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W3 The Harz Forest Route
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- 33.36 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: easy
- Mountain bike

View over Ilsenburg

- 3:30 h
- 33.36 km
- 549 m
- 549 m
- 248 m
- 658 m
- 410 m
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- Start: At the end of the street "Im Ilsetal", 38871 Ilsenburg. Entry to the route also possible at: Am Eichberg 1 / corner Himmelpforte, 3855 Wernigerode

The route leads from the northern edge of the Harz to the edge of the Upper Harz, where there are many rocks and cliffs.

Moderate mountain route on technically easy terrain. Initially, at the Harz edge, there are beautiful views over the northern Harz foreland. After Drei Annen Hohne, there is a longer ascent. Then follow various rocks and cliffs (Hohenstein Cliffs, Otto Rocks, among others), which offer beautiful views of the surroundings. From there, it goes almost entirely downhill back to the starting point.

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Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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Pavements

Unknown (96%)

Trail (2%)

Asphalt (2%)

Best to visit

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Public transportation**From the central station, it is about 2 km to the starting point of the MTB routes in the famous Ilse Valley. There, the MTB routes W3, W6, and W7 lead into the Harz National Park.

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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, 74 signposted mountain bike circular routes (total length 2,300 km) lead, 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 tour book with removable individual descriptions and detailed maps of the routes. There is also 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

Ilsenburg (Harz)

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