Summit circuit

4:00 h
38.18 km
867 m
867 m
544 m
1,137 m
593 m
Start: Hotel Brockenscheideck, Brockenstraße 49, 38855 Wernigerode OT Schierke
Destination: Hotel Brockenscheideck, Brockenstraße 49, 38855 Wernigerode OT Schierke

From Brockenscheideck in Schierke, the route leads up Brockenstraße to the Brocken summit. After the roughly 10 km long ascent, it then goes steeply downhill (Hirtenstieg) towards Scharfenstein and then well refreshed to the Eckertalsperre. Here the route runs along the ski monument and the Goethe path up to the Dreieckiger Pfahl. From there it goes down for just under seven kilometers to Schierke, where the route ends.

Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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Directions

From Brockenscheideck in Schierke, the route leads up Brockenstraße to the Brocken summit. After the roughly 10 km long ascent, it then goes steeply downhill (Hirtenstieg) towards Scharfenstein and then well refreshed to the Eckertalsperre. Here the route runs along the ski monument and the Goethe path up to the Dreieckiger Pfahl. From there it goes down for just under seven kilometers to Schierke, where the route ends.

Directions & Parking facilities

From federal highway B6 at the Wernigerode-Zentrum exit, drive via L82 and L100 to Schierke.

Parking garage at Winterbergtor

At Winterbergtor
Parking for cars up to 2 meters in height
Parking fee: €1.00 for each started hour, max. €8.00 daily fee
700 covered car parking spaces
Toilets

Parking lot "Am Thälchen"

Brockenstraße
Parking lot is divided into 3 sections:
- Parking for guests of the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (HSB); parking fee: €35.00; of this, €8.00 is parking fee and €27.00 is a voucher for a ride with the HSB
- Parking only for vehicles over 2 meters in height (buses, motorhomes, etc.); parking fee: free
- Parking only for guests of the summer toboggan run "Brocken Coaster"; parking fee: free for guests

Arrival by train to Wernigerode and from there by bus line 264 to Schierke.

Additional information

The route has only a few extreme inclines and at a steady pace, climbing the highest mountain in the Harz is quite possible. However, the major difficulties lie in the descents. Hirtenstieg downhill is only rideable with good brakes and suspension (please be considerate of hikers!). The Sandbrinkstraße as well as the paths around the reservoir place very high demands on the biker. The total length of the route represents an additional difficulty.

Warning: Between Eckertalsperre and Dreieckiger Pfahl, the route is not signposted. In snowy conditions it is not passable by bike, as cross-country ski trails are then prepared!

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Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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