Schalke Tower from Auerhahn
Schalke Tower from Auerhahn
1.6km
Total Distance
129m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
A 1.6 km walk from the Auerhahn on the B 241 up the steep forest road, closed to public traffic, to the Schalke (762 m) in the Upper Harz. The Schalker Aussichtsturm, built by the Harzklub in 1892 and restored in 2026, is the oldest of the club's four steel lookout towers in the Harz, and a Harzklub shelter hut stands beside it. A French Cold War listening post stood near the summit until its tower was blown up in 2002 and the site cleared by 2003.
Route Map
Along the trail
- 1Pötzschner-Hütteat the end · Shelter
- 2Viewpointat the end
- Bus stop
- Goslar, Auerhahn · 71m from the start
- Parking
- 12m from the start
- Surface
- paved
- Marked route
- Harzklub-Weg 1F, Harzklub-Weg 5D, OXFAM Trailwalker Deutschland
