Trautenstein is a village in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

South of the village is the Bärenhöhe ("Bear Heights"), also known as the Carlshaushöhe, which is 626 metres high.

The most important link road is the B 242 from Hasselfelde to Braunlage which passes through Trautenstein.

South of Trautenstein in the forest is a refuge hut, the Walzenhütte (521 m), which is checkpoint 50 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network.

[2] Another nearby checkpoint is the Oberharzblick am Buchenberg (Upper Harz view on the Buchenberg hill), which is further south and has good views looking towards the two highest mountains of the Harz: the Wurmberg and the Brocken.