Forest Climate Trail in Buntenbock
A centuries-old cultural landscape invites you to go hiking
The idyllic village of Buntenbock lies on a plateau in the Upper Harz Mountains - surrounded by vast mountain meadows, glistening ponds and dense forests. Time seems to pass a little more slowly here.
For many people, this landscape is a place of peace, relaxation and closeness to nature. But the forest can do much more than just look beautiful.
The importance of forests for our climate
What role do forests actually play in our climate? How do trees influence the air we breathe? And why are healthy forests more important today than ever before?
Together with Hanna, Luke and Pjotr from the Brockenbande, you will embark on an exciting journey of discovery along the forest climate trail. At several interactive stations, you will learn how closely forests and the climate are connected - and what we can all do to protect these valuable ecosystems. The approx. 7 km loop is particularly suitable for families and contains various interactive stations as well as scannable QR codes that can be used to play audio explanations suitable for children. All paths are accessible and can be travelled with pushchairs. The trail starts at the Buntenbock mountain meadow park, where free parking is available.
Puzzle Book: Superhero Forest
To complement the Climate Trail and its information points, the newly printed ‘Superhero Forest’ activity book, with its puzzle trails, adds variety to the route and reinforces the knowledge gained in a fun way. This turns the walk into a journey of discovery for the whole family. At eight stations, children and families become real forest detectives and get to the bottom of exciting questions about the forest, the climate and nature. Among other things, they’ll learn why people used to move from the cities to the Harz Mountains, which pioneer tree species is considered particularly robust and adaptable, and what causes the highest CO₂ emissions. For every puzzle correctly solved, participants collect a solution word. At the end, all the words are entered into a crossword grid. As they vary in length, the puzzle requires not only knowledge but also logic and the ability to piece things together. Only when all the words are in the correct place does the solution to the puzzle tour emerge.
The printed puzzle booklet “Superhero Forest” is available free of charge, together with the leaflets for the climate trail, at the tourist information centres in Buntenbock, Clausthal-Zellerfeld and Torfhaus.
Notes on the circular hiking trail
Length: 7.2 kilometres Type: Clockwise circular trail Gradient: 67 metres in altitude (up/down)
Some more information about the composition: The path is accessible and mostly passable with a pushchair. It runs mainly on firm gravel and tarmac roads.
The map opposite gives you an overview of the route in advance. The route is marked on site with small signs of the raven Pyotr. Of course, the exact description is also available in Outdooractive. Simply click on the interactive map below.
