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GPS Download

In addi­tion to con­ven­tion­al hik­ing maps, more and more hik­ers are also using a GPS device to find their way around the ter­rain. The GPS device makes it eas­i­er for chil­dren in par­tic­u­lar to get excit­ed about hik­ing, as tech­nol­o­gy and adven­ture are very impor­tant to them in their leisure activities. 

That is why we want to fol­low the trend and meet the many requests from hik­ers for GPS data for the stamp points of the Harz­er Wandernadel.

Please under­stand that we can­not col­lect all the data our­selves and that this may result in trans­mis­sion errors. It is there­fore pos­si­ble that the data giv­en may dif­fer from the actu­al loca­tions of the stamp­ing sta­tions. Infor­ma­tion on such devi­a­tions or cor­rect­ed data for these loca­tions is welcome. 

Downloads

GPX data stamping points 

ZIP archive packed
Sta­tus: 23.04.2025

GPI data Stamping points 

ZIP archive for Garmin
Sta­tus: 23.04.2025

We would like to thank Markus Grün­del from Hanover for kind­ly prepar­ing and pro­vid­ing this data!

Terms of use

The use of the GPS data pro­vid­ed on this web­site is free of charge for pri­vate indi­vid­u­als for per­son­al use. Com­mer­cial use is only pos­si­ble by pri­or arrange­ment. Devi­a­tions in the data pro­vid­ed from the actu­al stamp loca­tions are pos­si­ble. The Harz­er Wan­der­nadel action group excludes lia­bil­i­ty of any kind. 

Please note:
Risks when hiking with GPS

The great dan­ger lies in rely­ing too much on GPS as an aid.

Please bear in mind on your tours that the bat­tery may run out, recep­tion may become impos­si­ble due to the topog­ra­phy or the device may fail due to a mechan­i­cal defect. In such cas­es, you should always take a map and, if nec­es­sary, a com­pass with you, espe­cial­ly on longer hikes. 

The accu­ra­cy of GPS devices can be lim­it­ed, espe­cial­ly in the Harz region, due to poor recep­tion caused by the par­tic­u­lar­ly steep posi­tion of the tar­get­ed satel­lites, shad­ow­ing by cliffs, forests, val­leys, etc. and mul­ti­ple sig­nals due to pos­si­ble reflec­tions, e.g. on large steep rock faces. This is anoth­er rea­son why it is advis­able to take a map with you for addi­tion­al orientation. 

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