7-day tour A: Harzer-Hexen-Stieg with the Brocken, approx. 95 km

Day 1: arrival in Osterode

Day 2: Osterode - Dammhaus (21 km, 380 metres of ascent)

Day 3: Dammhaus - Brocken (21 km, 550 metres of ascent)

Day 4: Brocken - Königshütte (16 km, 50 metres of ascent)

Day 5: Königshütte - Altenbrak (22 km), 140 metres of ascent

Day 6: Altenbrak - Thale (14 km, 200 metres of ascent)

Day 7: departure from Thale or return to Osterode

7-day tour B: Harzer-Hexen-Stieg without the Brocken, approx. 100 km

Day 1: arrival in Osterode

Day 2: Osterode - Dammhaus (21 km, 380 metres of ascent)

Day 3: Dammhaus - St. Andreasberg (24 km, 430 metres of ascent)

Day 4: St. Andreasberg - Königshütte (21 km, 260 metres of ascent)

Day 5: Königshütte - Altenbrak (22 km), 140 metres of ascent

Day 6: Altenbrak - Thale (14 km, 200 metres of ascent)

Day 7: departure from Thale or return to Osterode

Arrival for all options every Sunday

from April to October

Arrival:

By car or train to Osterode am Harz; free parking near the hotel.

If arriving by train, travel to Osterode-Mitte and take a taxi to the hotel.

Departure:

Rail travellers: travel home from Thale station

Drivers: return to your car with two options:

a) by train from Thale to Osterode

b) by taxi, comfortably back to Osterode.

7 days on the Harzer-Hexen-Stieg: from Osterode to Thale, approx. 95–100 km. Two options: with an ascent of the Brocken and an overnight at the Brockenhotel, or without the Brocken via St. Andreasberg. Stages of 14–24 km. Luggage transfer included. Arrival on Sundays from April to October. Travel to Osterode by car or train; free parking close to the hotel, and from Osterode-Mitte station take a taxi to the hotel. Departure from Thale; return to your car by train or by taxi back to Osterode.

Public transport fares not included.