Harzer BaudenSteig 1: From Bad Grund to Lerbach

The BaudenSteig passes numerous Bauden (hiking inns) offering hikers a light day’s load. The start is in Bad Grund. The varied history of the Harz spa and holiday town Bad Grund is closely connected with the Iberger limestone massif. Iron ore was mined here until 1885. In the mid-1980s, therapeutic cave treatment began. Unique in the Harz is also the exotic forest "WeltWald Harz." 600 species of trees from around the world grow in this approximately 100-hectare park-like forest. It is the most important facility of its kind in Europe. Bad Grund also has plenty to offer children, such as the Legends and Fairy Tale Valley, where each fairy tale house and all fairy tale figures are handcrafted. A special feature is the HöhlenErlebnisZentrum "Iberger stalactite cave." Even a snowball fight in summer is possible – with snow from former glacier kettles. Plenty of reasons to spend a day in Bad Grund before tackling the first stage of the BaudenSteig from Bad Grund to Lerbach. It is the longest stage, but there is plenty of time to stop at the Albertturm, the first Baude on the BaudenSteig.