The best traffic-free bike rides around Braunlage

The journey is the destination - not always easy terrain, but very beautiful in dry weather

A nice rest area with plenty of seating and an overview map.

The hut looks more like a bus shelter (the route of the South Harz Railway also ran here), but the view of the Wurmberg and Brocken is really good

https://www.hsb-wr.de

According to the information board, the ditch is almost 8km long, then plunges into the mines and eventually flows into the Sieber River. Incredible!

The Warme Bode is a barrage-free river in the High Harz region. It forms north of Braunlage from the confluence of the Großer and Kleiner Bode. The approximately five-kilometer-long Große Bode rises in the Bodebruch in the national park area east of Oderbrück, about one kilometer from the source of the Kalter Bode at an elevation of approximately 840 meters above sea level. The Kleine Bode, which rises at the foot of the Achtermannshöhe at an elevation of approximately 770 meters, is only about half as long. About one kilometer below the Bärenbrücke (Bär Bridge), the waters of the Große Bode overcome the Oberer Bode Waterfall. Shortly thereafter, it joins the Kleine Bode to form the Warme Bode. A few hundred meters further downstream, the waters of the Warme Bode plunge down the Unterer Bode Waterfall. After a short distance, the Warme Bode reaches Braunlage. There, its important tributary, the Ulrichswasser, flows in from the west. It then turns eastward, still within the city limits of Braunlage. The Warme Bode now meanders through the river valley it created. Approximately two kilometers beyond Braunlage, the Bremke, which rises on the Wurmberg, flows into the Warme Bode, and after about another three kilometers, the Brunnenbach joins it. The Warme Bode then flows north past Sorge and, after another two kilometers, through the town of Tanne. There, the river turns northeast and flows through its relatively expansive valley toward Königshütte. This wide and very picturesque river valley offers ample space for countless other sweeping meanders. Beyond Tanne, the Allerbach flows into the Warme Bode, and just over a kilometer before Königshütte, the water-rich Spielbach joins it. In Königshütte, at the foot of the mountain with the ruins of the Königsburg castle, it joins the Kalte Bode, which flows from the north and is two degrees cooler, to form the Bode. From the source area of the Große Bode in the Bodebruch to its confluence with the Kalte Bode, the water travels a distance of approximately 23 kilometers, climbing about 400 meters in altitude. In addition to the larger tributaries mentioned above, countless other small rivers and, in some cases, unnamed streams flow into the Warme Bode along this route.

Course of the Warme Bode: After the confluence of its source streams, the Warme Bode flows into Braunlage via the Lower Bodefall. At the northern edge of the town, the Ulrichswasser flows into it from the northwest, followed further by the Schultalwasser. Southeast of Braunlage, the "White Bridges" are reached. In the widening river valley, the Bremke flows into the Warme Bode from the north at the former Fuchsfarm. The Bremke determines the direction of the river. From here on, the course of the Warme Bode forms the border between Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt (former inner-German border). Where the Warme Bode leaves Lower Saxony, the Brunnenbach flows into the Warme Bode from the west, also determining its course at this point. The Bode now flows further into Saxony-Anhalt towards Sorge. From the state border with Saxony-Anhalt, it runs parallel to the B242 federal highway through Tanne. The Warme Bode now flows through a lovely valley and then joins the Kalte Bode near Königshütte, below the ruins of Königsburg, to form the Bode.

Very nice tour in best weather