Germans are widely known for the ease with which they shed clothing, so it comes as little surprise the country’s first route for hiking naked could soon open in the hilly Harz region. Foreigners are ...

Follow the Harz Border Trail along the former Iron Curtain, where patrol paths have become part of Europe’s “Green Belt.” The trail crosses an area once divided for over 40 years, where the UNESCO ...

Fröhlich plätschert das Flüsschen Schildau, dunkelgrün glänzt das Wasser in den Teichen. Enten und Haubentaucher fischen nach Futter, Frösche quaken, das Sonnenlicht bricht sich im Blätterdach der ...

Hikers can trek 94 kilometers (58 miles) through northern Germany's Harz National Park, learn about its role in Cold War history and witness firsthand how these forests inspired centuries of folklore.

After years of partial closure, the spectacular hiking trail through the Bodetal in the Harz Mountains is finally fully accessible again. Thanks to weeks of efforts by a team of volunteers, the ...

This 60-mile trail through northern Germany takes in eerie folklore, industrial heritage and forests recovering from a devastating pest The inscription on the wooden shelter where I stopped to eat my ...

Witness to important stages of human history, the Harz Mountains, in the heart of Germany, not only has a network of hiking trails but also a clutch of cultural treasures recognised by UNESCO. The ...