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title: "Winter hiking trail around Ebersberg - Hohegeiß"
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description: "The path has only a few slight inclines over the entire route and is otherwise flat or slightly downhill. The route length is approximately 10 km. At Bechlerstein (a memorial stone for a rentmaster who froze to death in a snowstorm), turn south onto Wolfsbachstraße. After about 1 km, turn right at a charcoal burner’s hut onto the Horizontalweg. At the Nullpunkt (a topographical survey point), turn right again onto Ebersbergstraße heading east. In winter, you \"share\" Ebersbergstraße with cross-country skiers: one half is track-set – please do not enter, the other half is packed for hikers. Along this route, you have some beautiful views of some of the highest mountains in the Harz: Achtermannshöhe, Wurmberg, Brocken, Hohneklippen (from west to east). After about 3 km, you return to Bechlerstein."
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Winter hiking trail around Ebersberg - Hohegeiß
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- 9.16 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: easy
- Condition: very easy
- Winter walking

- 2:32 h
- 9.16 km
- 101 m
- 101 m
- 580 m
- 640 m
- 60 m
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- Start: Parking lot at Bechlerstein

Easy hike with views of the highest mountains in the Harz.

The path has only a few slight inclines over the entire route and is otherwise flat or slightly downhill. The route length is approximately 10 km.

At Bechlerstein (a memorial stone for a rentmaster who froze to death in a snowstorm), turn south onto Wolfsbachstraße. After about 1 km, turn right at a charcoal burner’s hut onto the Horizontalweg. At the Nullpunkt (a topographical survey point), turn right again onto Ebersbergstraße heading east. In winter, you "share" Ebersbergstraße with cross-country skiers: one half is track-set – please do not enter, the other half is packed for hikers. Along this route, you have some beautiful views of some of the highest mountains in the Harz: Achtermannshöhe, Wurmberg, Brocken, Hohneklippen (from west to east). After about 3 km, you return to Bechlerstein.

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Additional information

Tourist Information Hohegeiß
Kirchstraße 15 a
38700 Braunlage-Hohegeiß
Tel. 05583 241

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    9.16 km
    
    
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Contact

Heimathütte

38700 Braunlage

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