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Eckerlochstieg Trail – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Schierke

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Eckerlochstieg Trail – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Schierke

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Eckerlochstieg Trail – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Schierke

04:51

15.8km

510m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 24, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.36 km

Eckerlochstieg Trailhead

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Pure nature, even if the dying trees are setting the tone at the moment.
Sturdy shoes are mandatory.

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1.39 km

Eckerlochstieg Trail

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Very beautiful hiking trail, but also very difficult to hike. Nature lovers will get their money's worth. Good physical condition and sure footing are essential.

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4.43 km

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

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A ride on the Brockenbahn is a special experience. If you hike up the Brocken, you can hear her panting when she drives up or down the path.

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5.73 km

Viewpoint

7.79 km

Neuer Goetheweg

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Brocken must be! Is simply the "highlight" of the Harz Mountains!

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8.61 km

Brocken Railway on the Goetheweg

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Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH is a railway company in the Harz region. Their routes are mainly steam-powered and are considered a national tourist attraction. The meter-gauge route network stretches over a length of 140.4 km and is in operation all year round. Wikipedia

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9.25 km

Scenic Goetheweg

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A very beautiful trail, highly recommended.

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9.34 km

View of Torfhaus

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Great view. One of my favorite places on the way to the Brocken!

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11.2 km

Wolfsbruch

Forest

12.7 km

Rammelberg

Forest

15.6 km

Along the Kalte Bode

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The Kalte Bode is the left, 17 km long source river of the Bode in the High Harz in Saxony-Anhalt.

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15.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.82 km

3.71 km

3.14 km

853 m

331 m

Surfaces

8.90 km

3.65 km

2.61 km

422 m

274 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 14 August

31°C

17°C

21 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

August 1, 2023,Auf den Brocken

Today it went despite the modest weather on the Brocken. We got soaking wet three times but what can you do...
It was still great, even though my cell phone gave up the ghost on the last 50 meters in altitude and about 2km of the route.

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September 27, 2021,210927 Schierke Brocken Schierke

The multi-storey car park in Schierke offers an inexpensive, if not directly inexpensive, starting point.
The ascent via the Teufelsstieg is very varied, but you shouldn't be afraid of dirty shoes in wet weather.
The view from the Brocken is fantastic and is constantly changing thanks to the play of light and shadow in the clouds.
For the descent around …

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February 14, 2026,Frozen 🥶❄️🏔️ Brocken Tour 😶‍🌫️

"Many stones, lame legs,
no view, Heinrich Heine."

by Heinrich Heine, Brocken Book 1824

Every year again 📸🫶🏼🎊💯%
😶‍🌫️.😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️...nevertheless, today's hike up Brocken is a highlight. Every inch is covered in ice crystals. They delicately envelop branches, leaves, heather, and the last rosehips. Elsewhere, bizarre ice formations...a little ice princess's dream...In the end, you don't even notice that there's no …

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February 8, 2025,250208-Brockenwanderung

We were extremely lucky this weekend, no wind and no fog on the Brocken. But still lots of snow and even more sun ☀️

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August 12, 2021,Brocken (HWN 9, 11, 136) 🚂🌤🥾

Finally, a Brocken hike: Here in the Upper Harz you can see the extinction of forests in full, which means that on the way up, sun cover is urgently recommended. The ascent is like an ant migration, but the Teufelsstieg is a very beautiful path. Nature is slowly reclaiming the forest. Every now and then the Harz narrow-gauge railway surprises …

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January 2, 2023,Der erste Brocken des Jahres🌲⛰️🚶🏻

Stormy, but really bearable.🤗👍🏻

It's really shameful how the rest areas are treated.

Everything demolished, rubbish and rubbish everywhere. 😤🤮 Along the Brockenstraße only plastic and aluminum foil.

Off to the next tour 🚴💨

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January 3, 2025,Harz - Brocken, Eckerlochstieg, Teufelsstieg, Entlang der Kalten Bode Runde von Schierke

The nose? Disappeared ;)
The hydration bladder? Block of ice ❄️
The snowstorm? A tough opponent, but we won 💪🏼

In short: An amazing tour that you won't forget in a hurry!

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September 8, 2023,Wanderung

Challenging hike. For
Not recommended for hikers with knee problems or poor fitness. You should avoid the fixed paths

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Eckerlochstieg Trail – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Schierke

Eckerlochstieg Trailhead

Eckerlochstieg Trail

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

Neuer Goetheweg

Brocken Railway on the Goetheweg

Scenic Goetheweg

View of Torfhaus

Along the Kalte Bode

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