Borderless route through three federal states

2:30 h
8.60 km
217 m
215 m
446 m
604 m
158 m
Start: Parking lot forest swimming pool Hohegeiß
Destination: same as starting point

Interesting hike in the Three-Country Corner.

Hike near the mountain village of Hohegeiß in the Three-Country Corner of the federal states of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia! This route takes you there partly west, partly east along the former inner-German border.

The return route to Hohegeiß runs through the scenic area between Kunzental and Lampertsberg. So you will not only reach historically interesting places but also the beautiful deciduous forests of the southern Harz, which offer a wonderful sight, especially in spring and autumn.

Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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Directions

From the parking lot, the route runs along a pond and then slightly uphill along the edge of the forest. Follow the signposts for route 8 towards federal road 4 and cross it. Immediately afterwards, you will also cross the former border, of which nothing can be seen here today. The wide path that you then reach is the former column road of the GDR border troops. Follow it to the right up to the “Three-Country Stone”.
Afterwards, walk about 100 m on a former road to federal road 4, on which you turn right and after another 80 m turn left into Kunzental. At this point, the middle of the stream used to form the border. You now follow the hiking trail downhill in Kunzental for just under two kilometers until a forest road branches off to the right leading to the viewpoints Nonnenbank and Mönchsbank. Follow the path and the signposts further and hike uphill to the left on a clearing to Lampertsbergstraße and then back downhill to the parking lot at the forest swimming pool.

Equipment

Simple hiking equipment is recommended

Directions & Parking facilities

In Hohegeiß, turn off the B 4 onto Kirchstraße, then onto Lange Straße towards Zorge, in the lower part of the village turn left into Bärenbachweg

Parking lot at the forest swimming pool

Bus line 470 VSN from Braunlage (where various bus lines meet) to Hohegeiß, stop in town: “Müllers Hotel”, from there a 500 m walk to the starting point.

Arrival by train:

- From the south: via Walkenried station or Bad Sachsa station. There, direct transfer to bus line 470 towards Braunlage.

- From the north: via Bad Harzburg station; from there bus line 820 KVG. Via Wernigerode station: line 264 HVB. Each to Braunlage central bus station, then transfer to bus line 470 VSN towards Hohegeiß.

Additional information

Tourist Information Hohegeiß Kirchstr. 15 a, 38700 Braunlage Phone: (05583) 241, Fax: (05583) 1235 tourist-info@hohegeiss.de www.braunlage.de

Forest swimming pool Hohegeiß Am Bärenbach Phone: 0 55 83 / 6 22 or 0 55 20 / 8 04 98 10

Link to: Three-Country Stone

Author

Jörg Kühnhold

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Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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The rest area at the Three-Country Stone, as well as the shelter between Nonnen- and Mönchsbank, offer the opportunity to take a break.
And in summer, the forest swimming pool offers the chance to enjoy a refreshing bath after the hike.

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