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Hiking in the World Heritage Harz –

The most beautyful routes for an afertnoon excursion


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.

From Goslar's historic town centre to the Rammelsberg Mine

This tour connects the historic town centre of Goslar and the Rammelsberg Ore Mine.
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duration: around 2:45 h · difficulty: easy
length: 6.2 km · ascent: 291 m · descent: 291 m 


WatersideWalk Lautenthaler Kunstgraben

The Lautenthaler Kunstgraben ditch was constructed from 1570 onward across difficult hillside terrain.
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duration: around 2:30 h · difficulty: easy
length: 8.4 km · ascent: 381 m · descent: 343 m 


World Heritage Insight Walk III: Traces of the Past in the Clausthal Valley

A fascinating QR-code-based tour of discovery around a deep valley.
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duration: around 2:00 h · difficulty: easy
length: 3.4 km · ascent: 99 m · descent: 99 m 


WatersideWalk Zellerfelder Kunstgraben

The artistic dry stone walling of the ditch, mini bridges and carefully maintained stone arches – this is the Zellerfelder Kunstgraben.
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duration: around 3:30 h · difficulty: easy
length: 12.2 km · ascent: 225 m · descent: 222 m


World Heritage Insight Walk II: Pumps and Water Storage 

The Polsterberger Hubhaus – a pump house – and its operation.
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duration: around 2:00 h · difficulty: easy
length: 3.3 km · ascent: 94 m · descent: 94 m 


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: about 2:00 h · difficulty: easy
length: 7 km · ascent: 149 m · descent: 149 m 


WatersideWalk Morgenbrodtsthaler Graben

The Morgenbrodtsthaler Graben ditch was hammered laboriously out of the rocky hillside by hand.
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duration: around 2:00 h · difficulty: easy
length: 6 km · ascent: 219 m · descent: 218 m 


WatersideWalk Rehberger Graben

Hammered out of the granite, blasted and dug out: it took 150 years of hard work to complete the most difficult ditch construction in the Upper Harz – the Rehberger Graben.
Further information / Tour description


duration: around 2:00 h · difficulty: easy
length: 7.1 km · ascent: 150 m · descent: 195 m 


OVERVIEW MAP

World Heritage in the Harz

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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