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Loop Trails in Nationalpark Harz

There are 7 hikes in Nationalpark Harz in our database that fit. They average 10.8 km and 237 m (778 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 26.3 km.

That is 8 percent of the 90 routes we map in Nationalpark Harz. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 10.8 km against 7.2 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 237 m (778 ft) on average versus 159 m (522 ft) across the wider area.

Circular routes: park once, finish where you started, and never walk the same section twice. The mix is broad: 2 are rated easy and 1 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Moderate

Rundwanderweg Dreibrodesteine

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
12.0 km
/ 7.4 mi
Elevation gain
263 m
Typical duration
2 hr 53 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rundwanderweg Sonnenberg

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
165 m
Typical duration
1 hr 48 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Eckertalsperren-Rundweg

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
187 m
Typical duration
2 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Luchstour

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
15.5 km
/ 9.6 mi
Elevation gain
341 m
Typical duration
3 hr 45 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Brockenlauf

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
26.3 km
/ 16.3 mi
Elevation gain
578 m
Typical duration
6 hr 41 min
Easy

Brockenrundwanderweg

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
50 m
Typical duration
33 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
Rundwanderweg DreibrodesteineNationalpark Harz12.0 km263 m2 hr 53 minModerateApril to October
Rundwanderweg SonnenbergNationalpark Harz7.5 km165 m1 hr 48 minModerateApril to October
Eckertalsperren-RundwegNationalpark Harz8.5 km187 m2 hr 3 minModerateApril to October
LuchstourNationalpark Harz15.5 km341 m3 hr 45 minModerateApril to October
BrockenlaufNationalpark Harz26.3 km578 m6 hr 41 minHardApril to October
BrockenrundwanderwegNationalpark Harz2.3 km50 m33 minEasyApril to October
NaturmythenpfadNationalpark Harz3.5 km76 m50 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Rundwanderweg Sonnenberg, Rundwanderweg Dreibrodesteine, Eckertalsperren-Rundweg. 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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