There are 14 special places in the forest history of Elbingerode waiting to be explored by you. The information boards illustrate both the importance of forestry and current forestry topics. The circular hiking route invites you on an educational exploration trip.
Forest - circular hiking route Elbingerode
Short facts
- start: Elbingerode: Motherhouse Elbingerode Brockenstraße
- destination: Elbingerode: Motherhouse Elbingerode Brockenstraße
- easy
- 7,35 km
- 1 hour 59 minutes
- 551 m
- 476 m
- Loop tour
best season
Tour waypoints
Elbingerode natural pool
Bus stop Elbingerode - Med. Zentrum
Playground Elbingerode - Roter Weg
36 Peterstein
Hirschbrunnen Elbingerode
Tour-Dashboard
Pavings
- Crushed Rock (54%)
- Street (3%)
- Hiking Trail (35%)
- Asphalt Coating (9%)
Weather
General information
There are 14 special places in the forest history of Elbingerode waiting to be explored by you.
The information boards illustrate both the importance of forestry and current forestry topics. The circular hiking route invites you on an educational exploration trip.
1. Near-natural forest
2. Church forest / mixed forest
3. Fir (= silver fir) and spruce (= red fir)
4. Sycamore maple stand
5. Forest manager – Schmidt – path
6. Spruce monocultures
7. Old forest boundaries
8. Biotope
9. Use of hydropower
10. Wood in mining / water art
11. Wood in mining and smelting
12. Former forestry office Büchenberg
13. Clear-cutting of spruce / reforestation
14. Wood transport
No safety instructions are known.
Sturdy footwear and rain gear are recommended. Don't forget your camera.
An extension of the hike to the stamping point no. 36 – Peterstein would be possible as an option.
You can reach Elbingerode by car
- via the B27 from Braunlage and Blankenburg
- as well as via the B244 from Wernigerode.
Parking is available at the motherhouse or in the immediate vicinity, e.g. "Verschönerung" Heinrich-Georg-Neuß-Straße.
You can reach the Harz town Elbingerode by bus of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe:
from the direction of Wernigerode
from the direction of Blankenburg
from the direction of Hasselfelde
from the direction of Braunlage
from the direction of Benneckenstein
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TIP :
With the Harz Holiday Ticket you can travel freely throughout the entire Harz district.
HATIX - the free use of the public bus lines of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe, the Q-Bus local transport company, the Halberstadt Transport GmbH, as well as the Südharz Transport Company in the district of Harz.
More information is available at: www.hatix.info
Unfortunately, no literature is known.
Hiking map - Town of Oberharz am Brocken 1:25000 ; ISBN 978-3-86973-065-3
Tourist Information Elbingerode
Markt 3
38875 Oberharz am Brocken OT Elbingerode
Tel.: 03 94 54 / 89 48 7