Circular route to the open-air and the small border museum Sorge (HWN 46)

The starting point of the hike is the signposted Ebersbachstraße car park.

There, follow the signs to Freiland-Grenzmuseum. You walk about 1 km along the gravel path to the entrance of the open-air museum. Display boards illustrate interesting facts about the border and the opening of the border. You can also enjoy a fantastic view of the Brocken mountain and Wurmberg mountain on the right hand side of the path. From the border fence (entrance to the border museum), continue straight ahead for about 500 m along the so-called "Kolonnenweg" to the observation tower. Various displays with a link to the audio guide provide information on the subject of the inner-German border. It continues on the column path in the direction of the "Ring of Remembrance" and the stamping point of the Harzer Wandernadel.

From here we continue our hike by going back along the flagstone path towards the observation tower. Arriving at the tower, we follow the patrol path to the left, with a view of the Brocken mountain. After approx. 1.2 km you will come to a fork, where you keep right in the direction of Sorge. You walk along an idyllic path in the direction of the Eberbachstrasse car park.

After you have crossed the small wooden bridge, you will reach a rest area with a hut. From there you have a perfect view of the tracks of the Harzer Schmalspurbahn. With a bit of luck, it might be just steaming past you.

Back at the car park, hike to the small town of Sorge in the Harz Mountains. At the Försterbergstraße crossing area, keep to the right, follow the small Köhlerbergstraße and cross the railway tracks. On the left you can already see the Small Border Museum. The opening hours of the museum can be found here.

Continue for about 400 m along Benneckensteiner Straße. Keep right at the parking lot and walk up the small street by the residential buildings. From there you follow the path along the sports field, the beautiful mountain meadows with a magical view of the town of Sorge and the Brocken mountain and Wurmberg mountain. Several benches invite you to linger, have a picnic and enjoy yourself.

After approx. 700 m you will come to a paved road. Keep to the right and after a few steps left again. It continues on a nature trail to the Ochsenbach. Arrived on the gravel path, keep right in the direction of the railway bridge. After the railway bridge you have reached your starting point.

The open-air border museum and the small border museum belong to the association premises of the association "Grenzmuseum Sorge e.V."

Please note the safety and access conditions of the association.

More information is available here: www. grenzmuseum-sorge.de

On some sections of the route, short-term impairments, detours and road closures can occur at any time due to forest changes and storm damage. Inform yourself shortly before your hike. Current information can be found here >

More information on the subject of forest change can be found here>

Solid shoes, functional clothing, backpack food, sun and rain protection are recommended.

Don't forget to pack your (mobile phone) camera, the Harzer Wandernadel stamp booklet and, if necessary, binoculars.

On this tour you have the opportunity to collect a stamp of the Harzer Wandernadel.

No. 46 - Border Museum (at the Ring of Remembrance)

TIP for families with children:

It is definitely worth the detour to the village. There is a small children's playground next to the small border museum right at the train station of the Harzer Schmalspurbahn and with a bit of luck the railway might wheeze by.

By car you can get to Sorge:

- coming from Wernigerode via the B244, Elbingerode junction B27 further to the Königshütte junction B242 and in Tanne via the B242 in the direction of Braunlage

- from the direction of Braunlage via the B242, direction Tanne

- from the direction of Nordhausen via the B4 to the L98 Benneckenstein junction, then in the direction of Tanne and via the B242 in the direction of Braunlage

Border Museum car park (Ebersbachstrasse)

Note: From here it is about a 1.2 km walk to the open-air border museum.

You can reach the Harz town of Sorge by taking the bus of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe:

from Wernigerode

or

with the Harzer Schmalspurbahn from the direction of Wernigerode or Nordhausen.

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TIP :

With the Harz Holiday Ticket, you can travel throughout the Harz region free of charge.

HATIX - free use of the public bus lines of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe, the Q-Bus Nahverkehrsgesellschaft, the Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH, and the Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz in the Harz district. Now also free use in the districts of Goslar and Göttingen.

More information is available at: www.hatix.info

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Wanderkarte - Stadt Oberharz am Brocken 1:25000 ; ISBN 978-3-86973-065-3

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