NATURA tip 7 – Hochharz
- 8:20 h
- 27.08 km
- 911 m
- 911 m
- 1,141 m
- 1,142 m
- 1 m
- Start: National Park House Ilsetal
- Destination: National Park House Ilsetal
The tour leads through the Natura 2000 area „Hochharz“ in the Harz National Park. Where the „Harz bread tree“, the spruce, once dominated the landscape, the primeval forest of tomorrow is emerging in the National Park. The path leads through near-natural beech forests along the rushing Ilse up to the Scharfenstein. The steep ascent to the Brocken takes place via the Heineweg. The path soon passes the tree line of the Brocken summit. On the Urwaldstieg, the Harz forests can be viewed from a new perspective. Past the Hidden Ilse, beautiful views back to the Brocken open up from the Ilsestein and the Paternosterklippen.
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Pavements
- Asphalt (4%)Gravel (74%)Street (14%)Path (1%)Trail (7%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
- The day hike through the Natura 2000 area „Hochharz“ starts in the National Park municipality of Ilsenburg at the Princess Ilse spring. The hike follows the Heinrich-Heine-Weg through the Ilse valley. To the south, the Gruhe branch leads from the Great Sand Valley up towards the ranger station Scharfenstein. Following the poet's path, it goes up to the Brocken over the Heineweg or Hirtenstieg. The descent initially follows the Brockenstraße. After a detour to the Urwaldstieg, the Gelber Brink path soon branches off north from the Brockenstraße. Passing the Hidden Ilse, the hike now leads to the Bremer Hut. From here, the Plessenburg is already signposted. From the Plessenburg inn, via the Paternosterklippen and the Ilsestein, the path finally returns to the starting point of the hike.
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting there
Ilsenburg can be reached via the A36 and the B244.
ParkingThere are several paid hiking parking lots in the Ilse valley.Public transportationIlsenburg can be reached by bus and train. The nearest stop is „Ilsenburg Waldhotel“.
Additional information
Tourist Information Ilsenburg
Marktpl. 1
38871 Ilsenburg (Harz)
039452 19433
info@ilsenburg.de
www.ilsenburg-tourismus.deBrockenhaus
Literature
The NATURA tip 7 „Hochharz“ describes the hiking tour as well as the animal and plant species occurring here and their habitats with short texts and great photos. It is available, for example, at the National Park House Ilsetal, in the Tourists Office in Ilsenburg as well as at www.harzregion.de.
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
The Brockenhaus on the Brocken summit is dedicated as an information center of the Geopark Harz · Braunschweiger Land · Ostfalen, among other things, to the interesting geology of the mountain. In the Brockengarten, alpine plants from all over the world can be admired.
Map
The NATURA tip 7 contains a hiking map.
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