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Carlswerk industrial monument – Upper Selke Valley Nature Reserve loop from Mägdesprung

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Carlswerk industrial monument – Upper Selke Valley Nature Reserve loop from Mägdesprung

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Carlswerk industrial monument – Upper Selke Valley Nature Reserve loop from Mägdesprung

01:17

20.2km

180m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 16, 2026

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Oberes Selketal

Selketal

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162 m

Carlswerk industrial monument

Highlight • Monument

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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1.48 km

Lampenbrücke (Narrowest Point of the Selketal)

Highlight • Bridge

After crossing the bridge, an exciting trail opens up, running parallel to the Selke!

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5.10 km

Upper Selke Valley Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

One of the quiet Harz valleys when the weather is nice at the weekend between Selkemühle and Meisdorf is often very well attended.

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5.42 km

Selkemühle

Highlight • Rest Area

You are not allowed to drive further into the Selke Valley.
Good starting point to experience several stamps of the Harz hiking pin.

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8.76 km

Mettenberg Shelter (HWN 203)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great rest area with a stamp point on the Selke.

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10.0 km

Selketal

Nature Reserve

11.9 km

Picnic Area and Shelter in the Selke Valley

Highlight • Rest Area

Also in the Selketal there are not only green corners, the drought and the bark beetle.

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16.6 km

Ostharz Scout Center

Highlight • Rest Area

the former cutting mill is now a scout center

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17.3 km

IV. Friedrichshammer Stamping Point (HWN 179)

Highlight • Rest Area

The Selketal is an absolute must in the Harz Mountains and indispensable for stamping 😉

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20.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.7 km

9.38 km

137 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.8 km

9.34 km

155 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Saturday 30 May

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Carlswerk industrial monument – Upper Selke Valley Nature Reserve loop from Mägdesprung

Carlswerk industrial monument

Lampenbrücke (Narrowest Point of the Selketal)

Upper Selke Valley Nature Reserve

Selkemühle

Mettenberg Shelter (HWN 203)

Picnic Area and Shelter in the Selke Valley

Ostharz Scout Center

IV. Friedrichshammer Stamping Point (HWN 179)

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