Braunlage: Winter Sports, Waterfalls and Culture

Braunlage brings together several sides of a stay in the Harz: winter sports take center stage on the Wurmberg, while the Heimat-FIS Ski Museum is dedicated to their history. There is also a summit tour, a Nature Myths Trail near Braunlage and a family-friendly mini-golf offering. This lets you plan your trip around your own interests and choose between winter activities, nature, culture and an activity for the whole family.

Winter Sports and Ski History on the Wurmberg

At 971 meters, the Wurmberg is home to a ski area in Braunlage that is considered the highest and largest in the Harz. The ski area includes a circulating monocable gondola lift, a chairlift, several drag lifts and runs of varying difficulty. Operating conditions vary by season; check the current situation before your trip.

For travelers interested in the history of winter sports as well, the Heimat-FIS Ski Museum offers a different perspective. It has an extensive collection on the history of winter sports in the Harz and is recognized by the International Ski Federation as an FIS ski museum. This makes the history of the sport a distinct Braunlage theme alongside the seasonal ski area.

Summit Tour and Nature Myths Trail

The Wurmberg Summit Tour in Braunlage follows the Warme Bode, passing the Lower and Upper Bode Waterfalls and crossing parts of the Harz National Park. The Nature Myths Trail near Braunlage follows a different route: its nine interactive stations explore the relationship between people and nature. The two activities therefore have different focal points: the summit tour takes in the river, waterfalls and national park along the route, while the stations set the theme on the Nature Myths Trail.

Mini Golf for the Whole Family

Another activity is available at the Adventure Golf Park in Braunlage, at Harzburger Straße 29. It has 14 holes ranging from 11 to 25 meters in length and offers mini golf for the whole family. This adds an activity with a different focus to the winter sports and nature trails. The number of holes and their lengths give a concrete impression of the facility without equating it with the demands of a hike or a ski area.

Culture in the Destination of Goslar

Goslar has its own focus on urban history and mining traditions. Goslar’s historic old town has been preserved as a unified area of around one square kilometer and includes more than 1,500 half-timbered houses. St. Anne’s House on Glockengießerstraße dates back to 1488 and is the oldest fully preserved half-timbered house in Goslar’s old town. The Imperial Palace has stood at the foot of the Rammelsberg for nearly 1,000 years and was once the seat of power for kings and emperors.

The Goslar Museum also explores the city’s history: it presents the lives and work of people in Goslar over more than ten centuries and traces the city’s development over time. At the Goslar Tin Figure Museum, children and adults can cast and paint their own tin figures in the open workshop. The former Rammelsberg ore mine offers another way to explore the mining tradition: at this visitor mine, visitors can see various aspects of the mining heritage. An adjoining museum explores its history. Goslar’s cultural offerings therefore range from its historic cityscape to the history of the city and mining.

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