View of the Brocken – Church of the Redeemer Benzingerode loop from Stapelburg

View of the Brocken – Church of the Redeemer Benzingerode loop from Stapelburg

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View of the Brocken – Church of the Redeemer Benzingerode loop from Stapelburg

02:59

62.8km

700m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 7, 2026

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After 49.5 km for 267 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.22 km

View of the Brocken

Highlight • Viewpoint

Looking back at the Brocken again

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16.2 km

Paved Cycle Path in the Harz Mountains

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

well-developed bike path, off the road

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19.2 km

Church of the Redeemer Benzingerode

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The church in Benzingerode was built in 1903 as a replica of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the center of town. The original in Berlin was destroyed in 1943 during World War II.

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23.0 km

Ziegenberg bei Heimburg Ascent

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A good less traveled alternative high in the Harz towards Elbingerode

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35.8 km

Scenic Road from Elbingerode to Drei Annen Hohne

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Very nice to drive and less traffic during the week

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39.4 km

A very special highlight in the Harz is the old Brocken Railway, which has been running regularly up the highest mountain in the Harz since 1992. This is a so-called "adhesion railway": despite the steep route profile, the railway climbs the summit solely due to the friction between the drive wheels and the rails and does not require any gears or anything similar. This means that the route has the highest station of all German adhesion narrow-gauge railways.

Enough of the technical highlights. Purely from an experience point of view, a train journey like this is of course extremely exciting. If you still prefer to climb to the Brocken by bike, I fully understand. But maybe the Brocken Railway is an option for the rest of the family? Take a look here, there is all the information about the railway: hsb-wr.de/mehr-erfahren/streckennetz/brockenbahn.

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40.3 km

Entrance to Harz National Park

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Extensive wilderness forests, bizarre rocks, millennia-old bogs, pristine streams and majestic chunks. In this legendary mountain wilderness not only lynx and wildcat feel at home, but numerous large and small natural wonders are waiting along the way for attentive explorers.
The Harz National Park is committed to the protection of these wonders and wants to arouse the enthusiasm for the beauty of nature in the people and preserve. Experience the newly emerging wilderness with all your senses in one of the largest forest national parks in Germany.

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41.8 km

Schülertal

Forest

49.6 km

Cycle Path Along the Brocken Railway

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62.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.3 km

26.2 km

2.06 km

1.78 km

327 m

136 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.3 km

9.23 km

1.36 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Monday 9 November

7°C

1°C

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

March 24, 2023,[RB] Dies & Das - Stippvisite Harz 😶‍🌫️

Friends visited, WR round, family welcomed. Unfortunately, the big hill has to be canceled due to hurricane gusts.

I think I'll get sick too... No steam, heart rate too high, meeeeh

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