--- title: "Fox Circular Trail" url: "https://www.braunlage.de/en/tour/fox-circular-trail" description: "The starting point is the district of Hellegrund with a parking lot at the end of the road leading to the forest. On a narrow path, we walk slightly to the right in the forest until we reach a forest path on which we walk westward, partly steeply downhill, to the \"Graster Knick.\" Here, one could take a short break and enjoy the view of the Sackwald opposite. Following the existing markings, we continue northward but soon turn at a right angle to the west. At the edge of the forest, with views of the villages of the joint municipality, we proceed on a forest path roughly toward the north until we reach a forest service road above the village of Netze, where there is a bench to rest. We continue at a right angle to the east on the forest gravel path, gently ascending into the \"Lower Mountains,\" until after several switchbacks we see a fox sign ahead. We follow the indicated direction, almost pathless but well marked, until we come upon a narrow path that we follow according to the directional arrows. Soon we are led southward and walk on a gravel path below the \"Riesenberg\" through the \"Hartlah\" back to the district of Hellegrund." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/13231960/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Braunlage - Das Herz im Harz > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Fox Circular Trail ================== - 5.44 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: medium - Condition: medium - Walking / hiking - 1:30 h - 5.44 km - 109 m - 103 m - 236 m - 299 m - 63 m - - Start: Residential area Hellegrund - Destination: Residential area Hellegrund Hellegrund-Hartlah-Riesenberg-Graster Knick-Hellegrund The starting point is the district of Hellegrund with a parking lot at the end of the road leading to the forest. On a narrow path, we walk slightly to the right in the forest until we reach a forest path on which we walk westward, partly steeply downhill, to the "Graster Knick." Here, one could take a short break and enjoy the view of the Sackwald opposite. Following the existing markings, we continue northward but soon turn at a right angle to the west. At the edge of the forest, with views of the villages of the joint municipality, we proceed on a forest path roughly toward the north until we reach a forest service road above the village of Netze, where there is a bench to rest. We continue at a right angle to the east on the forest gravel path, gently ascending into the "Lower Mountains," until after several switchbacks we see a fox sign ahead. We follow the indicated direction, almost pathless but well marked, until we come upon a narrow path that we follow according to the directional arrows. Soon we are led southward and walk on a gravel path below the "Riesenberg" through the "Hartlah" back to the district of Hellegrund. Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Trail (76%) Path (10%) Gravel (14%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions The starting point is the district of Hellegrund with a parking lot at the end of the road leading to the forest. On a narrow path, we walk slightly to the right in the forest until we reach a forest path, a section of the King's Trail, on which we walk westward, partly steeply downhill, to the "Graster Knick." Here, one could take a short break on a bench with a table and enjoy the view of the Sackwald opposite with the Hohe Schanze. Following the existing markings, we continue northward but soon turn at a right angle to the west. At the edge of the forest, with views of the villages of the joint municipality, we proceed on a forest path roughly toward the north until we reach a forest service road above the village of Netze, where there is a bench to rest. We continue at a right angle to the east on the forest gravel path, gently ascending into the "Lower Mountains," until after several switchbacks we see a fox sign ahead. We follow the indicated direction, almost pathless but well marked, until we come upon a narrow path we follow, and then reach the so-called Vierländereck. Here, we turn slightly downward to the east according to the signage until we reach a gravel path, then south, that is to the right, and below the "Riesenberg" through the "Hartlah" back to the district of Hellegrund. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Parking**Parking lot in Hellegrund Read more Author Lars Liensdorf Organization Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt License (master data) Nearby ------ View on map - Tours 45.00 km - Walking / hiking 5.27 km - Walking / hiking 7.48 km - Walking / hiking **outdooractive** Contact Lamspringe Download GPX file - -