Tanner Harzer- Höhenvieh path with detour to Kapitelsberg mountain (HWN 44)

Short facts

  • start: Tanne: Hiking meeting place at the corner of Lindenwarte/Schierker Weg
  • destination: Tanne: Hiking meeting place at the corner of Lindenwarte/Schierker Weg
  • medium
  • 9,13 km
  • 2 hours 35 minutes
  • 191 m
  • 535 m
  • 460 m
  • 80 / 100
  • 60 / 100

best season

The Harz town of Tanne impresses with its beautiful, colorful mountain meadows and idyllic stream valleys. On the circular route around Tanne you will get different insights into the place, the surrounding area and the Rote Harzer Höhenvieh - which gives the circular route its name.

A worthwhile circular hiking trail with great views, blooming and fragrant mountain meadows and ideal for getting to know the Harz village of Tanne.

With its approx. 7 km or approx. 9 km, with a detour to Kapitelsberg mountain, it is a half-day tour that can be easily managed without great effort. Since the circular hiking trail can also be shortened at any time through the village of Tanne, it is particularly recommended for families with children (without prams).

General information

Directions

Follow the signs ► white sign with a cow's head in a red circle

► along the Lindenwarte in the direction of the hotels Tannenpark and waldhotel AUSZEIT

► past the natural log houses and the tennis court

► after approx. 450 m turn right

► After another 400 m you will reach a forest edge (Brockenblick), here you keep to the right

► Continue hiking along the mountain meadows (partly on beautiful beaten paths) straight down into the valley of the river Warme Bode.

► Enchanting (far) views over mountain meadows and the Harzer Rote Höhenvieh accompany the hiker

► Turn right at the forest car park (L98) and after approx. 1 km you will reach the village of Tanne

► Cross the L 98 (Tanne-Königshütte) at the cabinetmaker's shop and turn left

► A few meters along the road, you will reach the green steel bridge (Hermann von Frankenberg Bridge) - cross this...... 

NOTICE:

At this point you reach the path separation, the detour to the Kapitelsberg mountain (see route description 2* below)

... you decide on the Harzer-Höhenvieh-Path?

Then it continues as follows:

► After crossing the bridge, bear sharply to the right and follow the signs to the Harzer-Höhenvieh-Path.

► The path now runs on the southern side of the valley to the B242 (car park on Waldstraße).

► Numerous vantage points with a view over and to the Harz town of Tanne invite you to linger.

► When you get to the B242, cross the street and follow the path (Ziegenberg and Jägerborn).

► You reach the village of Tanne - there you walk past the Jägernborn spring and the oldest house in Tanne.

► When you get to Jägerbornstraße, turn left and follow the street to the Bode bridge.

► After you have crossed the river Warme Bode again, continue walking to the main road, cross it and turn left into the "Zinne".

► Via a beaten path, directly across a wonderful mountain meadow, it goes past the Hotel waldhotel AUSZEIT to the starting point "Wandertreff".

*Route 2 – detour to Kapitelsberg (HWN 44)

► The ascent to the Kapitelsberg mountain with its 510 meters in altitude is worth it (there and back approx. 2 km):

► A fascinating view of Tanne and the Brocken massif awaits you

► after you have crossed the green steel bridge (Hermann von Frankenberg Bridge), follow the signs to "Kapitelsberg" on the left

► the ascent is through the forest and is a bit steep

► Once at the top after about 1 km, the hiker is rewarded with a fantastic view

► DON'T FORGET: Bring your hiking pass!

► back to the valley or back to the Harzer-Höhenvieh-Path follow the signs "Tanne"

► again at the green steel bridge - see the usual signs with the cow in the red circle and follow them straight ahead (do not cross the bridge again)

► please continue reading above ... Are you opting for the Harzer Höhenvieh path? Then it continues as follows: ...

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

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.

Tip

On this round tour you have the opportunity to collect a coveted stamp.

No. 44 - Kapitelsberg

From here you have a fascinating panoramic view of Tanne, the Harz mountains and the Brocken massif.

From spring to autumn, the Harzer Rote Höhenvieh graze in the valley of the River Warme Bode below the Kapitelsberg mountain. Many mountain towns, including the Harz village of Tanne, have dedicated themselves to preserving the Harz mountain cattle.

After the introductory tour around Tanne, the show farm of the Brockenbauer Thielecke invites all hikers to get to know the farm and learn interesting things about the breeding farm.

Getting there

You can reach Tanne by car

- coming from Wernigerode via the B244, junction Elbingerode B27, continue to junction Königshütte L98 in the direction of Tanne

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

- from Nordhausen via the B4 to the L98 Benneckenstein junction in the direction of Tanne

Parking

Parking spots are available in the local area of ​​Tanne.

Public transit

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

from Wernigerode.

INSA – your local transport route planner in Saxony-Anhalt >>

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

No literature known

Maps

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

Additional Information

Tourist Information Elend/Tanne/Sorge

Hauptstraße 19

38875 Stadt Oberharz am Brocken/OT Elend

www.oberharzinfo.de

elend@oberharzinfo.de

Phone: 039455/375

Pavings

  • Asphalt Coating (12%)
  • Crushed Rock (4%)
  • Hiking Trail (54%)
  • Path (25%)
  • Street (4%)
  • Unknown (1%)

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