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Ilsetal Valley – Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley) loop from Ilsenburg (Harz)

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Ilsetal Valley – Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley) loop from Ilsenburg (Harz)

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Ilsetal Valley – Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley) loop from Ilsenburg (Harz)

02:13

7.73km

180m

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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 28, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

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785 m

Ilsetal Valley

Highlight • Gorge

The Ilsetal is a wild and romantic mountain valley southwest of Ilsenburg. The Ilse has its source not far from the Brocken summit at an altitude of almost 1,000 meters …

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2.31 km

Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley)

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Nature lovers should definitely prefer the hiking trail along the Ilse to the gravel road. The stony path is easy to walk when the brook splashes, surrounded by trees and rocks.

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3.42 km

Ilse Waterfalls on the Bremer Trail and Heinrich-Heine Trail

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Probably the most beautiful way to the Brocken. The Ilsetal is always worth a trip, even if it doesn't go all the way to the top.

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4.86 km

Lower Ilse Falls

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The Ilsetal is always worth a trip, regardless of the season.

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5.24 km

Wooden bridge over the Ilse

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Here you can switch from Heinrich-Heine-Weg to the quieter side of the Ilse

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5.53 km

Ilse Valley

Highlight • Gorge

The path always goes along the roaring Ilse. Very nice.

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6.19 km

Ilse Footbridge

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The bridges over the Ilse are always a highlight and popular photo opportunity.

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6.34 km

Heinrich Heine Trail (Heinrich-Heine-Weg) along the River Ilse

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A beautiful valley with admirable nature - we could see dippers, brown trout and, when it rains, numerous fire salamanders. Several seating areas along the river invite you to take a break.

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7.73 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.89 km

1.30 km

1.19 km

1.17 km

173 m

Surfaces

3.95 km

2.39 km

943 m

406 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 2 September

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Comments

March 1, 2026,🇩🇪 Wilde Ilse | Nationalpark Harz

January 17, 2023,Ilsenburg - Ilsetal - Ilsenburg

It's going up, we are "approaching" the 10 km mark in the Harz Mountains :-)

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April 14, 2025,Activiteit

Second part of the routes of ilsenvallei to walk further along the ilse towards the waterfall. Walked to untere wasserfalle.

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April 21, 2025,Wanderung zu den Ilsefällen 👣👣👣

After experiencing massive crowds and roadblocks at the Eickenhof tulip field behind Meine and at Regenstein Castle near Blankenburg (thanks to Easter Monday), we spontaneously decided to hike to the Ilse Falls 😄, and it was very beautiful! The lovely Ilse River babbles peacefully, and you hike alongside it. We made it to the Lower Ilse Falls, but we'll save …

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July 14, 2024,Wanderung an der Ilse

From Ilsenburg to the Bremer Hütte and back. The wild and romantic Ilsetal is simply beautiful.

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October 12, 2023,Nach Ilsefälle, Ilsenburg

Super nice hike. Right on the Ilse. Super nice.

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June 29, 2024,Ilsetal 🌲🏞🌳

🎯: Ilsetal
🅿️: Brocken hiking car park
↔️: 7 km
↗️: 140 m
↕️: 430 m
🗽: Ilsetal
🌡: 22° 🌤🌥
🌲🌳: 90%
🔝: ★★★★★

Beautiful tour along the Ilsetal.
Simply fanatical. Use small paths or small hiking trails off the beaten track. 👌

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July 9, 2023,Ilsetal - Wanderung auf dem Heinrich Heine Weg

Certainly one of the most beautiful valley hikes in the Harz Mountains, along the Ilse. It is not for nothing that so many poets have traveled here.
You can also often see people reading at the reading edge of the Ilse.

And certainly the most beautiful ascent to the Brocken. Soon downhill 🤔

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Ilsetal Valley – Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley) loop from Ilsenburg (Harz)

Ilsetal Valley

Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley)

Ilse Waterfalls on the Bremer Trail and Heinrich-Heine Trail

Lower Ilse Falls

Wooden bridge over the Ilse

Ilse Valley

Ilse Footbridge

Heinrich Heine Trail (Heinrich-Heine-Weg) along the River Ilse

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