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Maiden Crag – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Bergstadt Altenau

Maiden Crag – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Bergstadt Altenau

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3.9

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Maiden Crag – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Bergstadt Altenau

02:30

36.0km

790m

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 4, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Harz

Naturschutzgebiet Oberharz

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Start point

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6.60 km

Maiden Crag

Highlight • Natural Monument

The rock is a highlight, but unfortunately no opportunity to rest and otherwise you can only look at it.

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9.71 km

Radauborn

Forest

12.0 km

Lynx Monument Rest Area

Highlight • Monument

In 2000, the National Park started a lynx reintroduction project.

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15.0 km

Former GDR Border Post

Highlight • Historical Site

Very well preserved border post

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16.2 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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16.5 km

View of the Brocken

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice viewpoint on the Brocken

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17.2 km

Neuer Goetheweg

Highlight • Trail

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

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19.0 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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22.1 km

Viewpoint

26.3 km

Wooden Boardwalk Along the Stream in Harz National Park

Highlight • Trail

36.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.1 km

7.13 km

2.63 km

1.13 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.9 km

9.19 km

4.25 km

691 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 22 May

24°C

11°C

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Maiden Crag – Neuer Goetheweg loop from Bergstadt Altenau

Maiden Crag

Lynx Monument Rest Area

Former GDR Border Post

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

View of the Brocken

Neuer Goetheweg

Brocken Railway Station

Wooden Boardwalk Along the Stream in Harz National Park

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