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Eckerlochstieg Trail – Brocken Hotel loop from Schierke

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Eckerlochstieg Trail – Brocken Hotel loop from Schierke

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5.0

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Eckerlochstieg Trail – Brocken Hotel loop from Schierke

05:04

16.6km

520m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

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1.88 km

Eckerlochstieg Trail

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Very beautiful hiking trail, but also very difficult to hike. Nature lovers will get their money's worth. Good physical condition and sure footing are essential.

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5.00 km

View of Wurmberg

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Generally very nice area for hiking.

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6.13 km

The Brockenwirt Restaurant

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The first way in winter is always to an old analog thermometer, because there is one hanging here!

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6.30 km

Brocken Hotel

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The food is great, the breakfast bombastic, what more could you ask for. In the evening, when the last train has left, you are almost all alone up here and …

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6.89 km

Harz Witches' Trail

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The long-distance hiking trail leads from west to east through the Harz Mountains in five stages. It goes, among other things, on the Brocken and through the spectacular Bodetal Gorge.

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7.47 km

Knochenbrecher Curve (Brocken Road)

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The term "bones breaker curve" for the top road traffic of the Brocken road dates back to the time of the horse carts. Before the construction of the Brockenstraße (this …

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8.18 km

View of the Brocken Summit

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If possible, definitely use the Goetheweg or incorporate it into the route. Goethe obviously knew what was beautiful. 🤗 Wonderful views, not just towards the Brocken summit.

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8.36 km

Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH, based in Wernigerode, is a railway company that operates a 140 km long network of mostly steam-powered narrow gauge lines in the Harz as a railway infrastructure company and as a railway operator.

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9.61 km

Viewpoint

11.6 km

Wolfsbruch

Forest

13.1 km

Rammelberg

Forest

16.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.59 km

3.05 km

2.81 km

746 m

369 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

3.03 km

2.58 km

514 m

343 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 22 June

24°C

15°C

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Eckerlochstieg Trail – Brocken Hotel loop from Schierke

Eckerlochstieg Trail

View of Wurmberg

The Brockenwirt Restaurant

Brocken Hotel

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Knochenbrecher Curve (Brocken Road)

View of the Brocken Summit

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