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Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley) – Upper Ilse Falls loop from Ilsenburg (Harz)

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Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley) – Upper Ilse Falls loop from Ilsenburg (Harz)

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Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley) – Upper Ilse Falls loop from Ilsenburg (Harz)

04:54

15.8km

480m

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: June 21, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

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1.06 km

Heinrich Heine Trail (Heinrich-Heine-Weg) along the River Ilse

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A beautiful valley with admirable nature - we could see dippers, brown trout and, when it rains, numerous fire salamanders. Several seating areas along the river invite you to take a break.

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1.96 km

Ilse Valley

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The path always goes along the roaring Ilse. Very nice.

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2.14 km

Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley)

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Nature lovers should definitely prefer the hiking trail along the Ilse to the gravel road. The stony path is easy to walk when the brook splashes, surrounded by trees and rocks.

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3.24 km

Ilse Waterfalls on the Bremer Trail and Heinrich-Heine Trail

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Probably the most beautiful way to the Brocken. The Ilsetal is always worth a trip, even if it doesn't go all the way to the top.

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4.48 km

Upper Ilse Falls

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The Ilse Falls plunge leisurely over a distance of one kilometer about 120 meters into the beautiful Ilsetal. The roaring Ilse can be heard from afar. The picturesque river has …

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8.61 km

Ferdinand's Stone

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Ferdinand stone is reminiscent of the last free-living wolf, which was killed by Count Ferdinand to Stolberg-Wernigerode and is located on Schindelstieg above Ilsenburg.

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11.9 km

Paternoster Cliff

Highlight • Natural Monument

The paternoster cliff is located about 2.8 kilometers south-southwest of the Ilsenburg core town. At the rock formation the trail leads from Ilsestein to Plessenburg

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13.0 km

Ilsestein (HWN 030)

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The vantage point in the Ilsetal!
Stamp point of the Harzer hiking pin and on weekends there is also a summit beer.

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15.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.09 km

5.19 km

2.68 km

1.59 km

264 m

Surfaces

9.52 km

4.47 km

1.45 km

297 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 3 July

18°C

9°C

66 %

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Comments

April 12, 2026,Ilsenburg (Harz): Ilsefälle - Plessenburg

Today I had arranged a cozy round with a pilgrim friend and his wife. The Ilsetal is always a dream and the two of them didn't know it yet. This route leads over very varied paths along the rushing Ilse, with more or less stones and rocks, but all easily manageable and all through wonderfully green forest. Here we were …

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September 13, 2022,Nationalpark Harz 🌲 🌲- Auf den Spuren von Heinrich Heine

Heinrich Heine wrote during his journey through the Harz Mountains: "I climbed the mountain happily. Soon a forest of sky-high firs greeted me.".... 🌲🌲
The forest no longer exists 😪. What would he write today? 🤔
Despite everything, today was another great lap and I will remain loyal to the Harz Mountains. 😍

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January 30, 2025,Heinrich Heine Weg – Ilsefälle 💧Ilsenburg NP HARZ 💛🏔️

Very nice start, even ☀️ came out briefly... .. stony stream-overflowed paths today... the second half was reduced to views 😊 well, it is what it is

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July 25, 2022,072 Ilsenburg, 🥾Runde über HWN♟️6,8,16,7,30

Today we did another 🥾 round through the Ilsetal. The starting point was a free 🅿️ on the outskirts of Ilsenburg, which allows direct access to the Ilsetal. The first time we followed the Heinrich-Heine-Weg through the beautiful Ilsetal along the Ilse until we finally reached the Bremer Hütte above the Ilse Falls and thus the first stamp box. Shortly …

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March 7, 2023,2 vs Harz 2023 - Dienstag

Stempeltour Harzer Wandernadel
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October 2, 2023,Den Bremer Weg hinauf 🚶‍♂️ und dann zur Plessenburg🍻

Today we are from our beautiful old home Ilsenburg first along the Heinrich Heine Weg and then the Bremer Weg to the Bremer Hütte.
A hiker's heart beats faster with such a beautiful path, always along the Ilse and in wonderful weather. ☀️
Due to the bridge day, the route was of course very busy 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️
From there again on …

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November 10, 2024,Von Ilsenburg HWN 6,8,16,7,30+ Sonderstempel

Hello hiking friends,

that was one of the most beautiful hikes.
It was cold and foggy at first, then blue skies and bright sunshine.

Have a cozy Sunday everyone

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June 18, 2023,Harz: Durchs Ilsetal zum Ilsestein ☀️🌊🌲❤️

Hike through the beautiful, great Ilsetal! The route along the Ilse is really a dream and highly recommended! After three small climbs it went over the also very great
Schindelsteig to the Paternoster cliffs and the Ilsestein.
Simply successful from start to finish, great enthusiasm from my side!

Well feasible for dogs 🐶👍

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Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley) – Upper Ilse Falls loop from Ilsenburg (Harz)

Heinrich Heine Trail (Heinrich-Heine-Weg) along the River Ilse

Ilse Valley

Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley)

Ilse Waterfalls on the Bremer Trail and Heinrich-Heine Trail

Upper Ilse Falls

Ferdinand's Stone

Paternoster Cliff

Ilsestein (HWN 030)

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