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Osterode am Harz

Osterode

Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) – Seilerklippe loop from Riefensbeek-Kamschlacken

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Harz Mountains

Osterode am Harz

Osterode

Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) – Seilerklippe loop from Riefensbeek-Kamschlacken

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Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) – Seilerklippe loop from Riefensbeek-Kamschlacken

04:52

15.8km

530m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

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495 m

Riefensbeek Barbecue and Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice rest area with a great view of nature.

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527 m

Wiesenweg Shelter with Water and Grill

Highlight • Rest Area

Beautiful barbecue hut with a cozy gazebo. You have a beautiful view and can enjoy it with bratwurst and all other delicacies you have brought with you to grill. The barbecue area can accommodate a larger group.

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2.63 km

Narrow Forest Trail Near Sösetalsperre

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful path, here you can walk well.

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3.89 km

Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In every season there is an opportunity to rest with hospitality. It is highly recommended here in winter during the week.

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6.07 km

Seilerklippe

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful path and the cliff is a highlight on this natural path. It is also called the water path, I had to experience that for myself. 😂🥶

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6.34 km

Ackerfastweg Forest Path

Highlight • Forest

A great rustic stretch of trail

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9.01 km

View of the Harz Mountains

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Megablick

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10.2 km

View of the Sösetal Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

15.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.69 km

7.54 km

400 m

166 m

Surfaces

7.29 km

4.14 km

3.77 km

323 m

203 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Thursday 20 August

21°C

11°C

39 %

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Comments

October 18, 2022,2⃣ Stempel 🥾 Wanderung zur Hanskühnenburg 🔦 (HWN 143, 144)

A really great autumn hike 🍂 through fog 🌫️, rain ☔, evening sun ☀ and darkness 🌃 . Yes, the ascent was really steep in places, but doable. After the deserved lentil soup 🥣 we continued. The trail from the Hanskuehnenburg in the direction of Osterode is one of the most beautiful. The descent was a little adventure in the …

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December 4, 2021,Von Parkplatz nach HWN 143 - Köte Schindelkopf, Harz und zur 144

Thank you, it was fantastic but also very exhausting because snow and very muddy 🤣

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August 29, 2021,Hanskühnenburg ab Riefensbek-Kamschlacken

Well, once the wrong button was pressed and Zack, the recording was over before the hike. 😐

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February 8, 2025,Wandern Reefensbeek Hanskühneburg HWN144

...with a spontaneous change of tour due to road closures...tree felling work. Luckily I had my headlamp with me 😃

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December 11, 2021,Riefensbeek mit HWN 147, 144 und 143

Nice hike in the snow. After the Hühnerkopf, we briefly lost the actual path and instead followed a fresh forest path, which, however, also led to the desired destination.

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May 8, 2022,Sösetalsperre-Köte Schindelhütte-Hanskühnenburg

Today's start was at the hiking car park of the Sösetal pre-lock. It went up in the shaft/upper shaft to the desert bench at the Wüstentalskopf, the only green photo object to date. Otherwise only plague or cholera and the mood is rather depressive at 100%🌲
Collect the HWN143 briefly down to the Köte on the Schindelkopf.
And then it …

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June 8, 2025,Von Riefensbeek zur Hanskühnenburg

It was a rainy Whitsun hike. It was still relatively dry up to the castle, but the sky didn't bode well. The descent to the Schindelkopf hut (HWN 143) was in steady rain. At times, there were very mystical moments with the clouds drifting past and the deadwood forest.
Unfortunately, you can't get to the dam wall of the fore-dam, …

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February 18, 2024,Von Riefensbeek-Kamschlacken zur Hanskühnenburg und zum Sösestausee im Harz

The report “Hammering, sawing, baking cakes” from the series “Die Nordreportage” on NDR television from 2022 highlights the work of the owners at Hanskühnenburg. This mountain lodge, which lies at an altitude of 811 meters, is the highest forest restaurant in the Harz National Park. My curiosity about visiting there was piqued and hiking friend @Michael planned a circular hike.

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Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) – Seilerklippe loop from Riefensbeek-Kamschlacken

Riefensbeek Barbecue and Picnic Area

Wiesenweg Shelter with Water and Grill

Narrow Forest Trail Near Sösetalsperre

Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144)

Seilerklippe

Ackerfastweg Forest Path

View of the Harz Mountains

View of the Sösetal Reservoir

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