The German Winter Is Still Alive It still exists, the German winter. In truth, hardly anyone had really expected it anymore—least of all Deutsche Bahn and the municipal snow-clearing services 🙂 But yes, while snow and icy conditions are more of a nuisance in the city, elsewhere both states of aggregation create a true winter wonderland, for example in the
Sunday morning in late autumn. A look out the window—wow, the sun is announcing itself on the horizon. Unbelievable! This looks like the perfect day for a cozy hike in the Harz Mountains, and maybe—just maybe—it will be rounded off with a sauna session or two 🙂 Wildcat Trail vs. Therapeutic Climate Walk Originally, the plan for this Sunday was
A girls’ weekend in the Harz Mountains for my birthday — that was the plan this year. We set off on Saturday in the rain. First, I take the bus to Magdeburg. I even arrive there almost on time, where my friend is already waiting for me. We continue by car, taking the highway and then country roads to Güntersberge.
If it is really hot in town it is a good idea to visit the Harz Mountains. However that does not always work! We tried our luck in the mining town Altenau. Even though we are walking alongside the Okerstausee (barrier lake) and hike in the Kellwassertal the scorching heat is almost killing us. The climb up to the Ochsenberghütte
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Winter keep its pecker up this year. Even mid march temperatures are still single-digit and snow still falls into the lowlands. Whereas the white stuff only lasts until morning, the Harz allures with the picture of a winter wonderland. By nature, Brocken and Wurmberg secrete for a visit on the weekend, unless you like mass gatherings. Fortunately there are more
One month ago already we booked a weekend trip into the Harz. I wanted snow for the two days. Eventhough I am not a big fan of bitterly cold weather there is nothing more romantic to me than snow-covered Harz. And actually it worked. Just right at the start of the ascent onto the Brocken the scenic landscape of the
We are on the move at the mountain village Hohegeiß which is one of the highest places within the Harz Mountains with 642 metres above sea level. Right at the arrival we smell the fresh and clean air of this area. The village is located in the middle of mountain meadows, forests and “Dicke Tannen”. And today’s walk is just
When Ute suggested a round lap at Destedt to me I was skeptical at first. Destedt does not sound very tempting to me. She tells me that she came across the “Proto-Opti” trail on her DAV-App, a loop road at the Western border of the Elm. Right away the path’s name sound queer to me and I cannot tell what’s