Great Circular Route "Hiking Connects"

20.35 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Walking / hiking
  • 5:10 h
  • 20.35 km
  • 221 m
  • 225 m
  • 89 m
  • 193 m
  • 104 m
  • Start: Hornburg, Hoppenstedt or Osterwieck
  • Destination: Hornburg, Hoppenstedt or Osterwieck

The Great Circular Route "Hiking Connects" runs along the scenic beauties of the "Kleiner Fallstein" between Hornburg and Osterwieck. Apart from a few ascents and descents, the footpath is almost always flat, mostly on natural paths and trails that require some attention. It opens wide views to the south towards the Harz, to the north up to the Elm. Due to its length, it requires some stamina.

Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt
Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

Good to know

Pavements

Asphalt
Gravel
Trail
Street
Unknown

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Starting in Hornburg, the path runs along the ridgeway to the nature reserve "Kleiner Fallstein" heading east. The hiker passes a piece of border fence with an associated border tower at the former German-German border and crosses the "Kleiner Fallstein" with its pigeon oaks and hornbeams. It continues through the southern area of the "Großer Fallstein" and then back towards the west. Near Hoppenstedt, one can admire a former limestone quarry as well as Adonis flowers in the spring. The quarry is a particularly valuable geotope and protected as a natural monument. The last kilometers back to the starting point run parallel to the Ilse. The circular route can also be hiked starting from Osterwieck.

Directions & Parking facilities

B82 to Hornburg, B6n to Osterwieck, Hoppenstedt via L87

Hiking parking lots: Hornburg "Auf dem Hagenberg", Hoppenstedt "Am alten Bahnhof", Osterwieck "An der Fallsteinklause"

Information on bus connections at www.insa.de

Additional information

City of Hornburg, Hornburg City Marketing / Office for Tourism
Pfarrhofstraße 5
38315 Hornburg
Tel. 05334 94910
www.hornburg-erleben.de

Tourist and City Information Osterwieck
Am Markt 11
38835 Hornburg
Tel. 039421 7930
www.stadt-osterwieck.de

Author

Harzer Tourismusverband

Organization

Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

License (master data)

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Contact

Great Circular Route "Hiking Connects"
Osterwieck