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View of the Brocken – Ruins of the Great Harzburg Castle loop from Stapelburg

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View of the Brocken – Ruins of the Great Harzburg Castle loop from Stapelburg

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4.7

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View of the Brocken – Ruins of the Great Harzburg Castle loop from Stapelburg

02:53

38.7km

760m

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: July 10, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 9 m for 10 m

After 18.1 km for 19 m

After 38.7 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.45 km

Ecker River Border and Former Inner-German Border

Highlight • River

Remnants of the division of Germany can still be found here

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8.08 km

Brockenblick

Viewpoint

10.0 km

Cross of the German East (Uhlenklippen)

Highlight • Monument

The Harz Cross of the German East was northeast and slightly below the summit of about 2 km southeast of Bad Harzburg (Goslar, Lower Saxony) located Uhlenköpfe (555.4 m above …

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12.5 km

View of the Brocken

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Of course, the weather has to play along so that the Brockenspitze can be seen.

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16.5 km

Kaltes Tal

Forest

18.0 km

View of Bad Harzburg from the Großer Burgberg

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Beautiful path via "The Cross of the German East" to the raven cliffs or the lynx enclosure.

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18.0 km

Ruins of the Great Harzburg Castle

Highlight • Castle

Unfortunately, there is not much left of the original Harzburg.

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25.8 km

Elfenstein Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Elfenstein is a walkable rock cliff with lookout point.

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36.1 km

Schimmerwald Cycle Path

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for hikers and cyclists along the Green Belt.

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37.0 km

Stapelburg Border Information Point

Highlight • Historical Site

Here the Iron Curtain opened on 11/11/1989.

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38.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.9 km

10.8 km

6.42 km

4.94 km

370 m

222 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.0 km

16.9 km

718 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

28°C

13°C

12 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

September 25, 2023,Harz: Radtour bei Bad Harzburg

Biking was on the agenda today.
So far we've only ever been on foot, but we wanted to explore the Harz by bike and collect a few stamps. So we went to the rental shop and rented 2 e-bikes. It has to be said that so far we have only ever ridden bikes with our own muscle power. But on …

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View of the Brocken – Ruins of the Great Harzburg Castle loop from Stapelburg

Ecker River Border and Former Inner-German Border

Cross of the German East (Uhlenklippen)

View of the Brocken

View of Bad Harzburg from the Großer Burgberg

Ruins of the Great Harzburg Castle

Elfenstein Rock Formation

Schimmerwald Cycle Path

Stapelburg Border Information Point

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