Reversible oak (HWN 165) – Red shot (HWN 90) loop from Staufenberg

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Reversible oak (HWN 165) – Red shot (HWN 90) loop from Staufenberg

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Reversible oak (HWN 165) – Red shot (HWN 90) loop from Staufenberg

03:14

11.0km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Südharz

Staufenberg

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.04 km

Stiefmutter Shelter and Hundertmorgenwiese Viewpoint (HWN 164)

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The stamp point 164 of the Harzer hiking pin is part of the long-distance hiking trail "Harzer Grenzweg". At the stepmother viewpoint there is a small refuge.

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3.55 km

Border Post on the Green Belt

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Hiking along the green belt with legacies of the German division - interesting from various aspects.

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4.63 km

View of the Brocken

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Sometimes you can also see the Brocken.

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4.67 km

Reversible oak (HWN 165)

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The old turning body has fallen over in the meantime. You can still see the remains of the old spiral staircase that long ago allowed visitors to climb to the platform in the treetop.

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5.15 km

Harz Border Trail at Wendel Oak

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Is it still good on foot or by bike.

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5.52 km

Red Run

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Great view of the southern Harz foothills and a nice mountain hut

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5.90 km

Red shot (HWN 90)

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At the end of the Limberg valley is the "Rote Schuss" (505 meters high), stamp point of the HWN No. 90.

The terrain slopes very steeply towards the valley side. …

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6.93 km

Grenzweg Picnic Shelter, Naturpark Südharz

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Located directly on the border path, this hut invites you to take a cozy break and offers a little protection, especially in bad weather. If the sun is shining, you …

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11.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.10 km

2.33 km

928 m

315 m

306 m

Surfaces

4.29 km

2.63 km

2.02 km

1.33 km

715 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

11°C

5°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

December 30, 2023,Im schönen Harz 🏔 bei Unterzorge 🚶‍♂️🌞 (HWN 164, 165 u. 090)

Since I didn't want to get up so early on my vacation, I spontaneously decided on this little 3-stamp hike in the southern Harz. We started by car from Wolfenbüttel at 12 p.m.

Beautiful weather 🌞 with wonderful views and interesting information about the stamp points accompanied me on the tour, which was tough in places in terms of climbs …

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April 10, 2023,Grenzweg Wanderung

A little border crosser today. Stepmother, Pregnant Maid and Red Shot.near Elrich.
What is Captain Haddock doing there?

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March 29, 2024,031 Zorge, Runde über HWN 90, 165 & 164

For our 1️⃣. Round🔄 of the long Easter weekend🐰🐣, after some time📆🥱 we met again with friends👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻🤩 from Norway🇧🇻👏🏻. The starting point of the hunt 🔫 for further stamps ♟️ of the Harz hiking pin 📗 was the parking lot 🅿️ at the sports field ⚽️ in Zorge 🏘. We quickly🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♂️ were at the edge of the town, from there …

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