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Bergstüb'l Josephskreuz (Josephskreuz Mountain Inn) – Josephskreuz Observation Tower loop from Großer Auerberg

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Bergstüb'l Josephskreuz (Josephskreuz Mountain Inn) – Josephskreuz Observation Tower loop from Großer Auerberg

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Bergstüb'l Josephskreuz (Josephskreuz Mountain Inn) – Josephskreuz Observation Tower loop from Großer Auerberg

00:17

3.72km

90m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Karstlandschaft Südharz

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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223 m

Historic Signpost at Auerberg Parking Lot

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful old signpost was created in the parking lot opposite the forester's house Auerberg was probably built in connection with the construction of the Joseph Cross in 1896.

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325 m

Auerberg Trailhead Parking

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There is a spacious and above all free hiking car park here, which is the starting point for the ascent to Josephshöhe with the Josephskreuz.

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351 m

Nature Discovery Trail at Schindelbruch

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Ready, set, go, beautifully landscaped

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386 m

Josephskreuz

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1.74 km

View of the Brocken

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If you want to take something positive out of the dying trees, it is the clear view. 🥴.
The bench is in a good position here to get a peaceful view of the Brocken and Wurmberg.

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1.82 km

Josephskreuz on the Great Auerberg

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The Joseph Cross is a must in the south-eastern Harz. It stands on Josephshöhe and is, so to speak, a piece of Paris in the Harz Mountains. The Joseph Cross …

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1.87 km

Bergstüb'l Josephskreuz (Josephskreuz Mountain Inn)

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Nice family-run restaurant for in-between refreshments. Located right next to the Josephskreuz. Don't forget to stamp for the HWN!

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1.92 km

Josephskreuz Observation Tower

Highlight • Monument

On the Auerberg in the southern Harz - with 580.4 m above sea level the highest point in the lower Harz and in the municipality of Südharz - stands the Joseph Cross.

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3.72 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.04 km

268 m

244 m

111 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.40 km

139 m

120 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 18 July

16°C

10°C

90 %

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Bergstüb'l Josephskreuz (Josephskreuz Mountain Inn) – Josephskreuz Observation Tower loop from Großer Auerberg

Historic Signpost at Auerberg Parking Lot

Auerberg Trailhead Parking

Nature Discovery Trail at Schindelbruch

Josephskreuz

View of the Brocken

Josephskreuz on the Great Auerberg

Bergstüb'l Josephskreuz (Josephskreuz Mountain Inn)

Josephskreuz Observation Tower

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