--- title: "Circular route Small Dammbachtal" url: "https://www.harzinfo.de/en/tour/circular-route-small-dammbachtal" description: "The leisurely walking and hiking path without notable inclines leads you through the Dammbachtal near Trautenstein. Also ideal for dogs, away from streets and busy places. Your four-legged friend has plenty of room to run and frolic here. Enjoy the beautifully blooming mountain meadows and the soothing peace in spring and summer. The hike takes about 1 hour. At the end of the Dammbachtal, an ice cream parlor and a restaurant in town invite you for coffee or a snack." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/73722492/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Harzinfo > Experiences > Tour" --- GPX Share Circular route Small Dammbachtal ================================ - 3.34 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: easy - Condition: - Walking / hiking View over the meadows in the Dammbachtal Circular hiking trail Dammbachtal Mountain meadow in the Dammbachtal Plants on the mountain meadow in the Dammbachtal Dandelion on the mountain meadow in the Dammbachtal Lower Dammbachtal Trautenstein Dammbachtal Trautenstein Dammbachtal View over the meadows in the Dammbach valley Natural pond in the Dammbachtal Trautenstein Trautenstein Dammbachtal Hiking paradise Trautenstein - 0:55 h - 3.34 km - 33 m - 33 m - 452 m - 485 m - 33 m - - Start: Parking lot at the Dammbachtal café or at the forest parking lot (about 500 m along the field path) - Destination: Parking lot at the Dammbachtal café or at the forest parking lot A small, family- and dog-friendly circular route through the lower Dammbachtal near Trautenstein. The leisurely walking and hiking path without notable inclines leads you through the Dammbachtal near Trautenstein. Also ideal for dogs, away from streets and busy places. Your four-legged friend has plenty of room to run and frolic here. Enjoy the beautifully blooming mountain meadows and the soothing peace in spring and summer. The hike takes about 1 hour. At the end of the Dammbachtal, an ice cream parlor and a restaurant in town invite you for coffee or a snack. Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Asphalt (20%) Gravel (67%) Trail (8%) Street (5%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions The circular route starts and ends at the parking lot of the *Dammbachtal* café in Trautenstein. It is located at the town entrance from the direction of Benneckenstein or Tanne. Follow the field path to the right and continue to the forest parking lot. At the fork in the path, keep left and follow the path into the lower Dammbachtal. After about 800 m you will reach another fork. Turn left there and cross the small bridge. At the end of the path, keep left and begin the return journey to Trautenstein. There, you will walk through the sunny Dammbachtal. Near the first house in Trautenstein, cross a bridge to the left and immediately turn left again. The hike ends after about 200 m at the *Dammbachtal* café. Read more Equipment No special equipment is necessary. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there** **You can reach Trautenstein by car** \- from Wernigerode via the B244, turning off at Elbingerode (B27), Königshütte (L98), Tanne (B242) \- from Braunlage via the B242 \- from Nordhausen via the B4/B81, turning off at Hasselfelde (B242) Read more **Parking** A small free parking lot is located to the right of the *Dammbachtal* café. Read more **Public transportation** You can reach the Harz village of **Trautenstein** by bus of the from Wernigerode from Blankenburg from Braunlage **TIP:** **With the Harz Vacation Ticket, you can travel free of charge throughout the entire Harz district.** HATIX – free use of public bus lines of Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe, Q-Bus Nahverkehrsgesellschaft, Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH, as well as Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz in the Harz district. Now also free use in the districts of Goslar and Göttingen. More information is available at: Read more Additional information Tourist Information Benneckenstein/Trautenstein Bahnhofstraße 21 b 38877 Oberharz am Brocken District Benneckenstein Phone: 039457/2612 Read more Literature We are not aware of any literature. Read more Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author At the height of the shooting house, a short detour to the natural pond (not a bathing lake!) is recommended. Benches invite you to linger and enjoy. Read more Safety guidelines No safety warnings are known. On some route sections, there may be short-term disruptions, detours, and path closures due to forest changes and storm damage. Please inform yourself shortly before your hike. Read more Map Bicycle and hiking map "City of Oberharz am Brocken" Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Tours 30.30 km - Walking / hiking 13.13 km - Walking / hiking 4.56 km - Walking / hiking **outdooractive** Contact Oberharz am Brocken Download GPX file - -