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Harzer Wandernadel

May 04, 2023

The Harzer Wandernadel is a system of hiking awards in the Harz mountains in central Germany. The hiker (or mountain biker) can earn awards at different levels of challenge by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and stamping his or her passbook to record the visit. With 222 checkpoints in three federal states and across five districts in the Harz and with membership in five figures, the system has gained a following Germany-wide.

Josephshöhe checkpoint on the Harz Hikers network
Checkpoint at the Königsburg

Purpose

The idea of the Wandernadel (literally "hiking needle/pin" --> "hiking badge") is to give those holidaying in the Harz a worthwhile goal to achieve and encourage them to stay for longer or return. It also aims to encourage those who live in the local area to go hiking and improve their fitness.

In addition the system helps tourists and locals to get to know the many different sights and hiking trails in the Harz. To that end, checkpoints have been located at scenic viewing points, places of geological or botanical, culturalbor historical or interest.With a few exceptions, the checkpoints can only be reached on foot or bicycle.

Hiking badge system

 
The hiking badges

Harz hiking badges are awarded at several levels depending on the number of checkpoints reached (verified by stamping a pass book):

  • 8 stamps: Harz hiking badge in bronze
  • 16 stamps: Harz hiking badge in silver
  • 24 stamps: Harz hiking badge in gold
  • 50 stamps: Harz Hiking King (Wanderkönig) or Queen (Wanderkönigin)
  • 100 stamps: Harz Imperial Rucksack (Kaiserrucksack)
  • 111 stamps: Harz Mining Foreman (Steiger) (111 different control points, of which 22 are special checkpoints connected with mining in the Harz)
  • 150 stamps: Harz Imperial Boot (Kaiserschuh)
  • 222 stamps: Harz Hiking Emperor (Wanderkaiser) or Empress (Wanderkaiserin)

The awards may be earned over any period of time; there is no time limit within which the stamps have to be collected.

In addition there are special themed hiking badges that may be earned. For example there is one for collecting 11 stamps on checkpoints located on the Harzer Hexenstieg the "Harz Witch's Path". Others include a Goethe Way (Goetheweg) badge and an Inner German Border badge.

It is also possible, in addition to collecting all 222 stamps, to collect several additional special stamps that are recorded at the end of a walking pass. These special stamps are only collector's items and do not count towards any award.

Process for getting a hiking badge

 
Checkpoint at the Bremen Hut

Before visiting checkpoints and starting to collect stamps, the hiker first needs to buy a hiking pass book (Wanderpass); these can be obtained cheaply online or in the tourist and spa facilities in the towns and villages of the Harz, in participating pubs within the network and in some bookshops. It is also worthwhile buying a set of 3 maps on which the checkpoints are marked, although this information can be found in other ways, including the organiser's website. The website first published its English pages in 2012 with the support of the British garrison in Hohne.

The pass must be stamped at each checkpoint. If the stamp is missing or damaged, a code number can be noted down as an alternative. This ensures that vandalism should not prevent hikers from collecting points towards their badges.

On gaining the requisite number of stamps, the pass is handed in again at a counter and the badges can be bought at little cost after the pass has been checked. The Foreman (Steiger) and Emperor (Kaiser) badges can only be obtained from the Harzer Wandernadel main office in Blankenburg, which is only open Monday to Friday during working hours.

Features

The Harz hiking badge is significantly different from many other hiking badge systems. For example, there are hardly any other places where there is a system with as many as 222 control points crossing state and district boundaries. In addition the system is relatively well protected from vandalism and can be set up anywhere on the terrain, whilst with other systems the checkpoints are at restaurants, shops, etc., and can only be used during opening hours.

Unlike other hiking badge projects, the hassle of enrolling as a 'customer' is avoided, because the stamps may be collected freely without needing to supply anyone with a telephone number or address.

History

The initiator and operator is the Gesund älter werden im Harz ("Aging healthily in the Harz") with its head office in Blankenburg, which is supported by various public institutions. The first checkpoints were set up in 2006; since 2007 the current system of 222 control points has been available. There are no plans to extend it, however the checkpoints are sometimes relocated to different places in the Harz.

Resonance

The system soon gained extraordinary popularity, as can clearly be seen from the number of walkers stamping their passes at the control points. In 2009 alone about 10,000 hiking passes were sold.[1] It is also noteworthy that in each year there has been a three-figure number of walkers that have achieved the highest award, the "Harz Hiking Emperor". (As the control points are spread across a 110 km long and 30 - 40 km wide range of low mountains, covering all of them may take a total of several weeks spent on the trails and travelling to the trails.)

Locations

Some of examples of checkpoints in the Harzer Wandernadel are listed below:

Checkpoint No. Name Description Location
1 Eckertalsperre (Staumauer) Barrier of the Ecker Dam 4 km SE of Bad Harzburg
5 Froschfelsen The Froschfelsen rock formation that looks like a frog 2 km SW of Ilsenburg
9 Brocken The Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz Brocken summit
17 Trudenstein The Trudenstein rock formation 2.5 km NE of Schierke
80 Burgruine Regenstein Regenstein Castle 2 km N of Blankenburg
98 Ruine Hohnstein Hohnstein Castle 1 km NNE of Neustadt/Harz
101 Einhornhöhle Unicorn Cave, a popular show cave near Scharzfeld
122 Kreuz des Deutschen Ostens An Ostlandkreuz, a cross in memory of former eastern German lands Above Bad Harzburg to the SE

List of checkpoints

The following is a list of all the checkpoints as at December 2012. They are listed by their German names used by the Harzer Wandernadel.

1 to 60

61 to 120

121 to 180

181 to 222

References

  1. ^ www.zukunft-Harz.de

External links

  • Official Harzer Wandernadel website—(in German)
  • —(in German)
  • Checkpoint —(in German)

May 04, 2023
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The Harzer Wandernadel is a system of hiking awards in the Harz mountains in central Germany The hiker or mountain biker can earn awards at different levels of challenge by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and stamping his or her passbook to record the visit With 222 checkpoints in three federal states and across five districts in the Harz and with membership in five figures the system has gained a following Germany wide Josephshohe checkpoint on the Harz Hikers network Checkpoint at the Konigsburg Contents 1 Purpose 2 Hiking badge system 3 Process for getting a hiking badge 4 Features 5 History 6 Resonance 7 Locations 7 1 List of checkpoints 7 1 1 1 to 60 7 1 2 61 to 120 7 1 3 121 to 180 7 1 4 181 to 222 8 References 9 External linksPurpose EditThe idea of the Wandernadel literally hiking needle pin gt hiking badge is to give those holidaying in the Harz a worthwhile goal to achieve and encourage them to stay for longer or return It also aims to encourage those who live in the local area to go hiking and improve their fitness In addition the system helps tourists and locals to get to know the many different sights and hiking trails in the Harz To that end checkpoints have been located at scenic viewing points places of geological or botanical culturalbor historical or interest With a few exceptions the checkpoints can only be reached on foot or bicycle Hiking badge system Edit The hiking badges Harz hiking badges are awarded at several levels depending on the number of checkpoints reached verified by stamping a pass book 8 stamps Harz hiking badge in bronze 16 stamps Harz hiking badge in silver 24 stamps Harz hiking badge in gold 50 stamps Harz Hiking King Wanderkonig or Queen Wanderkonigin 100 stamps Harz Imperial Rucksack Kaiserrucksack 111 stamps Harz Mining Foreman Steiger 111 different control points of which 22 are special checkpoints connected with mining in the Harz 150 stamps Harz Imperial Boot Kaiserschuh 222 stamps Harz Hiking Emperor Wanderkaiser or Empress Wanderkaiserin The awards may be earned over any period of time there is no time limit within which the stamps have to be collected In addition there are special themed hiking badges that may be earned For example there is one for collecting 11 stamps on checkpoints located on the Harzer Hexenstieg the Harz Witch s Path Others include a Goethe Way Goetheweg badge and an Inner German Border badge It is also possible in addition to collecting all 222 stamps to collect several additional special stamps that are recorded at the end of a walking pass These special stamps are only collector s items and do not count towards any award Process for getting a hiking badge Edit Checkpoint at the Bremen Hut Before visiting checkpoints and starting to collect stamps the hiker first needs to buy a hiking pass book Wanderpass these can be obtained cheaply online or in the tourist and spa facilities in the towns and villages of the Harz in participating pubs within the network and in some bookshops It is also worthwhile buying a set of 3 maps on which the checkpoints are marked although this information can be found in other ways including the organiser s website The website first published its English pages in 2012 with the support of the British garrison in Hohne The pass must be stamped at each checkpoint If the stamp is missing or damaged a code number can be noted down as an alternative This ensures that vandalism should not prevent hikers from collecting points towards their badges On gaining the requisite number of stamps the pass is handed in again at a counter and the badges can be bought at little cost after the pass has been checked The Foreman Steiger and Emperor Kaiser badges can only be obtained from the Harzer Wandernadel main office in Blankenburg which is only open Monday to Friday during working hours Features EditThe Harz hiking badge is significantly different from many other hiking badge systems For example there are hardly any other places where there is a system with as many as 222 control points crossing state and district boundaries In addition the system is relatively well protected from vandalism and can be set up anywhere on the terrain whilst with other systems the checkpoints are at restaurants shops etc and can only be used during opening hours Unlike other hiking badge projects the hassle of enrolling as a customer is avoided because the stamps may be collected freely without needing to supply anyone with a telephone number or address History EditThe initiator and operator is the Gesund alter werden im Harz Aging healthily in the Harz with its head office in Blankenburg which is supported by various public institutions The first checkpoints were set up in 2006 since 2007 the current system of 222 control points has been available There are no plans to extend it however the checkpoints are sometimes relocated to different places in the Harz Resonance EditThe system soon gained extraordinary popularity as can clearly be seen from the number of walkers stamping their passes at the control points In 2009 alone about 10 000 hiking passes were sold 1 It is also noteworthy that in each year there has been a three figure number of walkers that have achieved the highest award the Harz Hiking Emperor As the control points are spread across a 110 km long and 30 40 km wide range of low mountains covering all of them may take a total of several weeks spent on the trails and travelling to the trails Locations EditSome of examples of checkpoints in the Harzer Wandernadel are listed below Checkpoint No Name Description Location1 Eckertalsperre Staumauer Barrier of the Ecker Dam 4 km SE of Bad Harzburg5 Froschfelsen The Froschfelsen rock formation that looks like a frog 2 km SW of Ilsenburg9 Brocken The Brocken the highest peak in the Harz Brocken summit17 Trudenstein The Trudenstein rock formation 2 5 km NE of Schierke80 Burgruine Regenstein Regenstein Castle 2 km N of Blankenburg98 Ruine Hohnstein Hohnstein Castle 1 km NNE of Neustadt Harz101 Einhornhohle Unicorn Cave a popular show cave near Scharzfeld122 Kreuz des Deutschen Ostens An Ostlandkreuz a cross in memory of former eastern German lands Above Bad Harzburg to the SEList of checkpoints Edit The following is a list of all the checkpoints as at December 2012 They are listed by their German names used by the Harzer Wandernadel 1 to 60 Edit 1 Eckertalsperre Staumauer 2 Scharfenstein Rangerstation 3 Am Kruzifix 4 Taubenklippe 5 Froschfelsen 6 Oberer Ilsefalle Bremer Hutte 7 Gasthaus Plessenburg 8 Stempelsbuche 9 Brockenhaus 10 Grosse Zeterklippe 11 Eckerloch 12 Achtermannshohe 13 Ahrensklint 14 Schnarcherklippe 15 Leistenklippe 16 Ferdinandstein 17 Trudenstein 18 Grenzweg zum Kaffeehorst 19 Skidenkmal 20 Barenberg Aussichtspunkt 21 Helenenruh Elend 22 Gelber Brink 23 Molkenhausstern 24 Wolfsklippe 25 Oberforster Koch Denkmal 26 Monchsbuche 27 Ottofelsen 28 Gasthaus Steinerne Renne 29 Elversstein 30 Ilsestein 31 Agnesberg 32 Gasthaus Christianental 33 Stapenberg 34 Scharfenstein 35 Gasthaus Armeleuteberg 36 Peterstein 37 Buchenberg 38 Galgenberg 39 Tagebau Felswerke 40 Konigshutter Wasserfall 41 Ruine Konigsburg 42 Trogfurther Brucke 43 Wasserscheide Weser Elbe Hohe Tur 44 Kapitelsberg 45 Dicke Tannen 46 Grenzmuseum am Ring der Erinnerung 47 Oberharzblick am Buchenberg 48 Stierbergsteich 49 Gruntal 50 Walzenhutte 51 Carlsturm 52 Trageburg am Hexenstieg 53 Hassel Vorsperre 54 Rotestein 55 Wustung Selkenfelde Kirche 56 Rappbodeblick Trautenstein 57 Echowiese Allrode 58 Pferdchen 59 Klostergrund Michaelstein 60 Stemberghaus Kohlerei 61 to 120 Edit 61 Harzer Grauwacke Rieder 62 Talsperre Wendefurth Talsperrenblick 63 Schoneburg Aussichtspunkt 64 Boser Kleef Aussichtspunkt 65 Gasthaus Todtenrode 66 Wilhelmsblick Aussichtspunkt 67 Weisser Hirsch Aussichtspunkt 68 Pfeil Denkmal 69 Sonnenklippe Bodetal 70 Prinzensicht Aussichtspunkt 71 Rosstrappe Abzweig Schurre 72 La Viershohe 73 Glockenstein 74 Hamburger Wappen Teufelsmauer 75 Hahnenkleeklippen 76 Grossvaterfelsen 77 Ruine Luisenburg 78 Barocke Garten 79 Otto Ebert Brucke am Herzogsweg 80 Burgruine Regenstein 81 Sandhohlen im Heers 82 Regensteinmuhle 83 Austbergturm 84 Altenburg bei Heimburg 85 Wasserkunst Thumkuhlental 86 Bisongehege 87 Volkmarskeller 88 Aussichtspavillon Hoher Kleef 89 Schornsteinberg 90 Roter Schuss 91 Weltkulturerbe Rammelsberg 92 Poppenberg mit Aussichtsturm 93 Dreitalerblick 94 Drei Herren Stein 95 Ilfelder Wetterfahne 96 Ehemalige Steinmuhle 97 Ziegenalm 98 Ruine Hohnstein 99 Komodienplatz 100 Ebersburg 101 Einhornhohle 102 Vereinsplatz 103 Kalte Birke 104 Trankebachhutte 105 Prinzenlaube 106 Schone Aussicht Bielstein 107 Maassener Gaipel 108 Brockenblick 109 Heimburg 110 Granestausee 111 Graneblockhaus 112 Liebesbank 113 Grumbacher Teiche 114 Hutte am Sidecum 115 Bismarckturm 116 Verlobungsinsel in der Oker 117 Treppenstein 118 Kastehaus 119 Hallesche Hutte 120 Elfenstein 121 to 180 Edit 121 Saperstelle 122 Kreuz des deutschen Ostens 123 Gaststatte Rinderstall 124 Kote am Heidenstieg 125 Schalker Turm 126 Lochstein Oberer Schalker Graben 127 Weppner Hutte Jagersbleeker Teich 128 Huttaler Widerwaage 129 Hutte im Arboretum 130 Iberger Albertturm 131 Kaysereiche Schutzhutte 132 Schwarzenberg Kote Brockenblick 133 Forster Ludwig Platz 134 Brander Klippe 135 Wolfswarte 136 Eckersprung 137 Barenbrucher Teich 138 Braunseck 139 Kuckholzklippe 140 Eselsplatz 141 Lasfelde Tranke 142 Handwerkers Ruh 143 Kote Schindelkopf 144 Hanskuhnenburg 145 Schmidts Denkmal 146 Morgenbrodtshutte 147 Pavilion Ackerblick 148 Waidmannsruhe 149 Kleine Oker 150 Grosser Knollen 151 Ruine Scharzfels 152 Knollenkreuz 153 Schadenbeekskopfe 154 Dreibrodestein 155 Rehberger Grabenhaus 156 Wurmberg Baude 157 Kapellenfleck 158 Hassenstein 159 Stoberhai 160 Helenenruh 161 Stephanhutte 162 Alte Wache 163 Bremer Klippe 164 Stiefmutter 165 Wendel Eiche 166 Helbing Hutte AP Sachsenstein 167 Hexentanzplatz Ellricher Blick 168 Dreieckiger Pfahl 169 Molkenhaus 170 Rabenklippe 171 Altarklippe 172 Katzsohlteich 173 Gaststatte Hirschbuchenkopf 174 Hohnehof 175 Schaubergwerk Glasebach 176 Uhlenkopfe Hanichen 177 Verlobungsurne Alexisbad 178 Hirschgrund am Gasthaus Konigsruhe 179 IV Friedrichshammer 180 Gaststatte Selkemuhle 181 to 222 Edit 181 Schlossmuhle Ballenstedt 182 Schirm 183 Forsterblick Gernrode 184 Barendenkmal 185 Preussenturm 186 Anhaltinischer Saalstein 187 Lauenburg 188 Teufelsmauer Weddersleben 189 Grosse Teufelsmuhle 190 Bergrat Muller Teich 191 Laubtalblick 192 Historischer Gipsbrennofen 193 Stahlquelle 194 Hellergrund 195 Kothener Hutte 196 Bremer Teich 197 Burgruine Anhalt 198 Glockensteine 199 Bismarckturm 200 Burg Falkenstein 201 Konradsburg 202 Landschaftspark Degenershausen 203 Schutzhutte am Mettenberg 204 Selkesicht an der Ackeburg 205 Rastplatz unterhalb des Clusberges 206 Hahnestein 207 Mausoleum 208 Burgruine Grillenburg 209 Moltkewarte Aussichtsturm 210 Meilerplatz an der Kohlenstrasse 211 Kunstteich 212 An der Queste 213 Bauerngraben sudl periodischer See 214 Heimkehle 215 Josephshohe Auerberg 216 Hunrodeiche 217 Dicke Buche 218 Neustadter Talsperre 219 Wippertalsperre Staumauer 220 Schutzhutte Philippsgruss 221 Jungfernklippe 222 Schaubergwerk RohrigschachtReferences Edit www zukunft Harz deExternal links EditOfficial Harzer Wandernadel website in German Harzer wandernadel de Checkpoint list in German Checkpoint Harzer wandernadel de Checkpoint map interactive in German Portals Mountains Germany Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harzer Wandernadel amp oldid 1114499724, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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