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Heinrich Heine wrote that even Mephistopheles stopped and trembled when he approached the Harz, the devil's dearest mountains. It's easy to see why Heine---as well as Goethe, Bismarck, and a host of others---fell in love with these mist-shrouded woodlands. The region has offered more than inspiration, though; the Harz were Germany's primary source of minerals and ore for metal manufacturing until the early 20th century. Germany's 45-year division allowed the Harz Mountains to flourish in an artificial time warp. Since the region straddled the Iron Curtain, both East and West declared much of it off-limits, sparing it from development. The effects of that period's shaky economy can still be felt, particularly in the Ostharz. Now the recreation industry is rushing in from both East and West, but as of yet the long arm of American tourism hasn't reached the Harz.
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Orientation
Now that the armed border guards have gone, visitors have taken their places and multiplied like mosquitoes in the Harz summer; hikers and spa-fiends alike rush to these rugged hills in the heart of the restored nation. The range stretches from the northwestern Oberharz to the wind-sheltered valleys of the south and Wernigerode in the east. Throughout the Harz, historic villages and the lush, natural beauty of the mountains and valleys form a powerful tag-team of tourism. In summer, the area is perfect for biking and hiking, while the first snow signals the beginning of the skiing, skating, and tobogganing season.
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Transportation
The Harzquerbahn and Brockenbahn, antique, narrow-gauge railways, steam from Nordhausen to Wernigerode, pass through the unfortunately named towns of Sorge and Elend (Sorrow and Misery), reach a 540m peak on Drei Annen Hohne, and chug along to Brocken, the Harz's highest peak (1142m). Trains run every hour in summer from 8:30am-8:30pm. Schedules are available at most tourist offices, on the web at www.hsb-wr.de, and in the free monthly pamphlet Brocken Tips.

The easiest way to travel between the Ostharz and Oberharz is by the hourly bus between Bad Harzburg, the region's transportation hub, and Wernigerode. A train from Wernigerode to Bad Harzburg connects through Halberstadt and Vienenburg (1¾hr., 1 per hr., €10). From Bad Harzburg, hourly buses continue to Torfhaus and Braunlage. A more strenuous and interesting way involves a little jaunt through the woods. Torfhaus, Braunlage, Schierke, Elend, and Drei Annen Hohne all lie within a day's hike of one another.

Practical Information
The regional tourist office in Goslar and the regional bus station in Wernigerode offer a wealth of information for navigating the region. Be sure to find times in advance; schedules vary greatly between seasons and some buses only come a few times per day. Pick up a copy of the Fahrplan der Verkehrs- und Tarifgemeinschaft Ostharz (€2) for a comprehensive list of bus and rail lines in the Ostharz. A similar Fahrplan is available for the buses in the Goslar Landkreis, which runs all over the Oberharz. Always be prepared for bad weather here, especially sudden and violent rainstorms, as the rugged geography makes for dramatic weather patterns. Travelers should call the Braunlage Wetterstation at (05520) 13 20 for summertime (Apr.-Oct.) weather conditions. (Open 5:30am-11pm.) During the winter months (Nov.-Mar.), call Schneetelefon at (05321) 200 24.

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]]> http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/harz_mountains.htm http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/harz_mountains.htm Harz-Mountains Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:11:57 +0000 Welcome at the Harz Mountains Why don´t you visit one of the most popular hiking and cross-country skiing areas of Germany´s central mountains?
The Harz National Park lies in Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It was declared a protected area in 1994 and covers central parts of the Harz Mountains, stretching from Bad Harzburg in the north to the Oder valley dam in the south, and supplements the Upper Harz National Park in Saxony-Anhalt.

]]> http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/welcome_at_the_harz_mountains.htm http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/welcome_at_the_harz_mountains.htm Fri, 03 Dec 2004 12:28:02 +0000 Harz mountain steam train One of the fun things we did in Germany is take a short excursion on the Harzer Schmalspur Bahn, a narrow gauge railroad running through the Harz Mountains. The tourist train is an hour and a half run up to Brocken, the highest point in the Harz mountains. The fun thing is you get to take one of their restored steam trains. It's not often you see a fleet of 25 steam trains working every day. Other tourists liked the trains, too.

]]> http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/harz_mountain_steam_train.htm http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/harz_mountain_steam_train.htm Harz-Highlights Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:08:24 +0000 Schierke - Braunlage - Wernigerode In the eastern part of the Harz mountains, the town of Schierke was a popular ski resort from the 1920s to the 1940s. The small, cozy mountain town is not far from the towns of Braunlage and Wernigerode, directly at the foot of the Brocken. Visitors can climb the Brockenberg from there on foot -- but also on skis, in a horse drawn carriage, or with the Brocken train.

]]> http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/schierke_braunlage_wernigerode.htm http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/schierke_braunlage_wernigerode.htm Harz-Highlights Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:06:29 +0000 National park and Brocken Today the area around the Brockenberg – or Blocksberg, as it is often called in local slang ("Brocken" means "lump" or "block") – is a national park.

]]> http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/national_park_and_brocken.htm http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/national_park_and_brocken.htm Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:05:42 +0000 Road for Romantics Ascending the 12-kilometer trail up the Brocken from the town of Ilsenburg was something of a rite of passage for German Romantics. Today the route, which the poet Heinrich Heine made famous in his verses, is marked by signs showing green rectangles. Not far from the steeply descending Ilsefälle valley – there where the stream tumbles over the granite stones – is a monument to Heine.

]]> http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/road_for_romantics.htm http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/road_for_romantics.htm Harz-Highlights Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:04:32 +0000 Brocken - the highest harz point hills, deep gorges -- the landscape of the Harz is nothing if not varied. And it is one of Germany’s most tradition-steeped regions.

When the Alps were still considered inhospitable and the Black Forest was waiting to be discovered by the English and the French, the Harz mountains exuded an attraction for artists, students – and not least, poets.

]]> http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/brocken_the_highest_harz_point.htm http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/brocken_the_highest_harz_point.htm Harz-Highlights Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:03:52 +0000 Incredible Wilderness - In the Kingdom of the Lynx Welcome to the National Park Harz!
Magnificent beechwood forests, steeply tumbling streams, widespread high moors, virgin mountain fir forests and oceans of stone offer many opportunities to let your soul float free and discovery the wilderness.

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The Harz National Park lies in Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It was declared a protected area in 1994 and covers central parts of the Harz Mountains, stretching from Bad Harzburg in the north to the Oder valley dam in the south, and supplements the Upper Harz National Park in Saxony-Anhalt.

]]> http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/harz_national_park.htm http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/harz_national_park.htm Harz-Information Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:00:06 +0000 Karst in the Harz The Harz has several limestone and gypsum areas with different and difficult geology. Small areas of lower Devonian limestones, former corall reefs, are found at Bad Grund and Herzberg.

]]> http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/karst_in_the_harz.htm http://www.mountains.harz.be/in.the.nature/karst_in_the_harz.htm Harz-Information Tue, 03 Aug 2004 13:58:17 +0000