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Root Tunnel on the Selke River – Selke Valley Trail loop from Harzgerode

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Root Tunnel on the Selke River – Selke Valley Trail loop from Harzgerode

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Root Tunnel on the Selke River – Selke Valley Trail loop from Harzgerode

03:59

13.7km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Oberes Selketal

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3.81 km

Root Tunnel on the Selke River

Highlight • Natural Monument

A feast for the eyes, and luckily the trees have fallen victim to the drought and the bark beetle.
So it stays as beautiful as ever.
Rock gates are always something special.

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5.01 km

Alexius Cross Viewpoint

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The Alexius Cross was erected near Mägdesprung in memory of Duke Alexius Friedrich Christian von Anhalt-Bernburg. During the Second World War, the cross was shot through and fell down into …

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7.46 km

Köthener Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Definitely the most beautiful hut in the Harz! Looks like a church and after the steep ascent invites you to take a contemplative break with the best view. ;)

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8.04 km

Pioneer Cliff

Highlight • Viewpoint

A small bench offers the opportunity to rest and the views are beautiful.
The most interesting section of the Selketal Victory.

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8.11 km

Pioneer Tunnel (Pioniertunnel)

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An approximately ten meter long rock breakthrough on the pioneer path. There's no way around it. In the truest sense of the word "We have to get through this". :-)

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8.12 km

View of the Selke Valley and its winding road

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If you look for a small trail before (or after) the Pioneer Tunnel, you will end up right on the steep cliff, which offers an unobstructed, incredible view of the "small" road below.

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9.31 km

Luisenklippe

Viewpoint

11.3 km

Engagement Urn on Habichtstein (HWN 177)

Highlight • Monument

The engagement urn is a listed monument in the Alexisbad district of the town of Harzgerode. It is located on the rocky outcrop of the Habichtstein on the right, eastern …

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13.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.98 km

4.50 km

2.00 km

1.74 km

416 m

105 m

Surfaces

6.18 km

5.26 km

1.32 km

684 m

231 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Sunday 28 June

23°C

16°C

88 %

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August 29, 2022,Verlobungsurne Alexisbad, Pioniertunnel, Köthener Hütte, Friedrichshammer (HWN 177, 179, 195)

Harzer hiking needle stamp:
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HWN 177 betrothal urn
HWN 195 Koethen Hut
HWN 179 Friedrichshammer (with a very small detour in the Selketal, not included in the route, we already had it)

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June 15, 2025,🔆🌥 Harzgerode 🔄 über Köthener Hütte, Klippenweg & Co. 👍

Harz, we choose a tour from Harzgerode with 🔆🌥, featuring picturesque Selketal valley, followed by the Mägdesprung (Mägdesprung). It's nice that not everything is ruined. 👍 Cash + concepts successful. 😐
Further, Cliff Path, Cross, Köthener Hütte, Pioneer Trail, and more. 😀
Detail: PEACE MONUMENT. 👍
We wish the would-be rulers that "brains fall from the sky" (DÄ) for you …

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October 12, 2023,77-23 - Harzgerode - Pionierweg, schöne Aussichten, das Selketal und Harzgerode

Day 2 in the eastern Harz. This time we went to Harzgerode.
The path was a little different (a little less spectacular than the one on day 1) but it also had something. It was particularly beautiful in the middle part of the hike.
Conclusion: 4 out of 5 stars

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July 28, 2024,Harzgerode - Selketalstieg - Mägdetrappe

A beautiful circular hiking trail on a less frequented hiking trail, starting in Harzgerode. On the Selketalstieg, just behind the Herzog Alexis - Erbstollen, we went through the small rock tunnel, framed by mighty roots on the Klippenwanderstieg. Past rocks with mosses and ferns. A small detour leads down to the Lampenbrücke, the narrowest part of the Selke. At the …

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March 15, 2025,Wanderrunde um Harzgerode (HWN 195, 177)

A lovely little hike around Harzgerode. The starting point was the RV park in Harzgerode, near the Rewe supermarket. From there, we set off early in the morning in modest weather toward the Selke Valley. Initially, the trail leads along farm tracks and then through the forest. After a good stretch, it follows the Selke River. The route also has …

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October 14, 2021,Stempelrunde durch das Obere Sketal

It was so beautiful today that unfortunately I didn't really make any progress.
There was just so much to discover ... roots, tunnels, beautiful views and magical places 🌳🧙‍♀️😁

On my round through the upper Selketal I collected the stamps on the engagement urn (HWN 177) at the Köthener Hütte (HWN 195) at the Friedrichskammer (HWN 189) and at the …

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September 4, 2022,Rundwanderung ab Mägdesprung über Pioniertunnel - Harzgerode- Selketal

Very eventful and varied round tour, in which one highlight follows the other up to Harzgerode.
There are places to stop for refreshments in Harzgerode or simply and inexpensively at the old train station in Mägdesprung.
From the track on the Selke we walked the quiet, sunny road. Alternatively, on the other side of the river there is a small …

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November 6, 2021,kleine Herbstwanderung Harzgerode

Today a little tour with Kerstin around Harzgerode, in nice weather with more sun than predicted. The paths are very easy and you forget the time.

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Root Tunnel on the Selke River – Selke Valley Trail loop from Harzgerode

Root Tunnel on the Selke River

Selke Valley Trail

Alexius Cross Viewpoint

Köthener Hut

Pioneer Cliff

Pioneer Tunnel (Pioniertunnel)

View of the Selke Valley and its winding road

Engagement Urn on Habichtstein (HWN 177)

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