Hexenbank circular hiking trail around Hahnenklee

  • 7.34 km long
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: easy
  • Great panorama
  • Walking / hiking
  • 2:30 h
  • 7.34 km
  • 186 m
  • 196 m
  • 455 m
  • 609 m
  • 154 m
  • Start: Hindenburgplatz/ bus turnaround (near tourist information)
  • Destination: Hindenburgplatz
Exciting circular route through the forests of Hahnenklee.

Highlights of this hike include the Peifferbrunnen as well as the Oberförster – H. Müller monument. Enjoy the uniqueness of the Harz forests in every season.

Good to know

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The starting point of the circular hiking trail is the Hindenburgplatz (near the tourist information). From there, follow Parkstraße uphill. Passing Hedwigstraße and Höhenweg (on the left), turn left. Now keep right towards the holiday park, turn left onto Hahnenkleerbergstraße and shortly after turn right again towards Peiffer Brunnen. You will reach Peiffer Brunnen after a total of 1.4 km. From there, continue right and you will come to Tetschwasserstraße, which will lead you after 1.9 km to the Oberförster – H. Müller monument. Now follow Hexenbankweg until you reach Pochwerkplatz after 2.6 km. From Pochwerkplatz, please follow the Harzklub trail mark (yellow triangle with circle) which leads you to Emmas-Ruh-Weg. After crossing the street, you will be in the pedestrian zone (Rathausstraße). If you turn right here, you reach the end of the pedestrian zone and can see the Sparkasse from a distance. Walk towards the Sparkasse and turn left into Hindenburgstraße there. Hindenburgstraße will take you back to your starting point, Hindenburgplatz.

Equipment

Weatherproof footwear is recommended.

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there
  • B 241 from direction Goslar/ Auerhahn/ Kreuzeck/ Clausthal-Zellerfeld
  • L516 from direction Hannover/ Seesen/ Lautenthal
Parking
  • Parking lot "Festplatz"
  • Parking lot at the cable car
Public transportation
RBB Bus: Line 830 Goslar - Hahnenklee - Cl.-Zellerfeld
RBB Bus: Line 832 Goslar - Langelsheim - Wolfshagen (Lautenthal - Hahnenklee)

Stop: Hahnenklee Kurhaus

Additional information

Timetable, lines 830/ 832 http://rbb-bus.de/regiobusbs/view/fahrplan/kursbuchtmpl.shtml

HAHNENKLEE tourism marketing gmbh
Kurhausweg 7, 38644 Goslar-Hahnenklee
Tel. 05325 51040
E-Mail: info@hahnenklee.de

Literature

Hahnenklee hiking package consisting of: hiking guide with route description and elevation profiles, bus schedule, Liebesbankweg stamp card, and a weatherproof, laminated hiking map at a scale of 1:25,000. Available at the tourist information offices in Goslar and Hahnenklee.