The highest mountains in northern Germany, the Harz Mountains offer the holiday maker not only countryside ranging from high summits and ancient forests to limestone valleys and caves, but also include some of the most interesting and beautiful small towns in Europe. The whole centre of Goslar is a UNESCO Heritage Site and Wernigerode, a beautiful old town full of brightly painted buildings deserves to be one too. The Brocken is not only the highest peak for many miles around, it is also a mountain with extraordinary emotional resonance for all Germans. Visited by many German writers including Goethe and Heinrich Heine, in more recent times the summit, rising directly above the former iron curtain, was of great importance to both the Soviet and East German authorities as a centre for spying upon the west, as well as on each other. The Harz also has spas, including Bad Harzburg in the west and Alexisbad, popular with Hans Christian Andersen, in the east. There are also many fine lakes. The following holidays are currently available:-

A Walk across the Harz The Harz Witches Trail Drei Annen Hohne - Single Centre Wernigerode - Single Centre A Walk around The Brocken For enquiries about walking holidays in the Harz Mountains, please telephone 01946 861652

A Walk across the Harz - a 5 day walking tour This fine walk starts in the lower, eastern, Harz, a country of limestone valleys, cliffs and caves. Then you cross the central Harz and the summit of the highest mountain in northern Germany, the Brocken, before passing the former iron curtain to reach the UNESCO World heritage town of Goslar. The final stage is classic western, upper Harz, a country of fine lakes and forests.

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The Harz Witches Trail - a 6 day walking tour This tour is not described in our brochure This walk (Harzer-Hexen-Stieg in German) which opened in late 2003 is a long distance path running from west to east across the Harz Mountains. At less than 60 miles and with very little uphill walking in the later stages it is a fairly undemanding route and in the years since its creation has become extremely popular with walkers from all over Europe. Each stretch of the route has been designed with a particular theme in mind, so that the walker comes away with a variety of experiences and a full picture of the different cultures and histories that combine in this area of Europe.

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Drei Annen Hohne & The Brocken - a 6 night single centre holiday Drei Annen Hohne in the central Harz is the ideal base for a walking holiday. Its situation on the edge of the Harz Mountains National Park, but also close to the beautiful town of Wernigerode and very convenient for the narrow guage steam railway is unique. This is a six night holiday. Contact us if you want a longer or a shorter stay, or to add time elswhere in the Harz.

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Wernigerode & The Brocken - a 6 night single centre holiday This is an alternative to the holidays at Drei Annen described above. It is for those who prefer to stay in a town rather than out in the country. The suggested walks are the same as for the holiday at Drei Annen. This is a six night holiday. Contact us if you want a longer or a shorter stay, or to add time elswhere in the Harz.

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A Walk Around the Brocken - a 5 day walking tour This tour is not described in our brochure Starting from Wernigerode, an old town very well worth a visit in its own right, this walk takes you around and then over the Brocken, a mountain with extraordinary emotional resonance for all Germans. En route you pass the former iron curtain, the spa of Bad Harzburg and fine lakes before you recross the former iron curtain and climb either over the summit, or over the southern shoulder, of the Brocken to Schierke before returning to Wernigerode. Please note that one night, at Torfhaus, is spent in an Alpine Club Hut. Otherwise you stay in hotels, in rooms with shower/WC.

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