Wilderness Trail Altenau
- 1:00 h
- 703 m
- 18 m
- 19 m
- 580 m
- 598 m
- 18 m
- Start: Rose Parking Lot near Altenau
- Destination: Rose Parking Lot near Altenau
In the Harz National Park, we give nature space to develop freely. On the Wilderness Trail near Altenau, you can gain insights into how a commercial forest becomes a natural forest again. Climate change and bark beetles have triggered a massive upheaval here in recent years. Walk through our "Wilderness Circular Trail" with only 800 meters in length and experience the various forest habitats of the National Park while observing how nature reclaims its original terrain and deciduous forests return.
At nine stations, information boards with further QR codes offer exciting information about forest communities and habitats. At a special stamping station of the Harz Hiking Badge, stamp collectors can press a special stamp for the "Wilderness Explorer" badge into the National Park companion booklet.
Good to know
Pavements
Best to visit
Equipment
Sturdy footwear and appropriate clothing
Directions & Parking facilities
Drive from Altenau on the B 498 towards Dammhaus. Directly behind the town limit, on the left, behind the large meadow, is the Rose Parking Lot. Follow the signs from the parking lot to the Wilderness Trail (approx. 600 meters).
Rose Parking Lot
Additional information
Further information about the Wilderness Trail Altenau can be found >>here.
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Extended route tip:
Not far from Altenau is our National Park Visitor Center TorfHaus. Here you will find many interesting information about the National Park.
Visit our exhibition or take a detour on our Moor Trail at the large Torfhausmoor or the nearby Forest Change Trail.
Safety guidelines
Partially narrow wooden steps and fallen trees that must be climbed over.
Nearby
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