Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Harztor · Updated on 14 November 2026
HK 37: Ilfeld - Harzgerode - Derenburg walk
HK 37: Ilfeld - Harzgerode - Derenburg is a walk of 64.8 km from Harztor. Along the way you'll find 216 benches and 11 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.
- 64.8 km
- ± 1:35 h per stage
- ↑ 862 m · ↓ 912 m
- Easy per stage
- From A to B
- Regional route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 216 benches and 11 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets 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: Markscheider · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 2.1 km
Castle · after 24.7 km
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Photo: Wolkenkratzer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 35.1 km
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Photo: Benutzer:Hejkal / Hejkal at German Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 55.2 km
Stages (10)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 862 m
- Down
- ↓ 912 m
- Highest point
- 554 m
- Lowest point
- 144 m
- 5-10% slope · 9.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.1 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 1.4 km
- 5 stairs
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
64.8 km in total- Track: 40.7 km
- Street: 11.3 km
- Path: 10 km
- Busy road: 1.1 km
- Road: 775 m
- Footpath: 600 m
- Stairs: 5 stairs
Surfaces
64.8 km in total- Gravel: 27.1 km
- Unpaved: 15.5 km
- Asphalt: 7 km
- Paved: 6.6 km
- Natural: 3.7 km
- Unknown: 4.7 km
About the walking route HK 37: Ilfeld - Harzgerode - Derenburg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
HK 37: Ilfeld - Harzgerode - Derenburg is a walking route of 64.8 km that starts in Harztor. It does not end where it starts. You start in Ilfeld and finish in Derenburg. Along the way you pass Rabensteiner Stollen (after 2.1 km), Königsburg (after 24.7 km) and Großes Schloß (after 35.1 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 862 m in total and descend 912 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 1:35 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is easy.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (40.7 km), street (11.3 km) and path (10 km). Of the surface, 27.1 km gravel and 15.5 km unpaved. For 4.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 216 benches and 11 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp MemorialMuseum · 6.3 km from the route - 2
Wernigerode CastleAttraction · 8.5 km from the route - 3
Halberstadt CathedralAttraction · 2.6 km from the route - 4
HerbergsmuseumMuseum · 126 m from the route - 5
Burg und Festung RegensteinAttraction · 237 m from the route - 6
BelvedereViewpoint · 431 m from the route - 7
Jagdschloß SpiegelsbergeCastle · 489 m from the route - 8
Bismarckturm HalberstadtViewpoint · 682 m from the route - 9
IlburgCastle · 807 m from the route - 10
ZiegenkopfturmObservation tower · 1.4 km from the route - 11
Höhlenwohnungen LangensteinAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 12
BielsteinklippeViewpoint · 1.9 km from the route - 13
Burg HeimburgViewpoint · 2 km from the route - 14
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 2 km from the route - 15
PrinzensteinArchaeological site · 2 km from the route - 16
Hamburger WappenAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 17
TitanRTAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 18
HeineanumMuseum · 2.6 km from the route - 19
Schloss StiegeCastle · 2.7 km from the route - 20
Berend Lehmann MuseumMuseum · 2.8 km from the route - 21
PoppenbergturmObservation tower · 2.9 km from the route - 22
KuxburgArchaeological site · 2.9 km from the route - 23
Menhir von DerenburgArchaeological site · 3.2 km from the route - 24
St. BurchardiAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 25
Menhir von HeimburgArchaeological site · 3.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is HK 37: Ilfeld - Harzgerode - Derenburg?
HK 37: Ilfeld - Harzgerode - Derenburg is 64.8 km long, in 10 parts of 6.5 km on average. Allow ± 1:35 h per part 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 Ilfeld to Derenburg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Harztor.
How hard is this route?
Easy per stage, with 86 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 11 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 Rabensteiner Stollen, Königsburg and Großes Schloß.
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