Nordharz lap
Mountainbike tour starting in Bad Harzburg with a steep ascent through the Gosetal and a long descent with a view to the Harz foreland: The first few kilometers of the route lead on varied paths above the city of Bad Harzburg along the edge of the Harz to Goslar. Lots of deciduous and mixed forest characterize the image of the mountain slopes and attractive views of the towns on the edge of the Harz accompany the way. In Goslar a ascent begins in the dark green forested Gosetal valley towards the Oberharz summit of the 'Schalke' mountain. A path along the world cultural heritage 'Oberharzer Wasserregal' now leads along the mountain to the small town of Festenburg. Via the mountain town of Schulenberg you continue with views to the Okertalsperre to the last ascent to the Huneberg. From here a long descent with a view to the Harz foreland starts back to Bad Harzburg.
Data about this mountainbike route
Start and parking
This is a good address to start the tour. There is a larger parking lot nearby. Clicking on the address takes you directly to Google Maps to start navigation there:
GPS-Daten
The tour can be downloaded as a .gpx file and transferred to a GPS-enabled device (e.g. Garmin or smartphone). The tour starts near a larger parking lot. The route is planned so that it can be traveled all year round and in all weathers. Nevertheless, it can happen that due to occasional forestry work in the forest, paths are temporarily closed or have to be pushed in parts.
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Huneberg route
Easy mountain bike tour starting in Bad Harzburg and beautiful views of the dark green mountain slopes of the Brocken
Overview of more routes and spots
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