Hikes and walks - up to 2 hours - UNESCO Welterbe im Harz

Hikers in the World Heritage reading a map — Enjoy the
world heritage on shorter routes

Hiking routes through the World Heritage in the Harz –

recommendations for walks of up to two hours

Discover the World Heritage individually on foot on these hikes and walks that we have selected for you. Find your way with a map or an app.

World Heritage Insight Walk I: Ideas and Innovations

In the footsteps of Leibniz from Zellerfeld into the Upper Harz Water Management System. The walk begins at the Zellerfeld Mint (Bornhardtstr. 11, Clausthal-Zellerfeld), takes you past the St. Salvatoris Church and the Eschenbacher Teiche ponds and ends at the Upper Harz Mining Museum.
Further information / Tour description

duration: around 1:30 h · difficulty: easy
length: 3.6 km · ascent: 43 m · descent: 33 m

WatersideWalk Sperberhaier Damm

The "Sperberhaier Damm" aqueduct is the most gigantic construction of the Upper Harz Water Management System and is at the heart of the "Dammgraben" ditch system, which is named after it.
Further information / Tour description

duration: around 0:45 h · difficulty: easy
length: 2.8 km · ascent: 39 m · descent: 81 m

WatersideWalk Hirschler-Pfauenteich cascade of ponds

The four-level cascade of the Hirschler and Pfauenteich ponds can be found in what was for many years the most important area for mining in the Harz.
Further information / Tour description

duration: around 1:15 h · difficulty: easy
length: 3.3 km · ascent: 29 m · descent: 54 m

WatersideWalk Hutthaler Widerwaage ditch system — © Stefan Sobotta

WatersideWalk Huttaler Widerwaage ditch system

This attractive and easy circular walk offers you an impressive overview of the theme Upper Harz Water Management System.
Further information / Tour description

duration: less than 2:00 h · difficulty: easy
length: 7 km · ascent: 149 m · descent: 149 m

WatersideWalk Oderteich pond

The high-point of hydraulic engineering in the Upper Harz and the largest of all the ponds in the area is the Oderteich.
Further information / Tour description

duration: around 1:15 h · difficulty: easy
length: 4.2 km · ascent: 53 m · descent: 53 m

WatersideWalk Auerhahn cascade of ponds

This varied tour takes in the largest cascade of ponds in the entire Upper Harz Water Management System.
Further information / Tour description

duration: around 1:20 h · difficulty: easy
length: 4.5 km · ascent: 90 m · descent: 129 m

WatersideWalk Buntenbock ponds

The many water storage ponds built by the miners on the Clausthal Plateau have turned it into a wonderful water-filled landscape surrounded by mountain meadows and forests
Further information / Tour description

duration: around 1:40 h · difficulty: easy
length: 5.7 km · ascent: 60 m · descent: 60 m

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World Heritage in the Harz

01/26/2022

Cultural diversity amid breathtaking landscapes: the UNESCO World Heritage in the Harz

At the World Heritage Site Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System a wide range of museums and monuments await your visit. Discover this treasure of human history.

Rammesberg Mine

02/09/2022

Experience the place where mining in the Harz first started.

In the museum buildings and in the mine installations above and below ground you will gain unique insights into more than 1000 years of history of the ore mining at the Rammelsberg.

Highlight

02/04/2022

Starting point for the original locations

The Information Centres of the World Heritage Site Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System inform you in fascinating exhibitions about the UNESCO World Heritage in the Harz and what it offers for tourists.

Recommendation

02/04/2022

Today in the Middle Ages

Visit the oldest part of the UNESCO World Heritage in the Harz at the Cistercian Museum Walkenried Monastery. With its sensual and creative design within the Gothic monastery complex, it brings the Middle Ages to life.

Downloads

02/03/2022

Go on a journey of discovery by reading your way through the UNESCO World Heritage in the Harz

On 64 pages, the brochure will give you an overview of everything the UNESCO World Heritage in the Harz has to offer. Enjoy browsing through it!

Themes

02/07/2022

Architecture & settlements, mining, changing landscapes, energy production

The interactions between people and ore have left many traces in the cultural landscape of the Harz. These can be divided among the four main themes that characterize the UNESCO World Heritage in the Harz.

Enjoy the
world heritage on shorter routes

Hiking routes through the World Heritage in the Harz –

recommendations for walks of up to two hours