Schwarze Schluftwasser – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Braunlage

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Schwarze Schluftwasser – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Braunlage

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Schwarze Schluftwasser – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Braunlage

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42.2km

860m

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: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Harz

Harzer Bachtäler

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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14.5 km

Schwarze Schluftwasser

Highlight • River

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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20.3 km

Neuer Goetheweg

Highlight • Trail

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

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30.2 km

Nationalparkhaus Schierke – Harz National Park Visitor Center (HWN Special Stamp 9942)

Highlight • Rest Area

Information and tips for hikes through the legendary mountain wilderness in the direction of the Brocken. Opening times: daily from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. - Admission is free.

Arrival …

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39.9 km

German-German Border Monument Brehmke

Highlight • Monument

Good resting place with monument of the division between East and West Germany. Located directly on the highway just before Braunlage.

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42.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.4 km

4.70 km

4.51 km

2.56 km

1.35 km

653 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.0 km

5.49 km

405 m

291 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,090 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 6 October

19°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

October 18, 2024,18.10.2024 Von Kucki's Suppenstand zum Brocken und zurück

With such beautiful weather, we decided at short notice to go up the Brocken, the highest mountain in the Harz, again today. It was just great.
You can also see a few green fir trees🌲🌲🌲 again and not just dry and broken trees.

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June 11, 2023,Fahrradtour von Elend zum Brocken

The bike path (planned by Komoot for e-bikes) was not for our bikes. It should also go over big stones where you absolutely could not push the e-bike, let alone ride it! Then we still managed to get to the Brockenstrasse. Otherwise a nice tour that we had planned for a long time. Of course, we went back via the …

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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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October 6, 2023,Von Elend Brockenrunde

Based on various recommendations and reviews, we decided to take the Goetheweg route for the climb to the Brocken. When we reached it we realized that the Goetheweg to the Brocken is a beautiful hiking trail, but not suitable for bicycles. The path is very steep and rocky, which makes riding a bike very difficult and dangerous. The path is …

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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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September 22, 2021,kleine Brockenrunde

With the nice weather this afternoon I had to go up to the Brocken to see the invasion weather from above. It looked peculiar: you could see a little over the plain, but behind it suddenly there was a gray wall as if drawn with a ruler.
Upstairs there was a delicious sausage at the Brockenwirt and a nice chat …

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July 23, 2022,Einmal Brocken und zurück

Komoot actually sent me down a path that nobody can travel. I had to carry my bike (32 kg) about 1.5 km. So be careful with Komoot and Brocken. I was convinced that he would send me to Brockenstrasse. However, that was not the case at first. Everything went smoothly down the hill, without komoot.

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August 10, 2025,Brockenüberquerung mit dem Rad

I've already been to the highest peak in the Harz Mountains with hiking boots and cross-country skis. Riding a bike, okay, as an "electrician," was also a new experience for me. What's missing now? Of course, the Brockenbahn—I'll do it when I'm 100. 🤣

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