4.2km
Total Distance
182m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A forest walk up the romantic Ilsetal valley to the Ilsestein crag. The path follows the babbling Ilse river beneath beech woods to a fine viewpoint. A beloved approach on the northern Brocken flank.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Shelter
    at the start
  2. 2
    Prinzess-Ilse-Quelle · 0.6km
    Spring · springs can run dry
  3. 3
    Drinking water · 0.6km
  4. 4
    Zanthierplatz · 1.3km
    Shelter
  5. 5
    Shelter · 2.1km
  6. 6
    Ilsenburg-Blick · 3.1km
    Viewpoint
  7. 7
    Ilsestein
    at the end · Viewpoint
Bus stop
Ilsenburg, Kurpark · 25m from the start
Parking
55m from the start
Surface
gravel 41%, natural ground 37%, paved 20%
Marked route
Brockenlauf, Ilsenburg - Bad Harzburg

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Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate