Brocken Summit – Ilse Falls loop from Schierke

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Brocken Summit – Ilse Falls loop from Schierke

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Brocken Summit – Ilse Falls loop from Schierke

04:14

53.4km

1,160m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 930 m for 476 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

2.84 km

Ahrensklinterhäu

Forest

4.52 km

Rest Area at the Old Bobsleigh Track

Highlight • Rest Area

This is the fastest ascent to the Brocken.

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10.4 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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10.7 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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13.7 km

Brockenstraße

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The view of Brocken and Wurmberg is impressive 🍃😊🍂🌞

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19.5 km

Ilse Falls

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If there is enough snow, the upper and lower Ilse falls are also great for a snowshoe tour

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19.7 km

Ilse Valley

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One of the most beautiful ways to the Brocken!

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26.7 km

Eichholz

Forest

50.9 km

Elendstal Nature Reserve – Footbridge and Stream

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Wonderfully shady route through the forest. And you rediscover a lot.

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51.6 km

Elendstal

Nature Reserve

52.1 km

Trail to Elendstal

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Very nice trail, great to ride!

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53.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.8 km

13.7 km

6.08 km

4.66 km

2.18 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.8 km

17.8 km

5.86 km

2.85 km

1.16 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

8°C

5°C

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Comments

June 10, 2023,Womo Stellplatz Ilsenburg / Schierke / Brocken Kinder zurück

On the old bobsleigh run near Schierke, despite MTB, pushing is announced at about 600 m

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September 20, 2023,Von Schierke nach Harzblick, Brocken Nr. 7/2023...

... Brockentour No. 7/2023... is enough for this year... Today there was a real storm on the plateau... quickly take the obligatory photo and off to the valley... Tomorrow is the beginning of autumn and the days are getting noticeably shorter. .. Let's see what longer tours are possible...

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June 1, 2023,Wernigerode Brocken über Ilsenburg

2. Brocken tour within 10 days, this time via Ilsenburg up with the short but very intense incline of 21%... That will also await us on the last section to the Nordkapp, but with temperatures around 5 degrees and hopefully without rain. ..
Yes, the weather was mostly very sunny, but the wind was constant and not just really cold …

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September 10, 2023,Von Wernigerode über Ilsenburg zum Brocken und über Schierke zurück Nr.5/23

Today the view wasn't that great... but the ascent was relatively quick and the descent was absolutely great...
Let's see what happens tomorrow...

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August 9, 2023,Wernigerode Brocken über Ilsenburg, Nr. 3/2023

Always a special experience, yesterday still shrouded in fog, today the absolute view... The BROCKEN...

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