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Auerberg Trailhead Parking – Josephskreuz loop from Großer Auerberg

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Auerberg Trailhead Parking – Josephskreuz loop from Großer Auerberg

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Auerberg Trailhead Parking – Josephskreuz loop from Großer Auerberg

00:56

7.63km

180m

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Hard run. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Biosphärenreservat Karstlandschaft Südharz

Waypoints

Start point

Hotel

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220 m

Hotel Schindelbruch

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You can't really call it a nature resort anymore. 🌳 🌳 🌳

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Auerberg Trailhead Parking

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There is a spacious and above all free hiking car park here, which is the starting point for the ascent to Josephshöhe with the Josephskreuz.

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Josephskreuz

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1.12 km

Steep Ascent to Josephshöhe

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The climb is rewarded with a beautiful view of the Joseph Cross.

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1.81 km

Rest stop at Auerberg

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Rest area with bench and table at the Auerberg. Those who have made the steep ascent can take a break here.

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2.04 km

Josephskreuz on the Great Auerberg

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The Joseph Cross is a must in the south-eastern Harz. It stands on Josephshöhe and is, so to speak, a piece of Paris in the Harz Mountains. The Joseph Cross …

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Josephskreuz Observation Tower

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On the Auerberg in the southern Harz - with 580.4 m above sea level the highest point in the lower Harz and in the municipality of Südharz - stands the Joseph Cross.

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5.73 km

Seven Ways Junction

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According to legend, a treasure is said to be buried under a large tree at the crossroads of the seven paths. Twelve men once tried to lift the treasure. They …

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7.63 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.05 km

1.66 km

577 m

342 m

Surfaces

3.93 km

2.05 km

1.36 km

170 m

101 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

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Thursday 25 June

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Auerberg Trailhead Parking – Josephskreuz loop from Großer Auerberg

Hotel Schindelbruch

Auerberg Trailhead Parking

Josephskreuz

Steep Ascent to Josephshöhe

Rest stop at Auerberg

Josephskreuz on the Great Auerberg

Josephskreuz Observation Tower

Seven Ways Junction

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