Selke Valley Railway – Selke Valley Trail loop from Pension Waldoase

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Selke Valley Railway – Selke Valley Trail loop from Pension Waldoase

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Selke Valley Railway – Selke Valley Trail loop from Pension Waldoase

04:53

18.0km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

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Oberes Selketal

Waypoints

Start point

Guest House

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3.59 km

Selke Stream

Highlight • River

Simply along the Selke, a very beautiful hiking trail.

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4.03 km

Selke Valley Railway

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful hiking trail. If you're lucky, you'll see the Selketalbahn

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6.21 km

Trail along the Selke Valley Railway

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The parallel hiking trail to the Selketalbahn, relaxed hiking.

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7.38 km

Selke Valley Trail

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The whole Selketal is full of beautiful insights.

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8.10 km

Uhlenköpfe Hänichen (HWN 176)

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The view of the Brocken is getting darker. Unfortunately.
Nice place nonetheless.😉🤣

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11.2 km

Hellergrund Mining Heritage Site and Waterworks (HWN 194)

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There is not much left to see of the site. Nevertheless, it is a beautiful place. Friendly people have set up tree trunks on the small bridge as a place …

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11.7 km

Neudorf Historic Mining Trail

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Before the infestation by the bark beetle, it was a real dream path, now unfortunately a bit bumped. But still worth a round.

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13.8 km

Valley Meadow Trail to Glasebach Mine

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Beautiful valley meadow path to the Glasebach mine

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18.0 km

End point

Guest House

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

4.37 km

1.74 km

901 m

Surfaces

6.95 km

6.61 km

3.86 km

345 m

280 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

August 25, 2023,Wanderung: Rund um Straßberg 20,7km 4HWN - 2.800km✅️

212/222... the end is near ;-)

Today we went on a nice little tour around Straßberg.
The weather was great and I was able to capture 1-2 beautiful moments with the camera.

On the lap I was able to crack the 2,800km mark for this year...let's see where the journey goes ;-)

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March 8, 2025,Glasebacher Stollen (HWN 175) – Uhlenköpfe Hänichen (HWN 176) Runde von Straßberg

Haven't been out and about with Komoot for a long time, now I've done the Harzgeröder Kugelspass connecting round of 2024 again. The small brewery in Strassberg is really great!

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December 13, 2023,Grube Glasebach und Selketal

After ice and snow at the weekend, the opposite came with endless water and mud.
So I can't complain about not enough variety 😅

Wet feet and barely passable paths made today's tour a top-class adventure in the Harz Mountains. It was a very nice tour with three stamps and lots of water 😅💪

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October 16, 2025,Harz - Silberhütte • Straßberg • Selketal-Stieg 🍂

Today we hiked mostly on natural trails from Silberhütte to Straßberg... and back along the Selketal-Stieg to Silberhütte. There were also some great trails here that I really enjoyed.
Arrived at the parking lot just as it started to rain - timing is everything 😇
Stayed dry today, so I wonder if it'll be the same tomorrow...?

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May 20, 2025,Stempeljagd um Silberhütte - HWN 194 / 175 / 176

A wonderful walk around Silberhütte in perfect hiking weather.☀️ Lots of information panels about the connection between mining and water (and its art). Very interesting.👍🏻

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August 7, 2022,Glasebach HWN 175, Hellergrund 194 und Uhlenköpfe 176

The last tour in the Harz during the holiday season, a ride on the Selketalbahn will be made up for. An easy but very nice hike, but next time we will avoid stretches through villages or along the roads

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March 30, 2025,Glasebacher Stollen (HWN 175) – Fürstenteich - Silberhütte (Anh) - an der Selke zurück

For the last hike of my short vacation in the Harz Mountains, I walked part of the historic mining trail to Silberhütte and back along the Selke River. Very informative and interesting.

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July 8, 2024,Selketal ♟️176, 194 und 175 ✅️

Today I used my first day of vacation and the good weather to complete the "Kingfisher" mission. After a very bad night, the alarm went off in the morning and I started my hike shortly after 10 a.m. First I went up to the Uhlenköpfe Hänichen (HWN 176) along the Selke. Back at the PP I hiked to "Hellergrund" (HWN …

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