--- title: "Forestry educational trail - from Jägerborn via Lange to Schützenthal and back to Tanne" url: "https://www.braunlage.de/en/tour/forestry-educational-trail-from-jaegerborn-via-lange-to-schuetzenthal-and-back-to-tanne" description: "On this circular route near Tanne, you can learn everything about the life and work of the foresters in the 18th century on various information boards, and follow the famous and meritorious foresters Johann Heinrich Cotta (senior forest councillor) and Mr von Lengefeld. The latter married a daughter of Friedrich Schiller." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" breadcrumb: "Root > Braunlage - Das Herz im Harz > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Forestry educational trail - from Jägerborn via Lange to Schützenthal and back to Tanne ======================================================================================= - 4.20 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Theme trail - 1:10 h - 4.20 km - 86 m - 86 m - 467 m - 546 m - 79 m - - Start: Car park on Bodetalstraße - Destination: Car park on Bodetalstraße An educational circular route through the Harz forests. On this circular route near Tanne, you can learn everything about the life and work of the foresters in the 18th century on various information boards, and follow the famous and meritorious foresters Johann Heinrich Cotta (senior forest councillor) and Mr von Lengefeld. The latter married a daughter of Friedrich Schiller. Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Street (15%) Asphalt (6%) Trail (59%) Gravel (20%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions The hiking tour starts at the Tanne car park and leads us towards Benneckenstein to the bridge, which we cross on the left side. Keeping left again, we come to Jägerborn Street. After about 150 m we turn right towards Hochwald. We continue hiking on a steep climb of about 700 m. From Jägerborn towards "Lange" there are information boards along the way describing the life of meritorious foresters. Shortly before "Lange" we come across a board indicating a "charcoal pile site". Once "Lange" is reached, we hike right and after a few meters right again. Here we follow the "Schützenthal path" back to Tanne. After about 700 m we reach a pond on the left side. During a rest, we can listen to the song of the feathered forest inhabitants. Two small boards on the left about "black alder" and a Goethe poem cheer us up. Following the path towards Tanne, we see further information boards about the tree species of the Harz forest. Once back in Tanne, we cross the Bode bridge to return to the starting point of our hike. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there** **You can reach Tanne by car** \- from the direction of Wernigerode via the B244, turnoff Elbingerode B27, continue to turnoff Königshütte L98 towards Tanne \- from the direction of Braunlage via the B242, towards Tanne \- from the direction of Nordhausen via the B4 to turnoff L98 Benneckenstein towards Tanne Read more **Parking** Parking facilities are available at the car park on Bodetalstraße. Read more **Public transportation** You can reach the Harz village **Tanne** by bus of the : from the direction of Wernigerode **TIP:** **With the Harz holiday ticket you can travel free of charge throughout the Harz district.** HATIX - the free use of the public bus lines of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe, the Q-Bus local transport company, the Halberstadt transport company, as well as the Südharz transport company in the Harz district. More information at: Read more Additional information Tourist Information Elend/Tanne/Sorge Hauptstraße 19 38875 Oberharz am Brocken/OT Elend Tel.: 039455/375 Read more Author Sandra Marquardt Organization Tourismusbetrieb der Stadt Oberharz am Brocken License (master data) Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author On the way back to Tanne, down into the Schützenthal, you also pass the ski slope where the Tanner Ski Carnival takes place every February. Great fun for the whole family and all revellers. Read more Map Bike and hiking map "City of Oberharz am Brocken" Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Tours 9.13 km - Theme trail 6.91 km - Theme trail 8.75 km - Theme trail **outdooractive** Contact Oberharz am Brocken Download GPX file - -