That's what we really call “big news”! It has taken a really long time, but now the North South Trail also has its hiking app with all the important information about the trail.

The Waldhaus zum Forellen Franz is located directly on the Rothaarsteig and is well known to many Rothaarsteig hikers - a true institution, so to speak.

The current GPX tracks for the year 2025 are here!

The permanently installed trailhead sign at Ellenbogen now marks the official starting point of the North South Trail.

The Lüneburg Heath - a place that enchants hikers and nature lovers alike with its gentle, undulating landscape and endless sea of heather.

"Those who constantly leave the trail have never truly arrived on it."

Unfortunately, the ferry service from Blankenese to Cranz has been discontinued.

Four! Exactly four of the registered thru-hikers made it to the finish this year.

This year, of the many hikers who started, not many will reach the finish, but you, dear Georg "Magic," are one of the few who did.

"You never walk alone" – a phrase every true football fan knows. So, let’s get ready for the third hiking day of the best football club in the world!