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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

02:30

8.60km

200m

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 22, 2026

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Oberes Selketal

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Start point

Parking

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3.15 km

Herzog Alexis Inheritance Adit

Highlight • Monument

The ancestors still had a sense of style, unfortunately nobody builds that anymore.
Which is a shame 🙄

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3.29 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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3.95 km

Cliffs in the Selketal - Lamp

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The spot is actually called "Lampe" (like light) and is the narrowest point in the Selke Valley. The rocks are only 15 meters apart at their narrowest point. The bridge …

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4.49 km

Carlswerk industrial monument

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The emergence, heyday, change and decline of the ironworks and machine factory can only be traced in Mägdesprung today. In 1999, the city of Harzgerode leased facilities, buildings and existing …

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5.45 km

Defeated Stag sculpture group, Mägdesprung

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The sculptural group “Defeated Deer” in 1862 by Johann Heinrich Kureck was created using the then newly developed zinc casting process. Since then it has been standing on the Hüttenplatz in Mägdesprung.

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5.91 km

Mägdetrappe Viewpoint

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The legendary Mädgetrappe is a depression in the rock above the Harz village of Mägdesprung. According to legend, a giantess left her footprint in the stone when she jumped over …

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5.94 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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8.60 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.60 km

1.98 km

1.67 km

806 m

436 m

105 m

Surfaces

3.30 km

3.17 km

1.33 km

514 m

194 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

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Thursday 25 June

33°C

15°C

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

Herzog Alexis Inheritance Adit

Root Tunnel on the Selke River

Cliffs in the Selketal - Lamp

Selke Valley Trail

Carlswerk industrial monument

Defeated Stag sculpture group, Mägdesprung

Mägdetrappe Viewpoint

Alexius Cross Viewpoint

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