This time I went on a long tour through the Harz Mountains. Originally, the hike wasn’t just supposed to go from Torfhaus to Thale, but all the way to Meisdorf, but my health put a spanner in the works. Otherwise, the route often follows the northern variant of the Harzer Hexenstieg, but doesn’t skip any of the surrounding stamping points and does a little extra loop around Elbingerode. I had beautiful, almost too warm weather and the impression of having the forest almost to myself. Many of the small rivers were perfect for splashing around in and I had a great time. Only the last section around Thale was very busy, even though I was there on a Monday afternoon.

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#HWN2024 – Von Torfhaus nach Thale wandern und 35 Stempel sammeln
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Photos from the hike

Der Start in Torfhaus
Auf dem Weg zum Brocken
Dreieckiger Pfahl
Raben
Der Brocken
Auf dem Eckerlochstieg
Blick auf den Brocken
Forstmeister-Sietz-Weg
Insekten
Sprengarbeiten
Sonnenaufgang
Nebelschwaden am morgen
Der Galgenberg bei Elbingerode
Tagebau Felswerke
Talsperre Wendefurth
Ludolfstein
Auf dem Weg zum boesen Kleef
Der Boese Kleef
Rosstrappe
Seilbahn Thale
Kirche in Thale
Harzer Hexensteig

Stamps on this hike

  • HWN008 Brockenhaus
  • HWN010 Große Zeterklippe
  • HWN011 Eckerloch
  • HWN013 Ahrentsklint
  • HWN017 Trudenstein
  • HWN022 Gelber Brink
  • HWN029 Elversstein
  • HWN034 Scharfenstein
  • HWN035 Armeleuteberg Inn
  • HWN036 Peterstein
  • HWN037 Büchenberg
  • HWN038 Galgenberg
  • HWN039 Felswerke open-cast mine
  • HWN041 King’s castle ruins
  • HWN042 Trogfurter Bridge
  • HWN054 Rotestein
  • HWN060 Stemberghaus charcoal works
  • HWN062 Wendefurth dam
  • HWN063 Schöneburg
  • HWN064 Böser Kleef
  • HWN065 Todtenrode Inn
  • HWN066 Wilhelmsblick
  • HWN067 Weisser Hirsch
  • HWN068 Arrow Monument
  • HWN069 Sonnenklippe
  • HWN070 Prince’s view
  • HWN071 Rosstrappe
  • HWN072 La Viershöhe
  • HWN085 Thumkuhlental water art
  • HWN087 Volkmar’s cellar
  • HWN088 Hoher Kleef
  • HWN089 Schornsteinberg
  • HWN136 Eckersprung
  • HWN168 Triangular pile
  • HWN174 Hohnehof
  • HWN178 Hirschgrund

My personal highlights of this tour from Torfhaus to Thale

  • The Eckerlochstieg, probably the most adventurous way up the Brocken. By the way, you can find a day hike on the Eckerlochstieg here.
  • The Große Zeterklippe and the Forstmeister-Sietz-Weg that follows it, which is also partly at sunset.
  • The Ahrensklint offers a great view of Schierke and is close to the Hexenstieg, but is probably skipped by many.
  • The Elversstein, which was named stamp site of the year in 2018, is also worth a visit.
  • Another highlight is the section of the Harzer-Hexenstieg Trail past the Wendefurth dam, from where you can hear the Harzdrenalin customers screaming.
  • The Böse Kleef with a view of Altenbrak.
  • The Sonnenklippe in the Bode Valley.
  • The ascent and the view from the Rosstrappe, which I hadn’t been to before, are also remarkable. The Hexenstieg only leads past here and not directly up. Don’t be put off by the signs for the ascent to the Rosstrappe. Yes, it is uphill and there is scree on the way, but it is by no means an alpine via ferrata. Here you can find a hike in the Bode Valley that my parents undertook.

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