L4 Heaven & Hell route

5:30 h
52.61 km
1,194 m
1,194 m
211 m
611 m
400 m
Start: Tourist information, Kaspar-Bitter-Straße 7 B, 38685 Lautenthal. Entry to the route also possible: Schäderbaude parking lot (behind the town exit towards Lautenthal) or tourist information, Bohlweg 5, 38709 Wildemann

The mountain-valley route leads over the northwestern mountains of the Harz.

Difficult day route with two long ascents and many small steep sections. Trails are mostly found downhill and are not very demanding in terms of riding skills. The many viewpoints along the route make up for the effort.

Pavements

Gravel (51%)

Asphalt (14%)

Street (4%)

Trail (21%)

Path (10%)

Best to visit

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Directions & Parking facilities

Not far from the train station, you can enter the MTB routes L2, L3, and L4 at the southern town exit towards Wolfshagen.

Additional information

The Volksbank Arena Harz is also available on YouTube.

Trailer - Mountainbiking in the Harz

Map

The Harz for mountain bikers

Through the extremely varied North German low mountain landscape, there are 74 signposted mountain bike circular routes (total length 2,300 km), classified into three levels of difficulty. Official map set "The Harz for Mountain Bikers." Completely revised and expanded new edition. The new map set consists of a tourbook with detachable individual descriptions and detailed maps of the routes. In addition, there is a topographic overview map (1:50,000) on weatherproof and durable POLYART material.

ISBN 978-3-935806-28-2

Price 16.80 €

Publisher map solutions, Karlsruhe 2017

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