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View of the Brocken – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Elendstal

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View of the Brocken – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Elendstal

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View of the Brocken – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Elendstal

01:53

25.4km

570m

Cycling

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

Last updated: June 14, 2026

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7.31 km

Wolfsbruch

Forest

9.02 km

Colorful Benches at Goethebahnhof

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It's great when the train starts moving🚂

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9.13 km

View of Torfhaus

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Great view. One of my favorite places on the way to the Brocken!

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9.60 km

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

Highlight • Monument

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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9.93 km

View of the Brocken

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice viewpoint on the Brocken

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10.7 km

Neuer Goetheweg

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

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12.6 km

Brocken Summit

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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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12.7 km

Brockenhaus

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If you are already high you have to explore everything

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19.3 km

Schwarze Schluftwasser

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Beautiful landscape below the Brocken.
At least almost car-free, but of course tons of hikers.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockenstra%C3%9Fe and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarze_Schluftwasser

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25.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.8 km

6.51 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.9 km

6.31 km

236 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (600 m)

Weather

Wednesday 17 June

26°C

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Comments

June 14, 2024,14. Juni 2024 14:42

Today, on June 14th, 2024, at 11am, there was the Harzquerbahner pensioners' meeting in the Waldbadschenke in Elend. After that, I cycled another 31km to the Brocken. It was pretty cold up there but otherwise beautiful. I left GS at 10am with my bike attached to the car and then after the meeting, I did the Brocken tour from Elend. …

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May 20, 2022,von Schierke zum Brocken hoch und in einer Runde zurück

What can I say. I only made it up with an e bike. But I think my son was the only non-racing cyclist and non-e-biker who climbed the mountain bike.
Respect. Without pushing and only with 4 short breaks.
About the tour: frightening how much forest in the Harz is dead or slowly coming back to life. Big chunks of …

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May 14, 2022,Fahrradtour nach Brocken

Very nice tour on and around the Brocken 😉 but with this weather 🌞 and completely overcrowded on a Saturday.

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July 28, 2024,Brocken Runde von Schierke

The way up was a bit more challenging. Without an e-bike we would have been in a bad mood. But at the top there was a great view and the weather was wonderful. The descent on the asphalt road was a real highlight!

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August 10, 2023,Von Schierke zum Brocken mit Ina

The parking lot was already very full, but luckily we found a space. To be on the safe side, we took the route on the Brockenstraße because the forest paths are probably still too wet. It was still pretty quiet when we got there. The first train that went up was jam-packed. Now it was no longer comfortable and after …

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September 6, 2023,🇩🇪 Schierke -Brocken "23/83"☀️🚴

The Brocken is 1141.2 m above sea level. M the highest mountain in the Harz low mountain range, in Saxony-Anhalt and throughout northern Germany. On nice days with sun and clear air, a trip to the mountain is rewarded with a breathtaking view of up to 180 kilometers.

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December 24, 2021,Heiligabend noch schnell auf den Brocken

I put the Christmas Eve tour in with a little delay because I was still waiting for the group picture that was taken shortly before departure at 9 a.m. and should be put on the Internet by the Neue Nordhäuser Zeitung ... but April, April, nothing came from them, if you don't do everything yourself, man ...

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August 26, 2023,Brockenauffahrt

Were 550Hm
After the tent was up, we went to the actual destination of the tour. The first stretch through Schierke rolled without luggage, as if by itself. But after the first hairpin bends and increasing incline, I could feel the day in my legs. So relax and enjoy the landscape. Which, however, sometimes looks frightening as the forest is …

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View of the Brocken – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Elendstal

Colorful Benches at Goethebahnhof

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Brockenbahn Steam Railway

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