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Neuer Goetheweg – View of the Eckertalsperre loop from Braunlage

Neuer Goetheweg – View of the Eckertalsperre loop from Braunlage

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Neuer Goetheweg – View of the Eckertalsperre loop from Braunlage

03:04

40.5km

990m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 7, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.1 km for 261 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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8.08 km

Viewpoint

8.43 km

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

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Here on Goetheweg you drive right next to the rails and thus have the opportunity to observe and photograph the great, old HSB locomotives up close.

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8.76 km

View of the Brocken

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Very nice viewpoint on the Brocken

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9.50 km

Neuer Goetheweg

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Brocken must be! Is simply the "highlight" of the Harz Mountains!

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13.3 km

The view of the Eckertalsperre is great and when then the downhill down to the Rangerhütte Scharfenstein with up to 20 percent gradient follows - perfect! But beware: hikers and dangerous cross grooves are to be considered!

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19.1 km

Ruins

20.9 km

East Shore of the Ecker Dam

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Just get off your bike and enjoy the view.

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21.5 km

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

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The Eckerstausee is fed by various tributaries and is used to supply drinking water and energy: there are two turbines below the dam. If you walk over the 60-meter-high dam …

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22.3 km

Eckertalsperre dam

Highlight • Monument

At the secluded Eckertalsperre is usually not much going on, because the next parking lot is far away. Previously, the German-German border ran through the middle of the dam. A landmark on the dam still reminds of it today.

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40.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.3 km

3.24 km

1.30 km

698 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.7 km

6.40 km

5.21 km

4.28 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (560 m)

Weather

Friday 5 June

18°C

7°C

28 %

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Neuer Goetheweg – View of the Eckertalsperre loop from Braunlage

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

View of the Brocken

Neuer Goetheweg

View of the Eckertalsperre

East Shore of the Ecker Dam

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

Eckertalsperre dam

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