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title: "North-South route: Bad Harzburg - Bad Lauterberg"
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description: "The route begins with a steep climb leading into the northern Harz mountains. Then it descends to the Oker Dam, which is one of the largest dams in the Harz. The path goes straight there, allowing strength to be gathered for the upcoming mountains. The path continues uphill to Torfhaus and then slightly downhill to Odereich. From there, it continues along ditches through the mining town of St. Andreasberg. The end of the route follows an undulating profile towards the Oder valley. The Bismarck Tower near Bad Lauterberg offers a magnificent view of the South Harz mountains."
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North-South route: Bad Harzburg - Bad Lauterberg
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- 66.05 km long
- Difficulty: difficult
- Condition: difficult
- Great panorama
- Mountain bike

Descent with a view of St. Andreasberg and the South Harz

View of Brocken at the Diabas quarry

Okertalsperre

From Altenau, it goes into the High Harz, where the Oderteich invites you for a ride

View into the Oder valley, where the route finally ends in Bad Lauterberg

- 8:00 h
- 66.05 km
- 1,542 m
- 1,543 m
- 288 m
- 780 m
- 492 m
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- Start: Valley station of the Burgberg cable car, Nordhäuser Straße 2 A, 38667 Bad Harzburg
- Destination: Tourist information, Ritscherstraße 4, 37431 Bad Lauterberg

The easier variant of crossing the Harz leads from the northern edge of the Harz over the western High Harz down into the South Harz.

The route begins with a steep climb leading into the northern Harz mountains. Then it descends to the Oker Dam, which is one of the largest dams in the Harz. The path goes straight there, allowing strength to be gathered for the upcoming mountains. The path continues uphill to Torfhaus and then slightly downhill to Odereich. From there, it continues along ditches through the mining town of St. Andreasberg. The end of the route follows an undulating profile towards the Oder valley. The Bismarck Tower near Bad Lauterberg offers a magnificent view of the South Harz mountains.

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**The Harz for mountain bikers**

Through the extremely varied North German upland landscape, 74 signposted mountain bike circular routes (total length 2,300 km) lead, which are classified into three difficulty levels. Official map set "The Harz for Mountain Bikers." Completely revised and expanded new edition. The new map set consists of a route book with detachable individual descriptions and detailed maps of the routes. There is also 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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