Schwarze Schluftwasser – Brocken Railway Station loop from Rübeland (Harz)

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Schwarze Schluftwasser – Brocken Railway Station loop from Rübeland (Harz)

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Schwarze Schluftwasser – Brocken Railway Station loop from Rübeland (Harz)

03:45

53.7km

930m

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: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.63 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 …

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17.7 km

Schluft

Forest

19.6 km

Schwarze Schluftwasser

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Beautiful landscape below the Brocken.
At least almost car-free, but of course tons of hikers.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockenstra%C3%9Fe and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarze_Schluftwasser

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26.1 km

Brocken Railway Station

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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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26.4 km

Brocken Summit

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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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26.6 km

View of the West Harz from the Brocken summit

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...simply fantastic from a height of 1141 meters 🎨🤗
Weather on the Brocken can change quickly....Alpine conditions in the low mountain range ⛰️😊

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27.0 km

Brockenhaus

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If you are already high you have to explore everything

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36.0 km

Nationalparkhaus Schierke – Harz National Park Visitor Center (HWN Special Stamp 9942)

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Information and tips for hikes through the legendary mountain wilderness in the direction of the Brocken. Opening times: daily from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. - Admission is free.

Arrival …

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44.3 km

Drei Annen Hohne railway station

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A large station where several steam trains sometimes stop at the same time. The station from which you can go up to the Brocken.

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53.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.3 km

7.69 km

4.99 km

2.37 km

2.33 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

43.7 km

7.00 km

1.57 km

761 m

660 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

9°C

5°C

67 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

September 30, 2023,Kleiner Sprint(mit dem Rad) auf den Brocken

Spontaneous tour to the Bocken for a sausage on the Brocken

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May 22, 2023,Tour Teil 1 Aufstieg von Wernigerode zum Brocken mit Univega Vision

The hottest day of the year so far, just right for a tour on the Brocken. Started from the bike shop I trust at 215 m above sea level, after about 2.5 km it really got down to business and at 500 m and to Schierke it was then leisurely another 100 m. On the remaining 10 km, 550 m …

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May 6, 2025,Drei Annen Hohne-Brocken-Schierke

We began our tour in Drei Annen Hohne in cool temperatures and sunshine. We traveled the first few kilometers along the Glashüttenweg. For the last stretch, we took the Brockenstrasse. We then took this road back to Schierke. After a quick stop at Mr. Drube's pharmacy, we returned to Drei Annen Hohne.

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November 1, 2024,Brockentour....kurz, knackig im Anstieg, kalt...und wunderschön 😁

Actually, today we were supposed to go somewhere completely different.
But...slept too long early and couldn't get going...😴🙈
So, when hunting for passes, we quickly looked to see what mountains were still reachable in such a short time and were still missing from the list.
There was not much to think about...heading towards Brocken.
I've "conquered" it a few times …

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May 14, 2022,Fahrradtour nach Brocken

Very nice tour on and around the Brocken 😉 but with this weather 🌞 and completely overcrowded on a Saturday.

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June 30, 2022,Wernigerode - Brocken (Aufstieg)

Altogether quite feasible, on a morning around 10 a.m. during the week with little car and motorcycle traffic between Wernigerode and Schierke. Semi-hard ascent to the Brocken, there are a few thick ramps, but overall it is easy to drive on, asphalt in good condition (as of 07/2022).

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