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View of the Brocken – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Ellrich

View of the Brocken – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Ellrich

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5.0

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View of the Brocken – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Ellrich

04:43

71.7km

1,240m

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: April 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.0 km for 305 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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16.2 km

Maienbruch

Forest

17.6 km

NSG Bachtäler im Oberharz um Braunlage

Nature Reserve

26.0 km

Lerachs Wiese

Forest

28.0 km

NSG Wurmberg

Nature Reserve

33.3 km

Former GDR Border Post

Highlight • Historical Site

Very well preserved border post

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34.4 km

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

Highlight • Monument

Here on Goetheweg you drive right next to the rails and thus have the opportunity to observe and photograph the great, old HSB locomotives up close.

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34.7 km

View of the Brocken

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice viewpoint on the Brocken

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35.5 km

Neuer Goetheweg

Highlight • Trail

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

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36.0 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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37.2 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 …

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40.4 km

Viewpoint

41.0 km

Grenzweg (Plattenstraße) in Harz National Park

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On the old patrol plates it goes along the former border. But beware: up to 16% slope bite on the thighs 🦵

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45.5 km

Bear Bridge over the Große Bode

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Located on the Grosser Bode, a junction of many paths and hikes.

Our shelters in the Harz National Park are usually located in places worth seeing and are therefore popular …

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71.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.3 km

15.4 km

11.2 km

2.12 km

1.60 km

1.07 km

Surfaces

31.2 km

21.5 km

14.2 km

3.31 km

1.30 km

181 m

Elevation

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Thursday 21 May

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View of the Brocken – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Ellrich

Former GDR Border Post

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

View of the Brocken

Neuer Goetheweg

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

Brocken Railway Station

Grenzweg (Plattenstraße) in Harz National Park

Bear Bridge over the Große Bode

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