Clausthal-Zellerfeld: Cross-country skiing and mining history

Cross-country skiing in winter and summer

The change of seasons affects cross-country skiing: in winter, you can go cross-country skiing in Clausthal-Zellerfeld; when there is no snow, the trails can be used for roller skiing in summer. If you are planning your stay around this activity, consider whether winter cross-country skiing or summer roller skiing is the reason for your trip. The season helps you choose the activity you want.

Mining and a town walk

At the Upper Harz Mining Museum in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, you can experience the town’s mining history up close, including by exploring a reconstructed mine shaft. The museum brings together significant exhibits and original mining facilities, which visitors can discover and experience for themselves. A reconstructed shaft and original facilities thus offer different ways to explore the subject of mining.

The Robert Koch town walk takes a different approach, visiting places that were significant during Koch’s youth. The route passes, among other places, his birthplace, the church where he was baptized and his former school. The walk therefore connects several specific places from his early life.

Brew together

At the BRAUakademie, groups of four or more can brew their own beer under the guidance of master brewers. The minimum group size makes this a group activity and provides a concrete starting point for planning together. Here, the focus is on brewing your own beer, while the museum and town walk explore historical subjects.

Culture in the wider destination of Goslar

The wider destination of Goslar adds its own cultural and historical focus. Goslar’s historic old town has been preserved as a cohesive area of around one square kilometre and includes more than 1,500 half-timbered houses. The Imperial Palace has stood at the foot of the Rammelsberg for nearly 1,000 years; it was once the seat of kings and emperors. The townscape and history of former rulers thus complement the mining history that takes centre stage at the mining museum in Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

The former Rammelsberg ore mine is also part of Goslar. At the visitor mine, you can explore various aspects of mining tradition; the museum attached to it documents its history. At the Goslar Tin Figure Museum, children and adults can cast and paint their own tin figures in the open workshop. Goslar’s cultural offerings thus include a hands-on activity as well as town and mining history.

Choose accommodation based on your reason for travelling

If you would like to include more cultural destinations, you can also consider Goslar as a wider destination. This lets you tailor your search for a hotel or other accommodation to your planned stay.

Discover more destinations: Buntenbock, Langelsheim, Oberharz, Seesen, Braunlage, Sankt Andreasberg, Goslar, Bad Harzburg

For the wider travel overview: Goslar District.