--- title: "Hike from Trautenstein to the Carlshaus Tower (HWN 51)" url: "https://www.harzinfo.de/en/tour/hike-from-trautenstein-to-the-carlshaus-tower-hwn-51" language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/22590842/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Harzinfo > Experiences > Tour" --- GPX Share Hike from Trautenstein to the Carlshaus Tower (HWN 51) ====================================================== - 4.56 km long - Difficulty: easy - Condition: very easy - Walking / hiking Carlshaus-Turm - 1:20 h - 4.56 km - 169 m - 3 m - 455 m - 624 m - 169 m - - Start: Parking lot at Café "Dammbachtal" - Destination: Parking lot at Café "Dammbachtal" A quiet and relaxing hike through the Dammbach Valley, located between the Harz towns of **Benneckenstein** and **Hasselfelde**, with an ascent to the Carlshaus Tower - 624 m above sea level. Good to know ------------ Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Our hike begins and ends at the parking lot of the Café "Dammbachtal" in Trautenstein. It is located at the entrance of Trautenstein coming from Benneckenstein or Tanne. We follow the field path to the right and go as far as the forest parking lot at the edge of the high forest. Here we turn left into the lower Dammbach Valley. After about 800 m we leave the high forest and see a small bridge on the left side. We cross this and keep to the right. From the weather shelter hut, we follow the hiking trail signs of the Harz Club Trautenstein for about 3.1 km to the Carlshaus Tower. About 500 m before the destination, there is another steep ascent to the plateau of the Carlshaus Tower, the highest point of the hike at 626 m above sea level. At the top, we find stamp station no. 51 of the Harz Hiking Badge, a weather shelter, and a rest area. The observation tower is a free-to-enter steel tower with 150 steps to the upper viewing platform at about 30 m height. Climbing the Carlshaus Tower rewards the effort with a fantastic panoramic view of the Brocken panorama and opposite to the Joseph Cross and Kyffhäuser. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there** **You can reach Trautenstein by car** \- from the direction of Wernigerode via the B244, Elbingerode junction B27, Königshütte junction L98, Tanne junction B242 \- from the direction of Braunlage via the B242 \- from the direction of Nordhausen via the B4/B81, Hasselfelde junction B242 Read more **Parking**To the right of the Café "Dammbachtal" is a small free parking lot. Read more **Public transportation** You can reach the Harz town of **Trautenstein** by bus from the : from the direction of Wernigerode with line 260 / 265 from the direction of Blankenburg with line 263 from the direction of Braunlage with line 262 **TIP :** **With the Harz Holiday Ticket, you can travel free of charge throughout the Harz district.** HATIX – free use of the public bus lines of Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe, Q-Bus local transport company, Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH, as well as the Südharz transport company in the Harz district. More information is available at: Read more Additional information Tourist Information Benneckenstein/Trautenstein Bahnhofstraße 21 b 38877 Oberharz am Brocken OT Benneckenstein Tel.: 039457/2612 Read more Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author With camera and binoculars, you are perfectly equipped to enjoy and capture the great view. Read more Map Bike 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 3.34 km - Walking / hiking **outdooractive** Contact Oberharz am Brocken Download GPX file - - - -