--- title: "Ways to the Brocken - Teufelsstieg" url: "https://www.braunlage.de/en/tour/ways-to-the-brocken-teufelsstieg" description: "The Teufelsstieg is the most difficult ascent to the Brocken. The hike begins in the Elend valley and goes up along the Bode on a well-developed forest path to Schierke. A detour to the Schnarcherklippen is worthwhile here. Then downhill again past the Mäuseklippe to Schierke to the Excellence Path along the cold Bode, over the next bridge to the right through the Schluft meadows. After crossing the road, the ascent through the Eckerloch to the Brocken begins. The path leads along the Schwarzes Schluftwasser over the tracks of the Brocken railway to the Eckerloch hut. The Eckerloch climb ends on the Brocken road. The Teufelsstieg continues on the circular path upwards past the Brockengarten, Teufelskanzel, and Hexenaltar. The descent to Bad Harzburg takes place on the Heinrich-Heine-Weg, a former customs path on the so-called protection strip (now the route of the Harz border path on the Green Belt). After 3.5 km, the ranger station at Scharfenstein is reached; it then continues over forest paths to the Eckertalsperre. Further into the Eckertal and up the Braunschweiger Weg to the Molkenhaus. From there past the Ettersklippe to the destination of the hike - Bad Harzburg." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/28754895/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Braunlage - Das Herz im Harz > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Ways to the Brocken - Teufelsstieg ================================== - 24.62 km long - Difficulty: difficult - Condition: very difficult - Great panorama - Walking / hiking Brocken Starting point in the Elendstal Schnarcherklippen Eckertal reservoir with a view of the Brocken Border stone FRG-GDR at the Ecker dam Descent Kolonnenweg Schnarcherklippen between Elend and Schierke - 7:00 h - 24.62 km - 762 m - 966 m - 289 m - 1,142 m - 853 m - - Start: Elend valley (so-called valley guard) - Destination: Bad Harzburg Just under a 25-kilometer hike from Elend via the Brocken to Bad Harzburg. The Teufelsstieg is the most difficult ascent to the Brocken. The hike begins in the Elend valley and goes up along the Bode on a well-developed forest path to Schierke. A detour to the Schnarcherklippen is worthwhile here. Then downhill again past the Mäuseklippe to Schierke to the Excellence Path along the cold Bode, over the next bridge to the right through the Schluft meadows. After crossing the road, the ascent through the Eckerloch to the Brocken begins. The path leads along the Schwarzes Schluftwasser over the tracks of the Brocken railway to the Eckerloch hut. The Eckerloch climb ends on the Brocken road. The Teufelsstieg continues on the circular path upwards past the Brockengarten, Teufelskanzel, and Hexenaltar. The descent to Bad Harzburg takes place on the Heinrich-Heine-Weg, a former customs path on the so-called protection strip (now the route of the Harz border path on the Green Belt). After 3.5 km, the ranger station at Scharfenstein is reached; it then continues over forest paths to the Eckertalsperre. Further into the Eckertal and up the Braunschweiger Weg to the Molkenhaus. From there past the Ettersklippe to the destination of the hike - Bad Harzburg. Read more Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt Good to know ------------ Pavements Asphalt (3%) Gravel (35%) Path (40%) Trail (15%) Street (6%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Elend valley - Schnarcherklippen - Excellence Path - Brocken - Little Brocken - Ranger Station Scharfenstein - Eckertalsperre - Molkenhaus - Ettersklippe - Skyrope High Ropes Park - Fairy Tale Forest - Valley station of Burgberg cable car Bad Harzburg Read more Equipment Sturdy footwear and weather-appropriate clothing. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Parking**Elend: parking lot in the town center and at the station (paid), outdoor swimming pool Bad Harzburg: parking facilities are located at the valley station of the Burgberg cable car (paid) and at the large parking lot on the B4 near Hotel Seela (paid) Read more **Public transportation****Direct connections from Bad Harzburg station:** Hannover (via Goslar, Hildesheim) Braunschweig (via Vienenburg, Wolfenbüttel) Göttingen (via Goslar, Seesen, Kreiensen, Northeim) Halle (Saale) (via Vienenburg, Ilsenburg, Wernigerode, Halberstadt) Holzminden (via Goslar, Seesen, Kreiensen) **From the Brocken:** By the Harz narrow-gauge railways to Wernigerode, Drei Annen Hohne, or Schierke Read more Additional information Tourist Information Bad Harzburg Tel. 05322 75330 info@bad-harzburg.de Tourist Information Elend Tel. 039455 375 Read more Author Harzer Tourismusverband Organization Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt License (master data) Map The High Harz - Around the Brocken (standard) hiking and cycling map scale 1:30,000, UTM grid for GPS, contour lines in 20m intervals, Harz Club 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 - Distillery - National park info centre - National park info centre - Tours 11.04 km - Walking / hiking 34.42 km - Walking / hiking 6.56 km - Walking / hiking **outdooractive** Contact Oberharz am Brocken Download GPX file - - - -