Brocken Summit – Wurmberg Summit loop from Braunlage

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Brocken Summit – Wurmberg Summit loop from Braunlage

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Brocken Summit – Wurmberg Summit loop from Braunlage

03:58

32.3km

1,040m

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: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.75 km

Königsborn

Forest

12.7 km

Dreieckiger Pfahl Shelter (HWN 168)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The "Dreieckiger Pfahl" shelter with the Harz hiking badge stamp is located near a stone border marker that used to separate the Kingdom of Hanover and the Duchy of Brunswick.

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 as protection in the event of bad weather. Overnight stays are only permitted in an emergency. In the interest of everyone, whether human or animal, our shelters must be kept clean.
nationalpark-harz.de/de/natur-erleben/verhalten-im-nationalpark
The Harz National Park wishes you lots of fun in nature

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13.6 km

Goetheweg Trail Along the Harz Narrow-Gauge Railway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Goetheweg from Torfhaus zum Brocken is one of the most popular hiking trails in the Harz National Park. He is named after the famous German poet and thinker Johann Wolfgang Goethe and follows his probable ascent from Torfhaus zum Brocken on December 10, 1777.

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17.6 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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20.1 km

Eckerloch Shelter and Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Station 11

Highlight • Mountain Hut

We were at the rest stop today. I don't understand why nature lovers always have to leave their rubbish, why can't you take it back with you. It was impossible to use the shelter, although the weather was very bad and we would have liked to use the shelter. Please dear people, take your GARBAGE 🗑 with you again. 👍 Other hikers thank you.

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26.3 km

Herrentisch

Forest

26.6 km

Wurmberg Staircase

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Just right for a quick ascent or descent.

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26.9 km

Wurmberg Summit

Highlight • Summit

From the top station of the Wurmberg Bahn, you have plenty of opportunities to enjoy mountain biking. You can start longer tours here or try out the tracks in the bike park Braunlage. Four routes start directly up here and lead down to the valley station. From there you can let yourself be brought up by mountain railway to the top. If you put the end of your tour here, you could strengthen yourself at a stop on the Wurmberg Alm and then enjoy the final descent.

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28.5 km

Wurmberg Middle Station

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The Rodelhaus is nearby and is a good place to stop for a rest.
rodelhaus.info/#haus

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28.8 km

Wurmberg Cable Car

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A great way to get up the Wurmberg, you can get off at the toboggan house, but you can also drive through it

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32.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.0 km

6.59 km

3.05 km

1.93 km

1.89 km

876 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.2 km

9.56 km

4.57 km

2.18 km

1.81 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (550 m)

Weather

Thursday 22 October

8°C

6°C

82 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

May 24, 2025,Braunlage zum Brocken und über den Wurmberg zurück

Next family trip to the Harz Mountains, so pack your running shoes again and head up the Brocken from the other direction. The trail is much more manageable this time, and thanks to the rain of the past few weeks, it's a bit greener again. At the top, I met a cyclist who had set off yesterday on a 550km …

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