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Hiking Trails Under 5 km in Nationalpark Harz

42 routes in Nationalpark Harz qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 2.8 km and 61 m (200 ft) of ascent.

That is 47 percent of the 90 routes we map in Nationalpark Harz. They are shorter than the local average, 2.8 km against 7.2 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 61 m (200 ft) against 159 m (522 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Short routes for a spare couple of hours, an evening walk, or a day when the weather only gives you a window. Most of these are on the gentler end, which makes the list a good starting point if you are new to the area.

Trails

Easy

Harzklub-Weg 11G

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
66 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 11K

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 12C

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
62 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 14F

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
72 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 14O

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 16B

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
89 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 17J

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
51 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 18H

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
66 m
Typical duration
44 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 19B

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
52 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 19C

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 19D

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
62 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 19J

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
15 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 19K

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
17 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 20A

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
32 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 20B

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
24 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 20C

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
42 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 21C

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
101 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 25C

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
82 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 25F

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
62 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 28H

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
88 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 30B

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 30C

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
63 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 30D

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
66 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 31G

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 31H

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
89 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 31O

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
78 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 35M

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 50D

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
102 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 50E

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 55D

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
67 m
Typical duration
44 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 9C

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
104 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Brocken über Ahrensklint

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
95 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Brocken über Eckerloch

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
106 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 11A

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 11B

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
36 m
Typical duration
24 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 11J

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 25E

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
53 min
Easy

Harzklub-Weg 55C

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
77 m
Typical duration
51 min
Easy

Brockenrundwanderweg

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
50 m
Typical duration
33 min
Easy

Dandelion Discovery Trail

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
29 m
Typical duration
19 min
Easy

Hölle-Landmann-Pfad

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
16 min
Easy

Naturmythenpfad

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
76 m
Typical duration
50 min

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Harzklub-Weg 11GNationalpark Harz3.0 km66 m43 minEasyApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 11KNationalpark Harz1.6 km35 m23 minEasyApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 12CNationalpark Harz2.8 km62 m41 minEasyApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 14FNationalpark Harz3.3 km72 m48 minEasyApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 14ONationalpark Harz1.5 km33 m21 minEasyApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 16BNationalpark Harz4.1 km89 m59 minEasyApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 17JNationalpark Harz2.3 km51 m34 minEasyApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 18HNationalpark Harz3.0 km66 m44 minEasyApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 19BNationalpark Harz2.4 km52 m34 minEasyApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 19CNationalpark Harz1.5 km33 m22 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Harzklub-Weg 25C, Harzklub-Weg 50E, Harzklub-Weg 20C. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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