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Brocken Summit – Steinerne Renne Waterfall loop from Wernigerode Elmowerk

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Brocken Summit – Steinerne Renne Waterfall loop from Wernigerode Elmowerk

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Brocken Summit – Steinerne Renne Waterfall loop from Wernigerode Elmowerk

05:16

44.2km

1,270m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.44 km

Weser-Elbe Watershed (Harz Mountains)

Highlight • Natural Monument

In the immediate vicinity of the former Himmelpforte monastery.

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11.4 km

Ilse Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Simply great on foot or by MTB.

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16.2 km

Stempelsbuche Shelter (Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Point 8)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Located at a hiking junction quite unspectacular.
A shelter to pause available.

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20.8 km

Brocken Summit

Highlight • Summit

The highest peak in the Harz above the tree line. Certainly not the most exciting climb on a mountain bike, but still a must, simply because it's there. ;-)

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24.6 km

Gelber Brink – Harzer Wandernadel stamp checkpoint 022

Highlight • Viewpoint

Many hiking trails meet here, including the road to the Brocken.
Shelter, stamp office and a cast-iron signpost make this place a highlight.

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36.0 km

Steinerne Renne Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

This natural spectacle was already known as the Steinerne Renne or Steinerne Rinne in the early modern period. With the advent of tourism in the mid-19th century, the Steinerne Renne …

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36.1 km

Steinerne Renne Inn – Harzer Wandernadel 028

Highlight • Restaurant

Once a very popular excursion restaurant, today the outdoor facilities are unfortunately somewhat neglected.

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37.4 km

Viewpoint

38.3 km

Monk's Beech Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Top rest area with stamp point. Problem: I rarely take a break😎🤘

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44.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.8 km

4.14 km

4.06 km

3.18 km

3.01 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.7 km

8.48 km

4.87 km

3.98 km

2.11 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 27 July

25°C

10°C

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Comments

October 11, 2025,Brockenmarathon 2025

Start button on the Garmin watch is active only 1KM after start!!!

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October 9, 2021,43. Harzgebirgslauf...mein Erster👍

At 3 degrees it started at 9 o'clock at the gate of heaven. I felt the respect I had for the track two days beforehand 😅 ... I wanted to rock the Brocken 💪After 2:18 minutes I was up the 1000m up to the Brocken, now 24km back and then the last 8km with me their climbs were also difficult, …

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October 8, 2022,Brocken Marathon

The Brockenmarathon, or actually it's called correctly: Harz mountain run. This event always takes place on the 2nd weekend in October. It's not just a running event, where I ran the 42 km. Various distances are offered for runners and hikers. It doesn't matter how, it's great to be in the Harz mountains in golden October. However, you can also …

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April 5, 2025,Trail von Wernigerode zum Brocken

A family trip to Wernigerode, and running shoes are a must. If I'm already complaining about how awful the forests in Thuringia look, I'm at a loss for words. Bare desert probably describes it best 🤦‍♂️ I probably chose the wrong route, because I could almost run the whole way and just stumbled and climbed down. I'd turn around next …

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Weser-Elbe Watershed (Harz Mountains)

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Stempelsbuche Shelter (Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Point 8)

Brocken Summit

Gelber Brink – Harzer Wandernadel stamp checkpoint 022

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