"Dead men" are abandoned mining tunnels and no longer used routes as well as emptied mining areas. Can you find some?
Altenau No. 10 Dead-Men Valley
Short facts
- start: KRISTALL sauna thermal bath "Heißer Brocken", Karl-Reinecke-Weg 35, 38707 Altenau (516 m)
- destination: KRISTALL sauna thermal bath "Heißer Brocken", Karl-Reinecke-Weg 35, 38707 Altenau (516 m)
- medium
- 6,59 km
- 1 hour 40 minutes
- 578 m
- 478 m
- Loop tour
best season
Tour waypoints
Bergwerk außer Betrieb
Forsthaus Rose
Kristalltherme Altenau
Altenauer Herzweg Sonderstempel 1 - Barfußpfad und Bachbettdurchschreitung
Altenauer Herzweg Sonderstempel 2 - Blutkreislauf und Aktivierungspfad
Tour-Dashboard
Pavings
- Hiking Trail (22%)
- Unknown (2%)
- Path (10%)
- Crushed Rock (66%)
Weather
General information
The medium-length circular route, with predominantly gentle but sometimes also moderate ascents, has a total of about 170 meters of elevation gain.
The area of meadows on the outskirts of the town has a stimulating effect. Otherwise, the route goes through forest paths sheltered from sun and wind. There are very rare heat stresses, but frequent cold stimuli in winter.
The demands based on the path are medium, the demands based on the climate low. For a body weight of 75 kg, the average energy consumption is 390 kcal.
Healing climate hiking appointments with a climate therapist as well as further information about healing climate and accommodation are available at the Altenau Tourist Information and at www.oberharz.de.
Tourist Information Altenau
Hüttenstraße 9
38707 Altenau
Tel. 05328 8020
www.oberharz.de