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Brocken Railway Station – Brocken Summit loop from Schierke

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Brocken Railway Station – Brocken Summit loop from Schierke

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Brocken Railway Station – Brocken Summit loop from Schierke

02:08

17.2km

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: May 7, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

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3.79 km

Eckerloch Shelter and Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Station 11

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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 to use the shelter, although the weather was very bad and we would have liked to use the shelter. Please dear people, take your GARBAGE 🗑 with you again. 👍 Other hikers thank you.

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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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6.16 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 the valley.
This tank car was only in Drei Annen Hohne and was subsequently marked by the HSB.
It is used solely for the extinguishing agent reserve and is shut down again in winter.

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6.42 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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6.59 km

Brockenhaus

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If you are already high you have to explore everything

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7.71 km

Knochenbrecher Curve (Brocken Road)

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The term "bones breaker curve" for the top road traffic of the Brocken road dates back to the time of the horse carts. Before the construction of the Brockenstraße (this has existed since at least 1849), the driveway led from the current road curve with shelter very steeply directly to the Brocken Plateau. Due to the difficult terrain, the horses often broke their legs here. Hence the name "Knochenbrecherweg".
(Https://de.m.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Brocken#Knochenbrecherkurve_bzw._-weg)
Curve of Brockenstraße at 1060 m above sea level.

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7.97 km

Goetheweg Trail Along the Harz Narrow-Gauge Railway

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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 Wolfgang Goethe and follows his probable ascent from Torfhaus zum Brocken on December 10, 1777.

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12.1 km

Wolfsbruch

Forest

13.6 km

Rammelberg

Forest

16.7 km

VP4 Trans Harz at kilometer 55

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17.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.76 km

4.17 km

3.62 km

385 m

228 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.32 km

4.09 km

2.60 km

788 m

422 m

Elevation

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Brocken Railway Station – Brocken Summit loop from Schierke

Eckerloch Shelter and Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Station 11

Memorial for the Opening of the Brocken Border

Brocken Railway Station

Brocken Summit

Brockenhaus

Knochenbrecher Curve (Brocken Road)

Goetheweg Trail Along the Harz Narrow-Gauge Railway

VP4 Trans Harz at kilometer 55

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