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Brocken Summit – Old Bobsleigh Track Trail loop from Elendstal

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Brocken Summit – Old Bobsleigh Track Trail loop from Elendstal

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Brocken Summit – Old Bobsleigh Track Trail loop from Elendstal

02:03

15.8km

580m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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459 m

Ruins

6.39 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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7.64 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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7.86 km

Wolkenhäuschen with Goethe memorial

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Our shelters in the Harz National Park are usually located in places worth seeing and are therefore popular hiking destinations. They serve as a short-term rest and break option and …

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7.97 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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12.2 km

The bobsleigh track was built in 1907. Essentially it was a natural track.[1] Competitions, including the German and Harz Championships, took place on this bobsleigh track intermittently between 1908 and 1958.

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15.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.48 km

5.69 km

3.53 km

128 m

Surfaces

6.46 km

6.11 km

2.66 km

510 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (610 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

22°C

11°C

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Comments

December 26, 2022,Brockensprint

"Easy"... At least that was Garmin's plan, instead I just walked up the Brocken.

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Brocken Summit – Old Bobsleigh Track Trail loop from Elendstal

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

Brocken Railway Station

Wolkenhäuschen with Goethe memorial

Brocken Summit

Old Bobsleigh Track Trail

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