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Achtermannshöhe Summit View – Achtermannshöhe (HWN 12) loop from Sankt Andreasberg

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Achtermannshöhe Summit View – Achtermannshöhe (HWN 12) loop from Sankt Andreasberg

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Achtermannshöhe Summit View – Achtermannshöhe (HWN 12) loop from Sankt Andreasberg

06:51

23.3km

590m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Nationalpark Harz

NSG Bergwiesen bei St. Andreasberg

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.15 km

Where the Rehberger and Sonnenberger ditches meet

Highlight • Monument

Not just a nice place for a break! The Sonnenberger Graben and the Rehberger Graben date back to the mining era in the Harz. The two ditches that are joined here were used to supply water to the mining industry at the time. There are said to be around 1,600 of these ditch systems in the Harz.

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7.63 km

Oderteich sun cap (HWN 217)

Highlight • River

Meeting point and stamping point, even without a rest area, there are enough opportunities to relax.
There is even a small stone beach.

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7.77 km

Wooden boardwalk at the Oderteich

Highlight • Trail

The variety of the path when circumnavigating the Oderteich, especially on the east side, makes the short hike interesting for children too: here on the wooden footbridge you can run or hop, balance on roots in between, then hop from stone to stone again and on the normal paths you can draw arrows with a stick so that the hikers know where to go 😉

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11.2 km

View of the Achtermannshöhe

Highlight • Viewpoint

It's really worth it

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11.4 km

Achtermannshöhe Shelter (Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Point 12)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This shelter is located just before the summit of the third highest mountain in Lower Saxony with stamp point 12 of the Harz hiking badge.

Our shelters in the Harz National Park are usually located in places worth seeing and are therefore popular hiking destinations. They serve as a short-term rest and break option and as protection in the event of bad weather. Overnight stays are only permitted in an emergency. In the interest of everyone, whether human or animal, our shelters must be kept clean.
nationalpark-harz.de/de/natur-erleben/verhalten-im-nationalpark
The Harz National Park wishes you lots of fun in nature

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11.4 km

Achtermannshöhe Summit View

Highlight • Summit

The Achtermannshöhe is the starting point for several different technical trails. The trail to the north is fun, the one to the south is challenging. But before you “throw yourself down” the trails, you can also climb the last few meters to the summit and enjoy the view. The bare, rocky summit offers a good all-round view. At the foot of the final ascent there is also a refuge and the stamp point 12 / Achtermannshöhe of the Harzer hiking pin.

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11.6 km

Achtermannshöhe (HWN 12)

Highlight • Summit

Become part of our documentary community and help us follow the development of the forest. More information at harzinfo.de/derwaldruft and specifically on forest change in the Harz National Park at waldwildnis-harz.de

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12.0 km

Achtermannstor Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

The difficult climb to Achtermannshöhe worth it - not only because of the stamp :)

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12.6 km

Königsborn

Forest

20.4 km

Wendeltreppental

Forest

23.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

5.38 km

3.00 km

1.06 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.5 km

8.92 km

3.55 km

304 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (900 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

25°C

16°C

69 %

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Achtermannshöhe Summit View – Achtermannshöhe (HWN 12) loop from Sankt Andreasberg

Where the Rehberger and Sonnenberger ditches meet

Oderteich sun cap (HWN 217)

Wooden boardwalk at the Oderteich

View of the Achtermannshöhe

Achtermannshöhe Shelter (Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Point 12)

Achtermannshöhe Summit View

Achtermannshöhe (HWN 12)

Achtermannstor Rock Formation

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