Family-friendly mountain meadow nature trail
Short facts
- start: at the forest aisle on the outskirts of Benneckenstein (towards Rothesütte)
- destination: at the forest aisle on the outskirts of Benneckenstein (towards Rothesütte)
- medium
- 5,04 km
- 1 hour 20 minutes
- 67 m
- 568 m
- 499 m
- 80 / 100
- 40 / 100
best season
The mountain meadow nature trail around Benneckenstein is a family and stroller-friendly themed and circular hiking trail. The diversity of the mountain meadows in harmony with people and nature is described on various display boards / stations and an accompanying booklet. Children can get to know the typical Harz mountain plants and animals as well as the healing powers of some meadow herbs.
The Harz miners created a gem that has survived to this day: the mountain meadows. We marvel at the wealth of species and the joy of color in the meadows and should be aware that this meadow idyll is not a matter of course. The life of the Harz population in the Middle Ages and beyond was hard and arduous and often not at all idyllic. Created through extensive use, the meadows depend on the continuation of traditional management. Without an adapted agricultural use or care, the mountain meadows would disappear.
- Excerpt from the brochure "Bergwiesen Lehrpfad" LK Harz-
General information
Directions
From the starting point "Waldschneise" in Benneckenstein:
► we go left past the Waldbühne to a fork in the road just before the Hotel "Harzhaus".
► Continue right towards Ziegenkopfecho. After we were able to enjoy a beautiful view here, the path leads us to the Pfeiferberg mountain.
► Turn left in the direction of Benneckenstein to the parking spot "Unterstadt". Now we take the path along the ski and toboggan run in the direction of Sophienhof on the Buchenberger Weg (1*) and make a small detour to a forgotten and revived forest meadow. Then we return via the Grauberg to the starting point of our tour.
(1*) Optionally, you can extend the round tour by approx. 8 km and two stamps from the Harzer Wandernadel.
► After approx. 3.1 km at the fork in the road (Finnhütte) you would go straight ahead in the direction of Sophienhof.
► After about 750 m, keep left at another fork in the road and after about 400 m turn left onto the small trail into the forest, along the Moserteich it goes in the direction of Walzenhütte (HWN 50).
► From there you hike in the direction of Buchberg to the stamp office (HWN 47) with a great view of the Brocken mountain.
► Then walk back about 250 m and keep left at the fork towards Benneckenstein until you reach the circular tour of the mountain meadow nature trail.
Safety Guidelines
There are no known safety instructions.
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 >
Equipment
Sturdy shoes, functional clothing, backpack food, sun and rain protection are recommended.
Don't forget your camera and, if you want to extend the route, the stamp booklet of the Harzer Wandernadel.
Tip
On the way there are always beautiful views of the town of Benneckenstein and the mountain ranges behind it with the Brocken massif, the highest elevation in the Harz Mountains (1141 m). Numerous benches invite you to linger and enjoy. The landscape on the mountain meadow educational trail is particularly diverse and varied in the spring and summer months.
Optional see description:
You have the opportunity to extend the circular tour (not troller-friendly) and to collect two coveted stamps of the Harzer Wandernadel.
Nr. 47 - Buchenberg - Oberharzblick
No. 50 - Walzenhütte
Getting there
You can reach Benneckenstein by car
- Coming from Wernigerode via the B244, Elbingerode junction B27, continue to the Königshütte junction B242 and in Tanne onto the L98
- Coming from Braunlage via the B242, take the Tanne junction onto the L98
- from Nordhausen via the B4 to the L98 Benneckenstein junction
Parking
Free parking spots are located at the forest aisle.
Public transit
You can reach the Harz town of Benneckenstein by taking the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe bus:
from the direction of Wernigerode,
from the direction of Blankenburg,
from the direction of Braunlage
or
with the Harzer Schmalspurbahn from 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
Literature
The booklet accompanying the mountain meadow nature trail is available from the Benneckenstein tourist information center and from the LPV Harz office in Hasselfelde.
Maps
hiking map - Stadt Oberharz am Brocken 1:25000 ; ISBN 978-3-86973-065-3
Additional Information
The booklet accompanying the mountain meadow nature trail is available from the Benneckenstein tourist information center and from the LPV Harz office in Hasselfelde.
Pavings
- Asphalt Coating (5%)
- Path (6%)
- Hiking Trail (32%)
- Crushed Rock (58%)