Benneckenstein/Trautenstein Bahnhofstraße 21b 38877 City Oberharz am Brocken/OT Benneckenstein Tel.: 039457/2612 Read more Literature Unfortunately, no literature is known. Read more Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author On this circular route, you have the opportunity to collect a sought-after stamp of the Harzer Wandernadel. No. 49 - Forest house "Grüntal". Read more Safety guidelines No safety instructions are known to us. Read more Map Hiking map - City Oberharz am Brocken 1:25000 ; ISBN 978-3-86973-065-3 Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Christmas market - Place of interest - Other entertainment - Other entertainment - Other entertainment - Tours 90.97 km - Walking / hiking 4.58 km - Walking / hiking 91.04 km - Walking / hiking **outdooractive** Contact Oberharz am Brocken Download GPX file - -