Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: January 25, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

After 40.0 km for 261 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.26 km

Osterfelder Tongruben

Nature Reserve

4.99 km

Staatskamp

Forest

25.2 km

Lynx Monument Rest Area

Highlight • Monument

In 2000, the National Park started a lynx reintroduction project.

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28.3 km

Former GDR Border Post

Highlight • Historical Site

Very well preserved border post

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29.1 km

Viewpoint

32.2 km

Brocken Railway Station

Highlight • Rest Area

The HSB (Harzer Schmalspurbahnen) have parked a (red) tank car with extinguishing water on the Brocken for possible accidents. The wagon stands on a trolley, in winter it goes into …

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34.4 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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37.0 km

Ruins

38.3 km

Ecker Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Well, if that's not a great view.
The bench is just right there

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38.8 km

East Shore of the Ecker Dam

Highlight • Lake

Just get off your bike and enjoy the view.

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39.4 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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40.2 km

Ecker Reservoir

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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45.0 km

Schweineteich

Lake

52.3 km

Stobenholz

Forest

60.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.1 km

9.37 km

6.28 km

5.84 km

889 m

143 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.2 km

13.4 km

8.80 km

6.86 km

5.42 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Monday 9 March

17°C

6°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Lynx Monument Rest Area

Former GDR Border Post

Brocken Railway Station