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Brocken Summit – Brockenstraße loop from Rübeland (Harz)

Brocken Summit – Brockenstraße loop from Rübeland (Harz)

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Brocken Summit – Brockenstraße loop from Rübeland (Harz)

06:02

91.8km

1,630m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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 22, 2026

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After 72.1 km for 64 m

Open: • 6:00 PM-10:00 AM (otherwise dismount required)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.47 km

Forest Path Along the Stream Near Wernigerode

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Nice and shady path, easy to ride.

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19.2 km

Grüne Grund

Forest

20.5 km

Großes Gartental

Forest

24.8 km

Drei Annen Hohne station

Highlight • Rest Area

A very special highlight in the Harz is the old Brocken Railway, which has been running regularly up the highest mountain in the Harz since 1992. This is a so-called "adhesion railway": despite the steep route profile, the railway climbs the summit solely due to the friction between the drive wheels and the rails and does not require any gears or anything similar. This means that the route has the highest station of all German adhesion narrow-gauge railways.

Enough of the technical highlights. Purely from an experience point of view, a train journey like this is of course extremely exciting. If you still prefer to climb to the Brocken by bike, I fully understand. But maybe the Brocken Railway is an option for the rest of the family? Take a look here, there is all the information about the railway: hsb-wr.de/mehr-erfahren/streckennetz/brockenbahn.

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32.4 km

Schierke – Gateway to the Brocken

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Schierke is an idyllic place with its own charm

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40.9 km

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

Highlight • Structure

A ride on the Brockenbahn is a special experience. If you hike up the Brocken, you can hear her panting when she drives up or down the path.

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42.2 km

Brocken Railway Station

Highlight • Rest Area

The HSB (Harzer Schmalspurbahnen) have parked a (red) tank car with extinguishing water on the Brocken for possible accidents. The wagon stands on a trolley, in winter it goes into the valley.
This tank car was only in Drei Annen Hohne and was subsequently marked by the HSB.
It is used solely for the extinguishing agent reserve and is shut down again in winter.

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42.4 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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45.4 km

Brockenstraße

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The view of Brocken and Wurmberg is impressive 🍃😊🍂🌞

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71.6 km

View of Wernigerode Castle

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The castle can be seen from a great distance because it is on the top. It's not that easy to get to the square by bike, but it's very nice. You can buy a ticket and go inside.

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91.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.9 km

34.1 km

9.08 km

8.85 km

1.81 km

902 m

217 m

Surfaces

43.6 km

28.7 km

10.2 km

5.75 km

3.56 km

199 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

23°C

11°C

0 %

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Comments

August 10, 2021,Entspannte Brocken Tour 🚴🏔️

Day 2, after yesterday a short lap on the Brocken

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September 22, 2024,Herbstanfang...u.ein Brocken-mässiger Sonnenaufgang

The last time I did something like this was a while ago and because I had to fight fog on the way there by car, I left later and experienced the sunrise 4 km from the summit... I put that right once and for all today....

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December 18, 2022,Brocken -6°C

A lot of cars in the direction of Schierke today on the 4th of Advent. Closed snow cover with coarse split on the Brockenstrasse. On top of the Brocken -6°C. Cold fingers when driving down.

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Brocken Summit – Brockenstraße loop from Rübeland (Harz)

Forest Path Along the Stream Near Wernigerode

Drei Annen Hohne station

Schierke – Gateway to the Brocken

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

Brocken Railway Station

Brocken Summit

Brockenstraße

View of Wernigerode Castle

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