Location: Harz Mountains in Germany
Nearest Airport:
Hannover at 100
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Nearest Train:
Goslar at 20
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Nearest Motorway:
Seesen at 20
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Car: not necessary
Altenau, in the centre of the upper Harz is a very attractive health resort and winter sport destination, where you can find relaxation at any time of the year. The holiday resort Altenau is well known for wide-stretched hiking trails, mountain biking tracks and a wide range of leisure time activities. For example an ice pavilion, swimming pool with artificial waves, sauna and Nordic walking centre, an herb museum. In the winter time it also offers a wide range of winter sport activities like cross-country ski-tracks, sledding, winter walking tracks, torch walking and funny evenings on a ski lodge. Altenau also offers lots of nice restaurants and shopping possibilities.
A public bus transfer system gives you the opportunity to explore other interesting places of the upper Harz without having your own car. There are regularly transfers to the railway station in Goslar so that you can arrive by train.