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View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) – Brocken Summit loop from Bad Harzburg

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View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) – Brocken Summit loop from Bad Harzburg

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View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) – Brocken Summit loop from Bad Harzburg

03:43

29.7km

950m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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1.22 km

Ettersklippe

Viewpoint

5.55 km

Eckertalsperre

Highlight • Monument

only water supply between Molkenhaus and Brocken (when Scharfenstein is closed)

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6.38 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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6.96 km

Viewpoint

7.47 km

Ecker Reservoir

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

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12.8 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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14.2 km

Goetheweg Trail Along the Harz Narrow-Gauge Railway

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The Goetheweg from Torfhaus zum Brocken is one of the most popular hiking trails in the Harz National Park. He is named after the famous German poet and thinker Johann …

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16.9 km

Inner German Border at Goetheweg/Eckersprung

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A historical boundary post.

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18.7 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Ecker

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Very nice photo motif 🎨📸
Attached is the wonderful murmuring of the creek 🌊💙

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21.0 km

Ski Memorial (Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Location 19)

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The HWN 19 stamp box is attached to the outside of the shelter. A new forest can be discovered in the immediate vicinity. There are many options for hikers: Scharfenstein, Eckertalsperre, Torfhaus, Marienteichbaude and Bad Harzburg.

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23.4 km

Eckertalsperre

Lake

29.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.2 km

10.8 km

3.09 km

1.42 km

188 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.2 km

10.0 km

4.72 km

2.59 km

1.17 km

< 100 m

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View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) – Brocken Summit loop from Bad Harzburg

Eckertalsperre

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

Ecker Reservoir

Brocken Summit

Goetheweg Trail Along the Harz Narrow-Gauge Railway

Inner German Border at Goetheweg/Eckersprung

Wooden Bridge Over the Ecker

Ski Memorial (Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Location 19)

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