View of Wurmberg – Wurmberg Summit loop from NSG Wurmberg

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View of Wurmberg – Wurmberg Summit loop from NSG Wurmberg

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View of Wurmberg – Wurmberg Summit loop from NSG Wurmberg

02:06

6.41km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Harz

Harzer Bachtäler

Waypoints

Start point

Guest House

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2.33 km

Harzer Wandernadel Stamp 18 – Grenzweg (Border Trail) at Kaffeehorst

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Clear and steadily rising path to the large Winterberg and the Wurmberg plateau. The path was previously used by the GDR border troops for control trips.

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2.80 km

Grenzweg (Former Border Trail) to Wurmberg

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Even though the border path is a testament to days gone by, I don't like hiking on it.

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3.41 km

Harz Border Trail (Former Inner-German Border Trail)

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Today I found the saying: ...from the death strip to the life line...
Nice.

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3.55 km

View of Wurmberg

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This is the local mountain of Braunlage.

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3.84 km

Wurmbergschanze (former Wurmberg ski jump)

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386 steps to climb

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3.98 km

Wurmberg Staircase

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Just right for a quick ascent or descent.

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4.29 km

Wurmberg Summit

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From the top station of the Wurmberg Bahn, you have plenty of opportunities to enjoy mountain biking. You can start longer tours here or try out the tracks in the …

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4.75 km

View from Wurmberg

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Goes pretty good on your knees.

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6.41 km

End point

Guest House

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.83 km

684 m

644 m

259 m

Surfaces

3.21 km

1.08 km

861 m

680 m

592 m

Elevation

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Highest point (950 m)

Lowest point (680 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

8°C

1°C

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

December 12, 2021,Familyspaziergang HWN 018 & 156 ( bei gefüllt -10°C🥶 im Schneesturm 🏔️ )

In the parking lot at the bottom of the lift the world was still all right, from the hill onwards there was wind and thick fog, a slight arctic feeling. However, there were no polar bears. 🤭

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April 27, 2026,Korte maar stevige wandeling naar de top van de Wurmberg

A summit with weight, that's how you can describe the Wurmberg, both historically and today during our short but very powerful hike to the top.

With our 3-year-old daughter in the carrier backpack, we begin our strenuous hike upwards. It starts from the parking lot by crossing the Bremke. Now a seemingly insignificant stream, but just over 30 years ago …

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November 5, 2021,👩‍👦Wanderung/Bruno: Grenzweg am Kaffeehorst HWN 18-Wurmberg Baude HWN 156

Today, despite the rain, we went to the Wurmberg. I would have stayed at home but my grandson caught the stamp fever 😄, which I'm really happy about ...
So to the Hexenritt parking lot and from there we went in rain gear first to the Grenzweg at the Kaffeehorst. Now always steadily uphill and then steeply up, through the …

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October 15, 2021,HWN 018 und HWN 156 Vom Hexenritt über den Kaffeehorst zum Wurmberg und zurück

Hiked two stamps on the way to the golden hiking pin today. With drizzle and fog it started and up on the Wurmberg there was bright sunshine. The incline was quite exhausting for me.

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