Harzer-Hexen-Stieg - 1st stage - from Osterode to Buntenbock
- 4:00 h
- 11.60 km
- 492 m
- 152 m
- 227 m
- 620 m
- 393 m
- Start: Osterode, Bleichestelle
- Destination: Buntenbock
The charming half-timbered town of Osterode is the starting point of the hike. From here, from the Harz grain magazine (today the town hall), the supply for the ore miners was once secured. Along the historic Hundscher Way, after a two-hour ascent, we reach the Marienblick, a magnificent viewpoint into the Lerbach valley.
Then it continues on beautiful forest paths past the Bärenbrucher pond to Buntenbock, the quiet and idyllic district of Clausthal-Zellerfeld.
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We start our hike in Osterode am Harz. The entry portal at the “Bleichestelle” parking lot is easy to find. Before that, during our stroll through the historic old town, we admired the impressive town hall, the former Harz grain magazine. From here, donkey caravans once started up into the Upper Harz. On today's Harzer-Hexen-Stieg, they brought the miners the necessary bread grain because farming was and still is hardly possible in the harsh climate there.
The path rises steadily but gently and offers beautiful views back to the starting point Osterode and the vast western Harz foreland. First through open countryside, it soon leads us into the forest. The spruce remains the dominant tree of the Upper Harz to this day, and the scent of its resin accompanies us past clearings, viewpoints, and rest stops like the Eselsplatz, with its replica charcoal burner’s hut. Finally, the forest opens up, and the Clausthal plateau, dotted with old mining ponds and mountain meadows, lies ahead of us.
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The Harzer-Hexen-Stieg is supported by Harz Energie, the Sparkassen along the way and Blankenburger Wiesenquell.
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