--- title: "Routes to the Brocken - Goetheweg" url: "https://www.braunlage.de/en/tour/routes-to-the-brocken-goetheweg" description: "From the west, starting at Torfhaus, Goethe once set out to the Brocken. Along the B4 there is already a beautiful view of the Brocken. The popular Goetheweg follows the Abbegraben. Goethe did not yet know this watercourse – it was built in 1827 and today is part of the new World Heritage Site Upper Harz Water Management System. A wooden boardwalk leads through the Large Torfhaus Moor. Peat was once extracted here; today the valuable moors of the Harz are under strict nature protection. The path leads at the foot of the Quitschenberg to Eckersprung. Now the hiker crosses the former inner-German border. The Goetheweg runs along the Brocken Railway at the Goethe Moor. The forest thins out, heath areas become increasingly visible. The last section must be covered by the hiker on the Brockenstraße. The Goetheweg is part of the Harz Witches' Trail." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/50773435/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Braunlage - Das Herz im Harz > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Routes to the Brocken - Goetheweg ================================= - 8.80 km long - Difficulty: medium - Condition: medium - Great panorama - Walking / hiking View of the Brocken from Torfhaus Goetheweg Moor View from the Brocken to the south View of the Brocken (Photo: Bennet Dörge) Sunrise on the Brocken - 2:30 h - 8.80 km - 341 m - 4 m - 796 m - 1,142 m - 346 m - - Start: Torfhaus - Destination: Brocken Almost 9-kilometer hike from Torfhaus via the Goetheweg to the Brocken. From the west, starting at Torfhaus, Goethe once set out to the Brocken. Along the B4 there is already a beautiful view of the Brocken. The popular Goetheweg follows the Abbegraben. Goethe did not yet know this watercourse – it was built in 1827 and today is part of the new World Heritage Site Upper Harz Water Management System. A wooden boardwalk leads through the Large Torfhaus Moor. Peat was once extracted here; today the valuable moors of the Harz are under strict nature protection. The path leads at the foot of the Quitschenberg to Eckersprung. Now the hiker crosses the former inner-German border. The Goetheweg runs along the Brocken Railway at the Goethe Moor. The forest thins out, heath areas become increasingly visible. The last section must be covered by the hiker on the Brockenstraße. The Goetheweg is part of the Harz Witches' Trail. Read more Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt Good to know ------------ Pavements Path (5%) Street (18%) Asphalt (16%) Trail (3%) Gravel (58%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Torfhaus - Abbegraben - Large Torfhaus Moor - Quitschenberg - Eckersprung - Bahnhof Goetheweg - Brockenstraße - Brocken Read more Equipment Sturdy footwear, weather-appropriate clothing. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**Via the B4 coming from Bad Harzburg, via the B242 coming from Braunlage, or via the L504 from Altenau. Read more **Parking**Parking is available at the large Torfhaus car park (paid). Read more **Public transportation**You can reach the starting point of the route from Bad Harzburg or Braunlage with line 820 (Bad Harzburg - Braunlage) Read more Additional information National Park Visitor Center TorfHaus Torfhaus 8, 38667 Altenau 05320 331790 Read more Author Harzer Tourismusverband Organization Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt License (master data) Map The Hochharz - Around the Brocken (standard) hiking and cycling map scale 1 : 30,000, UTM grid for GPS, contour lines in 20m steps, Harzklub hiking trails format 110 x 200 mm, 990 x 600 mm (open) standard edition (map paper) ISBN 978-3-928977-91-3 price: 4.00 € Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interest - National park info centre - Lookout tower - National park info centre - Tours 5.87 km - Walking / hiking 16.93 km - Walking / hiking 21.94 km - Walking / hiking **outdooractive** Contact Clausthal-Zellerfeld Download GPX file - - - -