{"id":16269,"date":"2016-01-24T21:59:04","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T20:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/the-hiking-pin\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:39:00","slug":"the-hiking-pin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/the-hiking-pin\/","title":{"rendered":"The hiking pin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you like hiking or cycling and want to enjoy nature and the mountains on vacation?<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Then dis\u00adcov\u00ader the Harz Moun\u00adtains \u2014 Ger\u00admany\u2019s north\u00adern\u00admost low moun\u00adtain range \u2014 and become the Harz Hik\u00ading King or even Hik\u00ading Emperor.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Expe\u00adri\u00adence relax\u00adation in care\u00adfree nature and earn your per\u00adson\u00adal \u201cHarz hik\u00ading&nbsp;pin\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large alignnone wp-image-2352\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-september-sonnenaufgang-an-der-wolfswarte-stefanie-asper-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Stony rocks at sunrise\" class=\"wp-image-16113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-september-sonnenaufgang-an-der-wolfswarte-stefanie-asper-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-september-sonnenaufgang-an-der-wolfswarte-stefanie-asper-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-september-sonnenaufgang-an-der-wolfswarte-stefanie-asper-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-september-sonnenaufgang-an-der-wolfswarte-stefanie-asper-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-september-sonnenaufgang-an-der-wolfswarte-stefanie-asper-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">HWN 135 Wol\u00adswarte \u2014 Ste\u00adfanie&nbsp;Asper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Harz Mountains are perfect for nature and hiking enthusiasts.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n<p>Hard\u00adly any oth\u00ader region can boast so many inter\u00adest\u00ading land\u00adscapes and cul\u00adtur\u00adal forms. The Harz stretch\u00ades across the three fed\u00ader\u00adal states of Low\u00ader Sax\u00adony, Sax\u00adony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The Harz\u00ader Wan\u00adder\u00adnadel stamp book\u00adlet, our three-part map set and the infor\u00adma\u00adtion on our web\u00adsite will gen\u00adtly guide you to the most beau\u00adti\u00adful and excit\u00ading places in the entire Harz region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>The tours to the indi\u00advid\u00adual stamp points vary in length, dif\u00adfi\u00adcul\u00adty and alti\u00adtude, so that fam\u00adi\u00adlies with chil\u00addren as well as senior cit\u00adi\u00adzens and ambi\u00adtious hik\u00aders can soon pin a&nbsp;Harz hik\u00ading pin on themselves.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large alignnone wp-image-3024 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bronze-silber-gold-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Three Harz hiking needles on a wooden surface\" class=\"wp-image-14666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bronze-silber-gold-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bronze-silber-gold-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bronze-silber-gold-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bronze-silber-gold-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bronze-silber-gold-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bronze-silber-gold-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The first bronze, sil\u00adver and gold suc\u00adcess\u00ades \u2014 Image: AchtPfotenPhotography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>A par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly pop\u00adu\u00adlar award for young and old is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/die-wandernadel\/leistungsabzeichen\/#wanderprinz\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3672\">hik\u00ading princess<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/die-wandernadel\/leistungsabzeichen\/#wanderprinz\">prince<\/a>. You can earn a&nbsp;badge and a&nbsp;cer\u00adtifi\u00adcate with just 11 stamps in your hik\u00ading&nbsp;pass.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>The stamp\u00ading points of the \u201cHarz\u00ader Wan\u00adder\u00adnadel\u201d are avail\u00adable for you at a&nbsp;total of 222 inter\u00adest\u00ading places through\u00adout the Harz Moun\u00adtains. They are locat\u00aded near roman\u00adtic for\u00adest inns, rus\u00adtic moun\u00adtain huts and a&nbsp;vari\u00adety of inter\u00adest\u00ading view\u00adpoints. Mines, cas\u00adtle ruins, nat\u00adur\u00adal mon\u00adu\u00adments and, of course, the majes\u00adtic Brock\u00aden are also wait\u00ading for your vis\u00adit and have a&nbsp;stamp ready for&nbsp;you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>With the Harz Hik\u00ading Nee\u00addle, you can hike the entire Harz Moun\u00adtains and expe\u00adri\u00adence its full range. You will get to know well-known tourist mag\u00adnets such as the Brock\u00aden, the Rosstrappe in Thale or the UNESCO World Her\u00aditage Site Ram\u00admels\u00adberg in Goslar, as well as lit\u00adtle-known but no less worth\u00adwhile destinations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide alignnone wp-image-1569 size-large\"><img alt decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Harzk\u00f6hlerei-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1569\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Harzk\u00f6h\u00adlerei Stem\u00adberghaus HWN&nbsp;60<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like hik\u00ading or cycling and want to enjoy nature and the moun\u00adtains on vaca\u00adtion? Then dis\u00adcov\u00ader the Harz Moun\u00adtains \u2014 Ger\u00admany\u2019s north\u00adern\u00admost low moun\u00adtain range \u2014 and become the Harz Hik\u00ading King or even Hik\u00ading Emper\u00ador.&nbsp; Expe\u00adri\u00adence relax\u00adation in care\u00adfree nature and earn your per\u00adson\u00adal \u201cHarz hik\u00ading&nbsp;pin\u201d. The Harz Moun\u00adtains are per\u00adfect&nbsp;for&nbsp;[\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13747,"parent":0,"menu_order":1000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Harzer Wandernadel - Experience a hiking vacation in the Harz Mountains","_seopress_titles_desc":"Experience the Harz actively: enjoy nature, collect stamps and reach unforgettable hiking destinations with the Harz Hiking Needle.","_seopress_robots_index":"","wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"iawp_total_views":32,"footnotes":""},"hf_cat_page":[],"class_list":["post-16269","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16278,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16269\/revisions\/16278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"hf_cat_page","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hf_cat_page?post=16269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}