Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bad Grund · Updated on 14 November 2026
Harzer BaudenSteig Etappe 1 walk
Harzer BaudenSteig Etappe 1 is a walk of 9.2 km from Bad Grund. Along the way you'll find 43 benches and 2 public toilets.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 9.2 km
- ± 2:40 h
- ↑ 355 m · ↓ 144 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- Regional route
- Colour of the signs
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 43 benches and 2 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Siegbert Brey · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Migebert · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: B.Thomas95 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 355 m
- Down
- ↓ 144 m
- Highest point
- 584 m
- Lowest point
- 324 m
- 5-10% slope · 1.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 101 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 202 m
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
9.2 km in total- Track: 5.3 km
- Path: 3.2 km
- Road: 500 m
- Street: 175 m
Surfaces
9.2 km in total- Gravel: 2.4 km
- Unpaved: 1.9 km
- Asphalt: 700 m
- Unknown: 4.2 km
About the walking route Harzer BaudenSteig Etappe 1
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Harzer BaudenSteig Etappe 1 is a walking route of 9.2 km that starts in Bad Grund. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 355 m in total and descend 144 m. Allow ± 2:40 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (5.3 km), path (3.2 km) and road (500 m). Of the surface, 2.4 km gravel and 1.9 km unpaved. For 4.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 43 benches and 2 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Harzer BaudenSteig
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Bergbaumuseum Schachtanlage KnesebeckMuseum · 394 m from the route - 2
HübichensteinAttraction · 568 m from the route - 3
WeltWald HarzAttraction · 1 km from the route - 4
Haderbacher TeichAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 5
19-Lachter-StollenMuseum · 1.8 km from the route - 6
Burgruine Windhausen – OberburgRuins · 3.1 km from the route - 7
Friedrich Adolph RoemerMemorial · 4 km from the route - 8
Oberharzer BergwerksmuseumMuseum · 5 km from the route - 9
Burgruine StauffenburgAttraction · 5.1 km from the route - 10
HindenburgRuins · 5.3 km from the route - 11
HarzkornmagazinAttraction · 5.5 km from the route - 12
Tilman RiemenschneiderMemorial · 6 km from the route - 13
Burgruine HausschildburgCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 14
Ehrenmal Ührder BergMonument · 6.4 km from the route - 15
LuchssteinMemorial · 6.4 km from the route - 16
Gustav-Adolf-StabkircheAttraction · 7 km from the route - 17
Sankt Vitus KirchturmAttraction · 9.2 km from the route - 18
Schalker TurmObservation tower · 9.2 km from the route - 19
Burg SehusaAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 20
Ehemaliger Haltepunkt LindthalRuins · 9.4 km from the route - 21
St. AndreasAttraction · 9.4 km from the route - 22
Städtisches Museum SeesenMuseum · 9.5 km from the route - 23
ehem. herzogl. Jagdschloß SeesenAttraction · 9.5 km from the route - 24
römisches SchlachtfeldArchaeological site · 9.5 km from the route - 25
St. AlexanderAttraction · 9.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Harzer BaudenSteig Etappe 1?
Harzer BaudenSteig Etappe 1 is 9.2 km long. Allow ± 2:40 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bad Grund.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 355 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Höhlenerlebniszentrum Iberger Tropfsteinhöhle, Iberger Albertturm and Aussichtsturm Kuckholzklippe.
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