A demanding hike from the Oker valley up to the impressive Kästeklippen rocks. This roughly 10 km walk leads from the edge of Oker up partly rather steep paths to the Kästehaus at the Kästeklippen. The route then follows a ridge with further crags before dropping just as steeply back down to Oker. We start…

Our hike starts at the Harz National Park ranger station in Ilsenburg. There is free parking there, a small visitor exhibition and a short nature trail outside with information on the plants and geology of the area. From the car park we follow the road south-west into the Ilse valley. At first there are still…

A very beautiful, almost picturesque walk. Highly recommended in autumn in particular, when the leaves are turning! We set off in glorious sunshine just before the wildlife park at the Hexentanzplatz. There is a paid car park there as well (currently EUR 4). Since the Hexentanzplatz is a very popular destination, there is of course…