Eckertalsperre dam – Brocken Summit loop from Bad Harzburg

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Eckertalsperre dam – Brocken Summit loop from Bad Harzburg

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Eckertalsperre dam – Brocken Summit loop from Bad Harzburg

03:33

41.1km

1,020m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 4.97 km for 3 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.98 km

Radau waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Always a beautiful sight in summer as well as in winter when there is frost. The Radau Waterfall is an experience in particular for children. A small hiking trail also leads up to the waterfall!

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8.23 km

Eckertalsperre dam

Highlight • Monument

At the secluded Eckertalsperre is usually not much going on, because the next parking lot is far away. Previously, the German-German border ran through the middle of the dam. A landmark on the dam still reminds of it today.

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9.01 km

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

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Beautiful dam below the Brocken

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9.65 km

East Shore of the Ecker Dam

Highlight • Lake

Just get off your bike and enjoy the view.

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10.1 km

Ecker Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Well, if that's not a great view.
The bench is just right there

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11.4 km

Ruins

14.0 km

View of the Eckertalsperre

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The view of the Eckertalsperre is great and when then the downhill down to the Rangerhütte Scharfenstein with up to 20 percent gradient follows - perfect! But beware: hikers and dangerous cross grooves are to be considered!

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16.8 km

Brocken Summit

Highlight • Summit

The highest peak in the Harz above the tree line. Certainly not the most exciting climb on a mountain bike, but still a must, simply because it's there. ;-)

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20.1 km

Viewpoint

23.9 km

Lynx Monument Rest Area

Highlight • Monument

In 2000, the National Park started a lynx reintroduction project.

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26.2 km

Radauborn

Forest

36.5 km

Kaltes Tal

Forest

38.1 km

Schweineteich

Lake

41.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.8 km

5.80 km

4.25 km

3.96 km

1.23 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.2 km

8.61 km

5.32 km

2.95 km

1.05 km

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

9°C

98 %

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Comments

June 24, 2024,Brocken von Bad Harzburg über Scharfenstein und Hirtenstieg und zurück über Goethebahnhof und Kaiserweg — midlifEbiker

I rode the EMTB, but the other two didn't, so they didn't have an E-mark. With the weather being perfect, we decided to take the Kaiserweg for the way back.
Note the altitude we covered (see last photo)! 😇

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September 30, 2023,Den Brocken rocken - 2023

I have already ridden this tour twice before, in 2019 once in April (komoot.de/tour/62213840) and once in October (komoot.de/tour 99107082).
After four years it was time to do this round trip again. I am now the proud owner of a mountain bike (MTB), the type of vehicle that is certainly better suited to this route than the two trekking bikes …

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June 14, 2025,HARZEN am Abend

For me—actually, I don't feel like going on a tour today at all—it turned out to be a really nice little adventure in the Harz Mountains. Thanks to EYBO, who quickly conjured up a great little tour.

Nice and cool at first through the beech forest, then bearable temperatures at higher elevations. But above all: NO MUGGLES! The entire Brocken …

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June 23, 2025,Am Abend auf den Brocken

Pleasant temperatures and almost no people around.

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October 1, 2023,1142 m ü. NHN

@Deleted User Thank you :) you definitely missed something there yesterday 😜 It was simply indescribably beautiful.

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August 28, 2024,Bad Harzburg-Brocken

That was still on my agenda: by e-bike from Bad Harzburg to the Brocken. The weather couldn't have been better than today. So let's go!
The climb to the Molkenhaus was via the hiking trail. But it is quite steep in some sections. From the Molkenhaus to the Eckertalsperre, it was easy to make good progress on farm roads. At …

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June 4, 2022,Bad Harzburg über Eckertalsperre und Brocken

Free today, and again tomorrow!
That was really nice today!

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April 16, 2022,Bad Harzburg - Eckertalsperre – Brocken Tour mit Thomas

Day 2 Easter training camp:
In the center of Bad Harzburg, it was a steep climb to the dam, through which the state border with the GDR ran until 1990. After circumnavigating the reservoir, we went the last 5 km to the Broken summit. Inclines between 12-25% made the calves & thighs glow. The Broken summit was extremely crowded and …

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