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Goslar Market Square – Wernigerode Old Town loop from Bad Harzburg

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Goslar Market Square – Wernigerode Old Town loop from Bad Harzburg

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Goslar Market Square – Wernigerode Old Town loop from Bad Harzburg

04:52

67.7km

970m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.2 km for 152 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.51 km

Hasselholz

Forest

11.4 km

Breites Tor (Broad Gate), Goslar

Highlight • Monument

In the late Middle Ages, the Breite Tor was the most important city gate in the mining and Hanseatic city of Goslar. It was built in 1443 and subsequently expanded …

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12.6 km

Goslar Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful half-timbered houses in the old town.

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13.3 km

Goslar Market Square

Highlight • Historical Site

A beautiful place framed by many old houses. Here you can sit down on the outside catering in the shops and enjoy the platters!

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20.0 km

Stobenholz

Forest

34.4 km

Ecker River Border and Former Inner-German Border

Highlight • River

Remnants of the division of Germany can still be found here

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38.8 km

Ilsenburg Abbey and Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Ilsenburg Abbey was founded around 1018 and was once one of the most influential Benedictine monasteries in the Harz region.

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47.1 km

Wernigerode Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Super beautiful little town and despite tourism it has remained quirky. I always enjoy coming here - even in winter.

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56.0 km

Trout park with trout pond

Highlight • Lake

A very nice place for a rest. Benches around the pond are abundant, mostly with shadows.

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58.9 km

Ilsenburger Stieg Gravel Path

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Nice route through the forest, which is easy to drive despite the gravel.

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67.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.6 km

19.4 km

18.3 km

6.73 km

1.70 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.2 km

18.3 km

9.86 km

1.69 km

1.58 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Monday 20 July

22°C

12°C

17 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

August 7, 2023,Etappe 1: Von Goslar nach Wernigerode – Harz-Rundweg

After completing the Weser-Harz-Heide cycle path last year, it is now our turn to cycle the Harz circular path in four stages. Today's route led from Goslar via Bad Harzburg and Ilsenburg to Wernigerode.

The route runs mainly through forest areas, on gravel and unpaved paths, more suitable for hikers or mountain bikes, but ideal for high summer temperatures, as …

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June 30, 2023,R1 Tag 5 von Goslar nach Wernigerode

The European cycle route R1 often leads us over steep, poorly paved gravel paths in the Harz Mountains. There are alternatives, but we choose the hard way. 🥵 Why, I sometimes ask myself. But we still ride these routes and give the body a good cardio and muscle workout. Today we cross the former inner-German border between Lower Saxony and …

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Goslar Market Square – Wernigerode Old Town loop from Bad Harzburg

Breites Tor (Broad Gate), Goslar

Goslar Old Town

Goslar Market Square

Ecker River Border and Former Inner-German Border

Ilsenburg Abbey and Castle

Wernigerode Old Town

Trout park with trout pond

Ilsenburger Stieg Gravel Path

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