This well over 16 km long circular hiking trail offers ever new perspectives on Galgen- and Glockenberg and on the mountain town of St. Andreasberg. It leads over fragrant mountain meadows and through high forest, past the winter sports and mountain biking highlight Matthias-Schmidt-Berg. Along the way, there are several places to stop for refreshments, which are worth a small detour if they are not directly on the path. For those who find the route too long, it is possible to choose the shortened route after about halfway and return to the town on the slope of Glockenberg.
The starting point is located on Jordanshöhe in the north above St. Andreasberg. Those who do not want to drive to the parking lot there by car start from the spa house in town and follow the hiking marker 15D, ascending about 1 km to Jordanshöhe.
First, we walk the dead-end road westward, cross the state road, and head towards the farm. The path passes the farmstead and offers a great view over St. Andreasberg and the West Harz (view in good weather) up to the Hoher Meissner.
The path then leads us through the St. Andreasberg meadows. At their end, we turn left towards St. Andreasberg, crossing the Sperrlutter, then along the Gerenner Weg with a nice view over the street "Bäckerhügel" into the built-up area. We proceed via Mühlenstraße to Galgenberg. We circle it and then end up on the street "Auf der Höhe." A short detour to the summit is worthwhile on the left because here you have a fantastic view of the Harz mountains and the Acker mountain range.
At "Schwalbenherd" we turn right and cross the old railway bridge on the "Schiefe Halbe" below Glockenberg until we reach a larger crossroads.
Those who choose the shortened route turn left here via hiking trail marked 28B above the Wäschegrund back to St. Andreasberg.
Otherwise, we turn right and go to the lowest point of the hike, the district "Silberhütte." Then we walk a bit through the "Wäschegrund" and leave the road after about 500 meters on the right and are now ascending. The next place to stop is the mountain inn "Matthias Baude" on Matthias Schmidt Berg.
We now continue towards St. Andreasberg and then turn left from the main path.
Here, we walk through beech forests, pass old galleries, and then the mine "Roten Bären." Now it goes uphill again, and in front of the mountain meadows of St. Andreasberg, with a beautiful view of the old mining town, we keep left and follow the driveway. We cross the road to Braunlage and keep slightly to the left. At the larger hiking crossroads, we follow the "Harzer Hexenstieg" back to Jordanshöhe.