Trailpark Harz
Ilsenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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- Country
- Germany [1]
- State / region
- Saxony-Anhalt [1]
- City / nearest town
- Ilsenburg (Harz) [1]
- Mountain area
- Harz · Ilse valley and Brocken foothills (Harzlandhalle area) [1]
- Coordinates
- 51.8670, 10.6782 ↗ latitude.to — Ilsenburg
- Drive from Berlin
- ~235 km · ~2:28 h ↗ rome2rio
- Lift
- No mechanical lift — self-pedal or hike-a-bike required; trails accessed from Harzlandhalle parking or Tänntal [2]
- Season & hours
- Open year-round; allowed 1 hour after sunrise until 1 hour before sunset; closed during snow, ice and storms [1]
- Gravity Card
- No — free-to-ride trail park; not in Gravity Card network [3]
Trails
- Character
- Entirely natural, volunteer-built trail network in the Harz National Park buffer zone; five technically demanding descents with over 1,200 m of cumulative vertical; free to ride with donations supporting Trailpark Harz e.V. [1]
- Trail types
- Natural enduro singletrack, technical downhill; no jump lines or northshore structures [2]
- Difficulty spread
- 13 4 official trails: Waldbad Trail (blue, 674 m / 58 m drop), Kammweg (red, 2,380 m / 310 m drop), Wassertal (red, 1,600 m / 231 m drop), Jack the Ripper (red, 1,600 m / 227 m drop); total 9.8 km [2]
- Vertical / longest
- 310 m on the Kammweg; cumulative 1,205 m across all trails; longest descent: Kammweg at 2,380 m [2]
Features & suitability
- Family friendly
- Limited — Waldbad Trail is the only beginner-suitable trail; most trails are red/hard and not recommended for children or novices [4]
- Beginner friendly
- No — Kammweg, Jack the Ripper and Wassertal all contain difficult passages; Waldbad Trail only is accessible to intermediates [4]
- Skills area
- No — no dedicated skills area; the trails themselves are the riding area [1]
- Standout features
- Entirely natural & free-to-ride; Jack the Ripper and Wassertal rated among the best natural descents in northern Germany; located near the Harz National Park [5]
Practical
- Bike shop / repair
- Not found at the trailhead; nearest bike shops in Wernigerode (~10 km)
- Bike wash
- Not found
- Camper / camping
- Not found at trailhead; several campsites in the Ilsenburg/Wernigerode area
- Reputation
- Enthusiastically received on MTB-News and Pinkbike; community praises high-quality natural trail building; Jack the Ripper and Wassertal described as “really good and fun” by Pinkbike users; geared toward advanced riders. [5]
Sources
- Mountain Squad — Trailpark Harz (5 trails, 9.8 km, no lift, free to ride, season)
- Ilsenburg Tourism — Trailpark Harz (individual trail names, lengths, vertical drops, difficulty)
- Gravity Card — network bikeparks list (Trailpark Harz not listed)
- MTB-News Forum — Trailpark Harz und Umgebung Ilsenburg (difficulty discussion, 2024)
- Pinkbike Directory — Trailpark Harz e.V. (community reviews, trail quality)