Path to Eselsplatz – Mooslaube Picnic Table loop from Lerbach

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Path to Eselsplatz – Mooslaube Picnic Table loop from Lerbach

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Path to Eselsplatz – Mooslaube Picnic Table loop from Lerbach

01:32

5.34km

130m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Waypoints

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933 m

Bench With View of the Harz Mountains

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Good bench with a nice view.

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1.39 km

View of Osterode am Harz and the Gypsum Hills

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If you had to choose between a tree and a view, I would take the trees.
But since they are no longer there, we enjoy the views.

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1.64 km

Eselsplatz Köte (shelter) (HWN 140)

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The Eselsplatz is the first larger resting place for you if you come up here via the Harzer-Hexen-Stieg from Osterode. In addition to a charcoal burner's hut, there are other …

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2.59 km

Path to Eselsplatz

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Between Osterode & Eselsplatz, or on the same Hexen Stieg, there are beautiful panoramic views the higher you go 🥾🥾📸.
Once a load/supply route to supply the miners⚒️.
There was …

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3.11 km

Louise Beste Memorial Site

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There are always information boards everywhere on this varied route.

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3.22 km

Kiepenfrau Sculpture on the Hexenstieg

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The Kiepenfrauen were also called "Harz-Kamel" because in summer and winter they carried the heavy loads for a meager income many kilometers on their backs uphill and downhill.

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3.58 km

Mooslaube Picnic Table

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Here you can take a break after the first ascent.

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3.83 km

Forest Worker Memorial

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The Easter or forest workers who fell in the Second World War are commemorated here. The memorial stone is located a little away on Moolaubenweg.

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5.34 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.81 km

528 m

Surfaces

4.16 km

1.16 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

69 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

September 29, 2021,3. Tag 2 Pflichtstempel extra Lerbach angefahren zum Eselplatz JWN 140

3rd day Lerbach approached HWN 140 then continued Treseburg HWN 69 Sonnenklippe these two are mandatory then we are to the free parking space Thale cable car

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