Trails4Germany Bad Grund Harz Short Distance

The start of both the short and long distance is at the sports park Teufelstal, in Bad Grund. Slightly ascending, they follow the Teufelstal to the Eisenstein tunnel. The path then turns sharply right above the mining town through the so-called Paradise until crossing the main road.

Here, the paths of the two runs split.

The short distance then continues directly to the Waldwinkel, from where it proceeds together again, descending the Kuhtrift into town and past the Knesebeck shaft up again to Fritzes Ruh. The routes continue following the path of the Dwarf King Hübich to the Squirrel Square in the Eichelbach valley. Here the main road is crossed again, and there is another refreshment station expected at 15.5 km (short distance 5.5 km). The route now leads uphill to Knollen to the Green Fir, above the Kelchtal, on the horizontal path. From here, the path leads into the World Forest, which is home to trees from all over the world and shines in the Indian Summer in autumn. From afar, you can already see the millions-of-years-old coral reef of the Hübichenstein, where witches and devils meet on Walpurgis Night to fly together to the Brocken. The finale leads past the Iberg and with full speed back into the Teufelstal where the witches are waiting to start a finisher’s dance with you.

More information is available on the event website.