Through the Ilsetal to Plessenburg
Through the Ilsetal to Plessenburg
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Through the Ilsetal to Plessenburg
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14.1km
360m
Hiking
Species-rich mixed forests, rugged rocks and thundering waterfalls characterize the varied landscape on this tour through the national park.
The starting point is the National Park House Ilsetal, where the rangers give tips for the hike. The first few kilometers lead along the Heinrich-Heine-Weg through the wild and romantic Ilsetal. Other highlights include the roaring Ilse falls and the Plessenburg forest inn, which invites you to take a little break. The highlight of the tour is reaching the Ilsestein with its fantastic view of both the Harz Mountains and the Harz foothills.
Last updated: June 28, 2024
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156 m
Ilsetal National Park Centre
Highlight • Rest Area
Our national park house is located in the Ilsetal - diagonally opposite the large car park on the southern outskirts of the national park community of Ilsenburg. After a visit, you are well prepared for your forays through the national park forests around Ilsenburg and the wildly romantic Ilsetal. There is also a lot to discover in the garden of the National Park House.
On the upper floor of the house, changing photo exhibitions invite you to visit them several times.
opening hours
Regular: Tuesday to Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Monday (except public holidays) rest day
Admission is free.
Arrival and accessibility
The National Park House Ilsetal can be reached by car and public transport. It is currently not barrier-free accessible.
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3.43 km
Bremer Weg — Along the Ilse Valley
Highlight • Trail
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4.99 km
Upper Ilse Falls
Highlight • Waterfall
"It is indescribable how cheerfully, naively and gracefully the Ilse tumbles down over the adventurously formed pieces of rock, so that the water hisses wildly up here and then scuttles over the small stones again like a lively girl. Yes, Ilse is a princess who runs down the mountain laughing and blooming.”
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5.36 km
Bremen hut (HWN 006)
Highlight • Mountain Hut
nationalpark-harz.de/de/natur-erleben/verhalten-im-nationalpark
The Harz National Park wishes you lots of fun in nature
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8.55 km
Plessenburg Inn (HWN 7)
Highlight • Mountain Hut
Incidentally, the Bavarian Wolpertinger is called “Rasselbock” in the Harz Mountains.
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11.3 km
Ilsestein (HWN 030)
Highlight • Viewpoint
Stamp point of the Harzer hiking pin and on weekends there is also a summit beer.
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14.1 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
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7.48 km
3.24 km
2.46 km
787 m
146 m
Surfaces
7.99 km
4.94 km
878 m
196 m
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Trail Reviews
Plessenburg is closed on Mondays. A stop on other days is highly recommended.
Hello everyone! Today we started from a paid parking lot (as of 5/2023 day ticket 6 €) in Ilseburg. The great hiking trail runs directly along the Ilse. This is awesome! Up to the Ilse Falls. Then the path branches off towards the cliffs (which are also worth seeing!). Views, lots of water, varied vegetation, cliffs, (lots of hikers) and great trails were on our way. Unfortunately, the bark beetle also struck here and destroyed a large number of trees. Fortunately, there are also many deciduous trees here (especially on the Ilse). On the way back to the Ilsestein we took a narrow path (great!) to the Ilse. Today's hike was first class! Wildly romantic Ilsetal fits. This great tour again and again. LG and fresh up! joe
A very nice tour that has many great views, even if the way is sometimes difficult. Good surefootedness is an advantage. There is a parallel track on a paved path.
Beautiful round of Ilsenburg over the Ilse Falls and the Plessenburg back to Ilsenburg. The Heinrich-Heine-Weg partly has an alpine character and the lovely Ilse murmurs below.
Today, yes exactly today and with this hot weather I'll take you on an Ilsetal hike 💪. It was quite pleasant under the shady deciduous trees in the Ilse valley, you could cool off your feet really well at the Ilse falls, linger there and admire Heinrich Heine's poetic accompaniments again and again along the way, an absolute highlight. A small breeze also accompanied us on the sunny paths in the direction of Plessenburg. There - as usual - the hosts are really nice and hospitable 😘. Back over the Ilsefelsen, there with a bit of climbing ... but super nice 🙂, then back to the village and there a totally delicious ice cream in the Tasin ice cream café, where you also met a few hiking friends again 😊. A successful trip, even if I didn't find the Paternoster cliff and the stamp...🤔
A beautiful hiking trail, both in winter and in summer. .. along the rippling the Ilse. 👍
Unfortunately, the way back from Ilsestein is currently closed. Tree felling. Be sure to note!
Today we hiked a classic trail. 🥾 🥾🥾 From the Ilsetal hiking car park, we hiked along wonderful, rooty, and rocky singletracks along the Ilse River to the Bremer Hütter. We had the Ilsetal Trail, the Heinrich Heine Trail, the Jagdweg Trail, and the Plessenburg-Dreisageblocksberg Trail completely to ourselves. A stop at the Plessenburg Restaurant and a cappuccino on the Ilsestein were once again a must. 😋😋😋 We also saw a mushroom 🍄🟫🍄🍄🟫 for Heiko to identify...
Comments
June 24, 2022
Species-rich mixed forests, rugged rocks and thundering waterfalls characterize the varied landscape on this tour through the national park.
The starting point is the National Park House Ilsetal, where the rangers give tips for the hike. The first few kilometers lead along the Heinrich-Heine-Weg through
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