Goslar
A walk through time, nature and history
The Harzer Försterstieg opens up to hikers the scenic beauty, the variety of different habitats as well as the historical features of the Western Harz over almost 60 kilometers.
The Harzer Försterstieg runs from the historic imperial city of Goslar via Wolfshagen, past the mining towns of Lautenthal, Wildemann and Bad Grund to the high plateaus around Clausthal-Zellerfeld. It leads south past Buntenbock and Lerbach to Riefensbeek-Kamschlacken near Osterode. It is tangent to three important dams in the western Harz: the Granetal Dam, the Innerste Dam and the Sösetal Dam.
The trail is marked by numerous viewpoints and connects essential elements that characterize the Western Harz: A rugged diversity of landscapes, different forest forms and biotopes, historical mining, water use and flood protection, as well as a careful and sustainable use of wood in combination with conversion of tree stands that are not suitable for their location.
The trail integrates in large parts the historic "Innerste Rennstieg", which was already used in the Bronze Age for the transport of goods and for the transmission of messages.
