Radau waterfall – Winterberg Forest Trail loop from Bad Harzburg

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Radau waterfall – Winterberg Forest Trail loop from Bad Harzburg

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Radau waterfall – Winterberg Forest Trail loop from Bad Harzburg

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7.82km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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164 m

Bad Harzburg Spa Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice well-kept and clean park.

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2.72 km

View of the Quarry

Highlight • Viewpoint

This incision can be seen much better from below than from above, because the area above is inaccessible for safety reasons. It is impressive in any case

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3.09 km

Radau waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Always a beautiful sight in summer as well as in winter when there is frost. The Radau Waterfall is an experience in particular for children. A small hiking trail also leads up to the waterfall!

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3.09 km

Radau Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Parking lot just before. If you also want to eat or drink, you can also use the local parking lot Saniorini.

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3.36 km

Hanggraben Trail Along the Radau

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful path, after prolonged rainfall it can be a bit slippery.

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3.69 km

Winterberg Forest Trail

Highlight • Trail

From here there are a few meters of altitude

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4.39 km

Forest Trail in Harz National Park

Highlight • Trail

A very nice way 😊

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5.26 km

Kunstmanntal

Forest

6.05 km

Hessental

Forest

7.56 km

Radau Stream

Highlight • River

A beautiful little river which invites you to linger with its rippling sound

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7.82 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.74 km

519 m

415 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.13 km

2.14 km

1.57 km

773 m

205 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

9°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 38.0 km/h

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Comments

September 10, 2022,Nationalpark Harz 🌲🌲- Radau Wasserfall

We used the late afternoon for a short hike on great paths to the local waterfall. After today's occasional rain showers, nature seemed transformed. 😍

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September 22, 2022,Radauwasserfall – Runde von Elfenecke

Radau waterfall at the beginning of the hike it was really loud. The ascent was a bit more difficult than I had thought for my defective knee, but we managed it and were able to do a restful tour for my knee and thus our penultimate holiday hike was still possible. It was a pity that the lynx enclosure simply …

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August 18, 2025,Bad Harzburg- Radau-Wasserfall - zurück

Recommended parking: Near the cable car valley station.
The tour isn't too long or too steep. We still recommend proper footwear and no slippers!

We overtook a few e-bike riders along the route who, with red faces, carried their bikes in many places; don't do that!

Have fun!

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