3.6km
Total Distance
257m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 3.6 km walk from Stolberg in the Harz up to the Josephskreuz on the Josephshöhe (580 m) of the Großer Auerberg, a 38 m steel lookout tower in the shape of a double cross. Opened in 1896, it takes its form from Karl Friedrich Schinkel's wooden tower of 1834, but was built as a riveted steel frame on the model of the Eiffel Tower. A spiral staircase of 200 steps climbs to the platform, which looks over the lower Harz to the Brocken, the Großer Inselsberg and Magdeburg. The tower has opening hours and an entrance fee.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Sieben Wege · 2.2km
    Shelter
Bus stop
Am Markt · 245m from the start
Parking
226m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T1
Surface
natural ground 43%, gravel 43%, paved 14%
Marked route
Harzklub-Weg 61A, Wanderweg "Rotes Kreuz" Stolberg - Josephskreuz, Lutherweg Sachsen-Anhalt

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Difficulty

2/5 · Easy