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OS3 Hexenhimmel loop
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- 25.85 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: easy
- Condition: very easy
- Mountain bike

View from the Hexenstieg towards Osterode

- 2:00 h
- 25.85 km
- 528 m
- 528 m
- 227 m
- 546 m
- 319 m
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- Start: Central parking lot Bleichestelle, Scheerenberger Straße, 37520 Osterode am Harz

The small route leads into the foothills of the southwest mountains of the Harz.

The easy route leads from the edge of the Harz up to Eselsplatz and offers a beautiful view of Lerbach, which lies stretched out in the valley. From Bärenkopf, it then goes downhill again back over the Söse dam to Osterode. Since the route has only a few easy single trails, it is also suitable for families.

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Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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Pavements

Asphalt (4%)

Gravel (86%)

Trail (1%)

Path (2%)

Street (7%)

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Public transportation**From the Osterode-Mitte train stop, head about 1.5 km eastwards through the old town towards Freiheit. On the other side of the Söse at the large parking lot "Bleichestelle," you reach the three MTB routes OS1, OS2, and OS3.

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Additional information

The Volksbank Arena Harz is also available on YouTube.

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Author

Volksbank Arena Harz

Organization

Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

License (master data)

Map

**The Harz for mountain bikers**

Through the extremely varied North German low mountain range landscape run 74 signposted mountain bike loop routes (total length 2,300 km), which are classified into three difficulty levels. Official map set "The Harz for mountain bikers". Completely revised and expanded new edition. The new map set consists of a route book with detachable individual descriptions and detailed maps of the routes. In addition, there is a topographic overview map (1:50,000) on weatherproof and durable POLYART material.

ISBN 978-3-935806-28-2

Price €16.80

Publisher map solutions, Karlsruhe 2017

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Contact

Osterode am Harz

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