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Osterode am Harz

Bad Sachsa

Melting pond – The Kuckans Valley loop from Bad Sachsa

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Harz Mountains

Osterode am Harz

Bad Sachsa

Melting pond – The Kuckans Valley loop from Bad Sachsa

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Melting pond – The Kuckans Valley loop from Bad Sachsa

04:26

15.1km

390m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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240 m

Melting pond

Highlight • Lake

Super beautiful view over the Schmelzsee.

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2.23 km

Philippsgruß Shelter (HWN 220) – View over Bad Sachsa

Highlight • Mountain Hut

From here you have a beautiful view of Bad Sachsa

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2.98 km

View of Bad Sachsa

Highlight • Viewpoint

A raised hide provides even more views.

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4.05 km

Viewpoint

4.42 km

Ravensberg Summit and Viewpoint

Highlight • Summit

Well, I have to say that you definitely have to visit this place at least once. In addition to the beautiful view, there are also numerous other things to do such as a playground, a chair lift, etc.

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9.05 km

Elbe–Weser watershed near Hohe Tür

Highlight • Natural Monument

A stamping point with a small refuge.

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13.3 km

Kantorhütte and Hexenbrücke Viewpoint

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Very nice resting place, there is something magical about this place.

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13.4 km

Witches' Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The "witch" up there has already seen something and she has certainly seen a lot and MANY.

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13.4 km

Geologically interesting trail, because you actually find volcanic rock here (information board). In addition, an ascent to the Ravensberg starts here with nice surprises (Reinhardsbrunnen). Botanically, the climb is varied and leads through a particularly beautiful beech forest.

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15.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.67 km

4.01 km

915 m

475 m

Surfaces

6.69 km

4.19 km

2.30 km

933 m

891 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Wednesday 2 September

22°C

11°C

77 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

March 22, 2025,Phillippsgruß (HWN 220) – Ravensberg Runde von Bad Sachsa

A very nice route with a lot of wind and a queasy feeling due to tree fall, but a fantastic panorama. The Ravensberg restaurant is highly recommended and can also be reached by car.

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December 26, 2023,Harz: Ravensberg, Phillippsgruß und Hohe Tür (HWN 43, 220)

A tour with 3 stamps from the Harz hiking pin :-)
At the start there was the special stamp at the Ravensberger Baude and afterwards we continued to the Hohe Tür watershed. First we went down into the valley and of course went back up on the other side. ;-)
It was windy, but there was a very nice view …

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April 21, 2024,Ravensberg Runde von Bad Sachsa

I had to re-plan the tour a few times today. Unfortunately, many of the planned paths were closed due to branches falling down. But otherwise it was OK.

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October 30, 2022,Bei Bad Sachsa: HWN 43, 161 und 220

A very nice route for hiking. Towards the end, however, it is only suitable for experienced hikers because it goes over the Teufelsstieg (the name does it credit), from top to bottom on a very narrow, stony and rooty path.

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November 26, 2022,𝟚𝟝 𝕧𝕤. ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕫 😜 ℴ𝒹ℯ𝓇 𝓌𝒾𝓇 ℰ𝓇ℴ𝒷ℯ𝓇𝓃 𝒹ℯ𝓃 ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃𝓈𝒷ℯ𝓇𝑔 🏞️

𝟚𝟞.𝟙𝟙.𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟚 • 𝕎𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕎𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕕𝕖 "ℍ𝕠𝕙𝕖 𝕋ü𝕣" 𝟘𝟜𝟛 𝟘𝟜𝟛 • ℝ𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕘 ℙ𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕡𝕡𝕤𝕘𝕣𝕦𝕤𝕤 𝟚𝟚𝟘 𝟚𝟚𝟘

From our group accommodation in the Steinatal we started our hiking tour right outside the front door. After a short but steep ascent we reached the stamping point HWN 043 Wasserscheide "Hohe Tür".

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April 5, 2025,HWN2, Steina: Phillipsgruß 220, 43, Ravensberg

61st tour to the 2nd Harz Hiking Badge.

2 Harz Hiking Badge stamps:
- Phillips Greeting
- Hohe Tür

1 special stamp:
Ravensberg Lodge "Berghof"

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October 16, 2022,Harz - Ravensberg 🚧🍭

A nice tour despite the road closures and a non-existent path.

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Melting pond – The Kuckans Valley loop from Bad Sachsa

Melting pond

Philippsgruß Shelter (HWN 220) – View over Bad Sachsa

View of Bad Sachsa

Ravensberg Summit and Viewpoint

Elbe–Weser watershed near Hohe Tür

Kantorhütte and Hexenbrücke Viewpoint

Witches' Bridge

The Kuckans Valley

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