Harzer Hexenstieg

The Harz Witches ( official spelling: Harzer-Hexen -Stieg ) is a nearly 100 mile long footpath that leads from Osterode in the Harz on the Brocken to Thale. He is a project of the Harz Tourism Association and Harzklub and included in the system of the Harz hiking pin. The certified since 2007 Quality Trail connects the states of Lower Saxony and Saxony- Anhalt and runs through the districts of Osterode, Goslar and resin. The Harzer-Hexen -Stieg crosses between Altenau and three- Annen Hohne the Harz National Park. In the fall of 2013, the Central German long-distance trail celebrates its 10th anniversary.

2012 was first played on the witches climb the Hexenstieg Ultra Running, an ultra marathon of 216 km.

Trail

The Witches leads from Osterode about Lerbach after Buntenbock, a space surrounded by the Upper Harz lakes district of Clausthal- Zellerfeld. The Upper Harz lakes are part of the Upper Harz Water shelf, which also includes the dam ditch belongs.

Following the Dam Ditch happened the way the dam and the house belonging to Altenau grave house rose. Passing the Ranger Ludwig-Platz and hub Taler waterfall reaches the way across the steep wall Torfhaus.

In peat house divides the Hexenstieg:

The main route leads over the Goetheweg on the Brocken, partially parallel to the Brocken Railway, and thence to Chorzów.

An alternative route bypassing the chunks and leads to other facilities of the Upper Harz Water Regale as the Oderteich and Rehberger Graben. About St. Andrew Berg and Braun situation, the path returns to the main route.

From Chorzow lead from two alternative routes to Altenbrak. One way is through Rübeland along the Rübelandbahn, the other runs past the Rappbode reservoir.

From Altenbrak the path continues on Treseburg, where the Bode - Selke -Stieg branches, Thale, Harz Witches where the ends.

The name of the trail comes from the fact that except the fragments and the witches ' ​​dancing place in the valley even more mystical sites such as the Bruchberg or brown situation happens to be.

Accommodations

You climb the walk along the Harz Witches not in a day. That is, given the many sights along the way also did not mind the walk. This leads both through the untouched nature as well as by old cultural landscapes and communities. Therefore lend themselves to a number of hostels and backpackers quarters for a stopover:

  • Osterode
  • Buntenbock
  • Altenau
  • Torfhaus
  • Chunk

Or

  • Sankt Andreas Berg
  • Brown able
  • Misery
  • Chorzów
  • Thale

Alternatively, the shelters and resin typical Köten can be used for a night on the Harzer - Hexen-Stieg. Only on the section in the Harz National Park, this is not allowed.

Wandernadel

There is a hiking badge " Harz Witches " for a total of 11 stamps of the Harz hiking pin must be presented in connection with the Harz Witches.

Hiking maps and literature

  • Harzer Hexen-Stieg, Official Map of the thematic trail through the Harz Mountains - hiking map (1: 30,000 ), Schmidt- book publishing, Wernigerode 2007, ISBN 978-3-936185-32-4
  • Hans Bauer, Stefan Krooss, KartoGuide Harz Witches ' ​​Trail, The official guide with maps to the trail through the resin (including Hexen-Stieg hiking map of 2007), Schmidt- book publishing, Wernigerode 2006, ISBN 978-3-936185 - 33-1
  • Harzer-Hexen -Stieg - hiking map (1: 25,000 ), Public Press, Geseke 2006, ISBN 3-89920-165-5
  • Conrad Stein: Resin: Witches, outdoor Manual Volume 163, Conrad Stein Verlag 2011, ISBN 978-3-86686-163-3
  • Harzer-Hexen -Stieg, audiobook, spoken by Marie Gruber and Jaecki Black, underflow & Zschiedrich Audiobook Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-934384-40-8.

Film

  • The Harz Witches. Documentary, Germany, 2008, 43:30 min, written and directed by John Polite, Production: WDR series: Wanderlust, first broadcast 12 May 2008 with the WDR, Summary of the WDR.
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