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Saxony-Anhalt
Harz Mountains

Landkreis Harz

Schierke

Brocken summit

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Brocken summit

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Brocken summit

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    1. Eckerlochsteig Trail – Brocken summit loop from Schierke

    14.3km

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    530m

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    Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    November 22, 2021

    This stone is the first to be approached, the small summit victory is proudly recorded.

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      Once at the top you have a wonderful panoramic view. A visit to Brockenhaus is very interesting and informative. Tree death looks very dangerous here on the Brocken ... unfortunately. And those who are not good on foot can use the Brockenbahn downhill.

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        December 1, 2021

        The summit is 1141.2 m above sea level. NHN. With this information, structures such as pillars, granite boulders etc. are not taken into account. The height of 1140.7 m indicated on some topographic maps relates to the geodetic basic network point (GGP), which is used to measure the earth's gravity field. This is not on the highest point of the Brocken.

        As early as 1849, the natural height of the Brocken was determined to be exactly 1141.09 m. In a new survey in 1999, this altitude was confirmed in principle and was therefore the valid altitude of 1141.1 m above sea level until the changeover from sea level to sea level. NN.

        Before 1989, however, the height of the Brocken summit was given in most relevant maps and books as 1142 m. The reason for this assumption was a one meter high granite pillar for surveying purposes that stood on the Brocken until around 1989. In order to re-establish a reference to the old indication of 1142 m, granite boulders were placed at the highest point of the Brocken in the mid-1990s, with which the previous height indication is not only reached, but exceeded by around one meter. An altitude mark of “1142 m” was attached to this summit stone. This height indication on the upper plate refers to the line on the lower plate. The stone at the summit is part and approximately the center of the Brockenuhr that surrounds it, a circular area of around 40 m in diameter that has been free of vegetation at least since 2009, which by means of around fifty marks embedded in the ground, around one meter long along circular arcs, information about the direction and distance to places and landmarks and connects to the traffic areas around the building via three footpaths. The summit is about 130 m southeast of the highest towering television broadcast tower.

        more: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocken

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          Location: Schierke, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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