John

Finally, I spent another great, fun, and relaxing day with Lars.

Great weather, great trails, great cruxes, and met other great people. We chatted, talked shop, rode—the whole package.

In the end, it was a long ride with a decent amount of elevation gain.

After about three years, I was back at Hanskühnenburg Castle.

The Reitstieg, Ackerfaststieg, and the cliffs along the trail are always beautiful. And, of course, the Tante Ju Trail.

Overall, the tour wasn't that great.

Today I took a look at some old paths and trails again. Almost all of them have fallen victim to the forest and disappeared.



Marientichbaude and wildcat enclosure closed.



The pond is temporarily closed on the south side. The last time the barrier was there was years

804 m elevation gain 1304 m altitude gain

3:07 hrs 38.44 km

Garmin's quirks and bugs are getting more and more frequent. Previously, it was often 25% too few meters of descent, now also 25% too few meters of elevation gain. A cadence of 240 is nothing special anymore. 🥳



Because a few highlights were so

1132 m ascent 1694 m descent

52.11 km distance 4:33:16 time



Too many photos... too much text... 🤪🙈



You can ride the Volksbank Arena trail or the Devils Trail, or something like this. 😜

A loop with a few personal highlights, great spots of nature, and amazing viewpoints.



The Brocken, Goetheweg itself, is

A few highlights I've forgotten about and haven't visited in a long time. Particularly worth mentioning is Kattnäse, a truly beautiful spot, the view from the Rabenklippe, and the trail down to the Butterbergkamm Trail. The ups and downs from the latter are even more fun on an eBike and are also very easy to ride.

A mega tour. Long and strenuous on an enduro bike, but absolutely worth seeing.



Great spots, sights, nature, and trails.



Too many photos. 🙈🤪

And then the rain came 🌧️ …

Retracing old tours and long-forgotten places.



A lot has changed in recent years.



The often rustic atmosphere, the old, rustic forest trails, the forests and trees – all gone. Barely recognizable.



Often just grass and weeds.



But it was still fun. If you're not used to it any other way, you might not miss