 After passing the link line to the Nordhausen Tramway that joins it from the right, the railway bends towards the north and runs for 7 km to the station of Niedersachswerfen Ost almost parallel to the standard gauge line from Nordhausen to Ellrich (the South Harz Line).The Harz mountains begin beyond Ilfeld (km 10.7).Behind "Netzkater" (km 14.0) lies the station of "Eisfelder Talmühle" (km 17.3), where the Selke Valley Railway branches off in a curve to the right.