Devil's rise

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Devil's rise
Data
length 26 kmdep1
location Lower Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt
Markers Stylized devil in white on a green background
Starting point Bad Harzburg
51 ° 52 ′ 15.6 ″  N , 10 ° 33 ′ 39.3 ″  E
Target point Misery
51 ° 44 '40.2 "  N , 10 ° 41' 4.4"  E
Type Distance hiking trail
Height difference 849 mdep1
The highest point Brocken (1141.2 m)
Lowest point Burgberg cable car valley station (292 m)
Level of difficulty medium
season Spring to autumn
Viewpoints Brocken, Scharfenstein , Snore Cliffs

The Teufelsstieg is a 26 kilometer long hiking trail in the north of Central Harz in Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. It connects Bad Harzburg in the north with Elend in the south and leads over the Brocken , the highest elevation in the low mountain range.

history

In 2005 the 13 kilometer long Teufelsstieg between Bad Harzburg and the Brocken summit was officially opened. Nine years later, a second stage was signposted. Since 2014 it has been leading from the Brocken down south to Elend. This section is also about 13 kilometers long.

Stages

The following stages are suggested on the official website of the tourist office of the town of Oberharz am Brocken :

Integration into the local network of hiking trails

On the Brocken summit, the Teufelsstieg crosses the Harzer Hexenstieg and the Harzer Grenzweg . In misery it is connected to the southern Brocken bypass of the Harzer Hexenstieg. At the Molkenhaus and in Bad Harzburg, the Teufelsstieg meets the Kaiserweg .

The Molkenhaus (no.169), the Eckertalsperre (no.1), the Scharfenstein ranger station (no.2), the Brockenhaus ( no.9 ), the Eckerloch (no.11) and the Schnorerklippen (no.14) are in the system of the Harz hiking pin included.

photos

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Der Teufelsstieg - In the footsteps of Goethe. Tourist office of the city of Oberharz am Brocken, accessed on January 21, 2017 .
  2. a b Paths to the Brocken - Teufelsstieg. Outdooractive, accessed January 21, 2017 .