Brocken Summit – Brocken Railway Station loop from Schierke

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Brocken Summit – Brocken Railway Station loop from Schierke

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4.5

(15)

160

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Brocken Summit – Brocken Railway Station loop from Schierke

02:08

17.1km

520m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.79 km

Eckerloch Shelter and Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Station 11

Highlight • Mountain Hut

We were at the rest stop today. I don't understand why nature lovers always have to leave their rubbish, why can't you take it back with you. It was impossible …

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5.85 km

Memorial for the Opening of the Brocken Border

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Even if I was only born after the fall of the Berlin Wall, I think it's great that this historic place is remembered. Easily recognizable for every visitor to the Brocken, the information board should stimulate thought!

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6.32 km

Brocken Summit

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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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6.60 km

Brocken Railway Station

Highlight • Rest Area

The HSB (Harzer Schmalspurbahnen) have parked a (red) tank car with extinguishing water on the Brocken for possible accidents. The wagon stands on a trolley, in winter it goes into …

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7.59 km

Bonebreaker Curve

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Our shelters in the Harz National Park are usually located in places worth seeing and are therefore popular hiking destinations. They serve as a short-term rest and break option and …

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7.85 km

Goetheweg Trail Along the Harz Narrow-Gauge Railway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Goetheweg from Torfhaus zum Brocken is one of the most popular hiking trails in the Harz National Park. He is named after the famous German poet and thinker Johann …

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12.0 km

Wolfsbruch

Forest

13.5 km

Rammelberg

Forest

16.6 km

VP4 Trans Harz at kilometer 55

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17.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.67 km

4.03 km

3.72 km

385 m

228 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.29 km

3.99 km

2.60 km

788 m

422 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

19°C

7°C

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Comments

December 31, 2023,Jahresabschluss🏃🏻‍♂️

This morning the parking lot was already very full and there were a lot of people out and about. The Harz offered good conditions and I was even able to briefly observe deer.🦌👍🏻

I wish you once again a pleasant turn of the year, lots of health, satisfaction and peace of mind. Be diligent and keep moving, just don't forget …

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