Ledge cliff (HWN 15) – Eckerlochstieg Trail loop from Elendstal

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Ledge cliff (HWN 15) – Eckerlochstieg Trail loop from Elendstal

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Ledge cliff (HWN 15) – Eckerlochstieg Trail loop from Elendstal

05:03

16.2km

530m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.92 km

Moorstieg Boardwalk (Harz National Park)

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A beautiful path in the upper area expanded with planks.

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2.80 km

Leistenklippe Trail

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Very nice “moor path”. I can only recommend. 👍

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3.18 km

Ledge cliff (HWN 15)

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The Leistenklippe is next to the Grenzklippe one of the cliffs of the Hohnekamm. Also located at 900 meters, the view from here is probably the most spectacular. The border …

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3.26 km

Leistenklippe Viewpoint and Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Station HWN 15

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From the top of the cliffs you have a great view of the entire Harz region.

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3.36 km

Hohnekamm Ridge

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A narrow, stony path leads over the ridge of the Hohnekamm. On both sides of the path you will discover impressive rock formations and can look far over the Harz …

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5.92 km

Hölle

Forest

8.99 km

View of Wurmberg

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When you look at it from here, you know why it's called Wurmberg;)

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9.68 km

Eckerlochstieg Trail

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Very beautiful hiking trail, but also very difficult to hike. Nature lovers will get their money's worth. Good physical condition and sure footing are essential.

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15.7 km

Ruins

16.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.77 km

3.68 km

3.62 km

1.96 km

155 m

Surfaces

8.07 km

3.79 km

3.67 km

431 m

222 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,000 m)

Lowest point (610 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

7°C

-1°C

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Comments

July 28, 2026,Schierke: Eckerloch, Gelber Brink, Leistenklippe, Trudenstein, Ahrensklint

Great cliff tour from Schierke Parking "Alte Bobbahn" (day ticket 6€), where I... SURPRISE!! met a former colleague whom I hadn't seen in years! The joy was immense, and so we set off together through the Eckerloch (rocky and watery)😅
up to the Brockenstraße. There our paths diverged, (she went to the Brocken, which was terrible today considering the crowds) …

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May 30, 2022,Von Schierke bis kurz vor den Brocken

Anyone looking for challenging terrain will get their money's worth here. Of course you can still invest 2.4 km and take the chunk with you. But that doesn't make the round much nicer in my opinion.
I'm technically fully satisfied..

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October 27, 2022,Moorstieg – Leistenklippe Runde von Schierke

All in all a great tour, even if about 2 kilometers to the Brocken are highly paved. The Moorstieg was beautiful, I really liked the ledge cliffs, but the descent on the Eckerlochstieg was sensational. But apparently everyone in the area knows that, since it was like on the A5 during rush hour. 🙈 But the stairs are also really …

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January 24, 2026,Runde um Elend ❄️🥶❄️ mit Eckerloch-Stieg

Today's plan was a winter adventure in the Harz Mountains. The weather cooperated: there was snow – albeit icy. ❄️ Nine hikers met at the train station in Elend – thankfully, that wasn't our motto 😉. Our route took us along the Kalte Bode river on the Teufelsstieg (Devil's Path) 👹 to Schierke. A group of cross-country skiers from Saxony-Anhalt …

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