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Parallel Trail along the Brocken Railway – Brocken Summit loop from Elendstal

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Parallel Trail along the Brocken Railway – Brocken Summit loop from Elendstal

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Parallel Trail along the Brocken Railway – Brocken Summit loop from Elendstal

01:23

18.0km

450m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: July 1, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

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56 m

Schierke Railway Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you can take part in a tour with the steam train. If it doesn't, you can take some good pictures.

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166 m

Schierke Station (Harz Narrow Gauge Railway)

Highlight • Rest Area

When the weather is nice, all hell breaks loose here.

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550 m

Parallel Trail along the Brocken Railway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Parallel route to the Brocken railway line

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2.83 km

Brocken Railway

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Near the old bobsleigh run

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5.11 km

Brockenkinder Area at 900 Meters Elevation

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8.92 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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9.05 km

Brockenhaus

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If you are already high you have to explore everything

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10.2 km

The bone breaker turn downhill is super fun, especially in the mornings and evenings when the track is clear. Quite strenuous uphill, you will find a small rest area here before the last stretch up to the summit.

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18.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

6.74 km

209 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

6.98 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 2 July

17°C

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Comments

August 6, 2024,Mit VMAX auf den Brocken von Elend aus

That was a nice tour.
Thanks to Simon W., who was able to tell me a lot about the Brocken.

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September 3, 2024,Elend-Schierke-Brocken 1142m

Great bike path to the Brocken from the Mountain Camp campsite

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August 13, 2021,Von Bahnhof Schierke - Brockenbahn nach Aussicht vom Brocken

With the car and the bikes in the luggage to Schierke station.
From there next to the rail along a somewhat wide gravel path.
At the Ecker holes the bike and trailer couldn't go any further, so back again and along the asphalt road for the last "few" hundred meters. ;)

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Parallel Trail along the Brocken Railway – Brocken Summit loop from Elendstal

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Parallel Trail along the Brocken Railway

Brocken Railway

Brockenkinder Area at 900 Meters Elevation

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