Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Harztor · Updated on 14 November 2026
Harzklub-Weg 49A walk
Harzklub-Weg 49A is a walk of 4.8 km from Harztor. Along the way you'll find 20 benches and 1 public toilet.
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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.
- 4.8 km
- ± 1:15 h
- ↑ 101 m · ↓ 91 m
- Easy
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Harztor
0 kmAt the start: Ebersburg.
3.3 km · 10 benches
Heinrichsburg
3.3 kmCastle
1.5 km · 7 benches
Finish
4.8 kmAt the finish: Observation tower, Burgruine Hohnstein and public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 4.8 kmBetween 0 km and 4.8 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
4 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: MacElch (Rainer Kunze) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins · after 0 m
Castle · after 3.3 km
Observation tower · after 4.8 km
Castle · after 4.8 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 101 m
- Down
- ↓ 91 m
- Highest point
- 387 m
- Lowest point
- 311 m
- 5-10% slope · 1.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 459 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
4.8 km in total- Path: 2.5 km
- Track: 1.8 km
- Street: 545 m
Surfaces
4.8 km in total- Unpaved: 2.8 km
- Gravel: 1.6 km
- Asphalt: 300 m
- Unknown: 25 m
About the walking route Harzklub-Weg 49A
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Harzklub-Weg 49A is a walking route of 4.8 km that starts in Harztor. It does not end where it starts. You start in Ruine Hohnstein and finish in Ruine Ebersburg. Along the way you pass Ebersburg (after 0 m), Heinrichsburg (after 3.3 km) and Observation tower (after 4.8 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 101 m in total and descend 91 m. Allow ± 1:15 h, without breaks. The level is easy.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (2.5 km), track (1.8 km) and street (545 m). Of the surface, 2.8 km unpaved and 1.6 km gravel. For 25 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 20 benches and 1 public toilet. The longest stretch without a toilet is 4.8 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- Hauptwanderweg Eisenach – Wernigerode (blaues Andreaskreuz)Hard · From A to B253.6 km
- Wege deutscher Kaiser und Könige des Mittelalters im HarzHard · From A to B274 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp MemorialMuseum · 7.1 km from the route - 2
Burg FriedenlandCastle · 557 m from the route - 3
Wall- und Grabenreste Burg LehnbergCastle · 678 m from the route - 4
PoppenbergturmObservation tower · 2.1 km from the route - 5
Kirchenruine HunsdorfAttraction · 2.6 km from the route - 6
IlburgCastle · 3.8 km from the route - 7
Rabensteiner StollenAttraction · 4.9 km from the route - 8
GrasburgCastle · 5.5 km from the route - 9
Schloß StolbergCastle · 5.6 km from the route - 10
Alte MünzeMuseum · 5.6 km from the route - 11
Johann-Gottfried-Schnabel-DenkmalMemorial · 5.9 km from the route - 12
Kunsthaus MeyenburgMuseum · 6.7 km from the route - 13
Reformatoren-BankMemorial · 6.8 km from the route - 14
JahndenkmalMemorial · 7 km from the route - 15
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 7.1 km from the route - 16
Prof. Dr. KützingMemorial · 7.3 km from the route - 17
Flohburg - Das Nordhausen MuseumMuseum · 7.4 km from the route - 18
Sankt Blasii KircheAttraction · 7.4 km from the route - 19
Jüdischer FriedhofMemorial · 7.4 km from the route - 20
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 7.5 km from the route - 21
PetriturmViewpoint · 7.6 km from the route - 22
TabakspeicherMuseum · 7.7 km from the route - 23
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 7.9 km from the route - 24
HeimkehleAttraction · 8.2 km from the route - 25
JosephskreuzViewpoint · 9.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Harzklub-Weg 49A?
Harzklub-Weg 49A is 4.8 km long. Allow ± 1:15 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 runs from Ruine Hohnstein to Ruine Ebersburg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Harztor.
How hard is this route?
Easy, with 101 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 4.8 km.
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 Ebersburg, Heinrichsburg and Observation tower.
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