The best running trails in the Harz Mountains
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1. Ilse Waterfall – Brocken Summit (1,142 m) loop from Ilsenburg
28.6km
03:36
920m
920m
Expert run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
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358
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Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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3. Main dam Innerstetal dam – Innerstetalsperre loop from Lautenthal
10.9km
01:08
80m
80m
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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4. Steinbergalm loop from Hahnenklee
19.3km
02:07
370m
370m
Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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5. Brocken Summit (1,142 m) – Kaiserweg to Skidenkmal loop from Torfhaus
16.7km
01:53
400m
400m
Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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201
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Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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8. Oderteich Lake loop from Torfhaus
6.94km
00:47
80m
80m
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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9. Treppenstein – Trail in the Harz Mountains loop from Scharenbergsiedlung
23.1km
02:38
550m
550m
Expert run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
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10. Mittlerer Grumbacher Pond – Neuer Grumbacher Teich loop from Goslar
20.9km
02:18
390m
390m
Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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