Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Oberharz am Brocken · Updated on 14 November 2026
Harzer-Hexen-Stieg - Südroute über Königsburg walk
Harzer-Hexen-Stieg - Südroute über Königsburg is a walk of 489 m from Oberharz am Brocken. Along the way you'll find 9 benches.
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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.
- 489 m
- ± 5 min
- ↑ 5 m · ↓ 0 m
- Easy
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Oberharz am Brocken
0 km286 m · 3 benches
Ruine Königsburg
286 mCastle
203 m · 6 benches
Finish
489 m
No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight 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: Benutzer:Hejkal · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 286 m
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 5 m
- Down
- ↓ 0 m
- Highest point
- 461 m
- Lowest point
- 456 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
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
489 m in total- Path: 466 m
Surfaces
489 m in total- Unpaved: 441 m
- Natural: 25 m
About the walking route Harzer-Hexen-Stieg - Südroute über Königsburg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Harzer-Hexen-Stieg - Südroute über Königsburg is a walking route of 489 m that starts in Oberharz am Brocken. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Ruine Königsburg (after 286 m).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 5 m in total and descend 0 m. Allow ± 5 min, without breaks. The level is easy.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (466 m). Of the surface, 441 m unpaved and 25 m natural.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 9 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Harzer-Hexen-Stieg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
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- Harzklub-Weg 39FHard · From A to B18 km
- Via Romea - Deutschland - Sachsen-AnhaltHard · From A to B71.3 km
- Harzklub-Weg 48KEasy · From A to B8.7 km
- WdKuK - Von der Pfalz Bodfeld zur ErichsburgHard · From A to B52.1 km
- Harzklub-Weg 48HEasy · From A to B6.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Grenzmuseum SorgeMuseum · 8 km from the route - 2
Königshütter WasserfallAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 3
Burgruine SusenburgRuins · 3.1 km from the route - 4
Ruine TrageburgArchaeological site · 4.2 km from the route - 5
Oberst Petri, Retter von Wernigerode 1945Memorial · 4.2 km from the route - 6
BirkenfeldCastle · 5.4 km from the route - 7
Kriegsgefallenen-DenkmalMemorial · 5.5 km from the route - 8
BaumannshöhleAttraction · 5.5 km from the route - 9
Holzkirche ElendAttraction · 5.6 km from the route - 10
Schaubergwerk BüchenbergAttraction · 6.8 km from the route - 11
Hagen-Denkmal 1874Memorial · 7.3 km from the route - 12
Pfalz BodfeldCastle · 7.4 km from the route - 13
Ostdeutsches Fahrzeugmuseum Mario TänzerMuseum · 7.7 km from the route - 14
MemorialMemorial · 8 km from the route - 15
WilderersteinMemorial · 8.1 km from the route - 16
Grube aufgeklärtes GlückAttraction · 8.2 km from the route - 17
Bahnunglück am 6. Juli 1927Memorial · 8.2 km from the route - 18
Lossen-DenkmalMemorial · 8.3 km from the route - 19
KaiserturmObservation tower · 8.7 km from the route - 20
TitanRTAttraction · 8.7 km from the route - 21
RuinsRuins · 9.1 km from the route - 22
Hermann LönsMemorial · 9.8 km from the route - 23Aussichtspavillon Hoher KleefViewpoint · 5.7 km from the route
- 24HermannshöhleAttraction · 5.8 km from the route
- 25FichtenkopfViewpoint · 6.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Harzer-Hexen-Stieg - Südroute über Königsburg?
Harzer-Hexen-Stieg - Südroute über Königsburg is 489 m long. Allow ± 5 min 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 Oberharz am Brocken.
How hard is this route?
Easy, with 5 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
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 Ruine Königsburg.
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