Neuer Goetheweg – Brocken Railway on the Goetheweg loop from Schierke

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Neuer Goetheweg – Brocken Railway on the Goetheweg loop from Schierke

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Neuer Goetheweg – Brocken Railway on the Goetheweg loop from Schierke

05:10

17.2km

520m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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641 m

Old Bobsleigh Track Trail

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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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3.86 km

View of Wurmberg

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When you look at it from here, you know why it's called Wurmberg;)

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4.76 km

Brockenbahn Steam Railway

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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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6.06 km

Viewpoint

7.84 km

Neuer Goetheweg

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Brocken must be! Is simply the "highlight" of the Harz Mountains!

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8.66 km

Brocken Railway on the Goetheweg

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Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH is a railway company in the Harz region. Their routes are mainly steam-powered and are considered a national tourist attraction. The meter-gauge route network stretches over a …

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9.30 km

Scenic Goetheweg

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A very beautiful trail, highly recommended.

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10.8 km

Dreieckiger Pfahl Shelter (HWN 168)

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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.

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17.0 km

Along the Kalte Bode

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The Kalte Bode is the left, 17 km long source river of the Bode in the High Harz in Saxony-Anhalt.

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17.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

4.80 km

875 m

714 m

298 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

4.83 km

864 m

406 m

129 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

7°C

-1°C

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Comments

April 18, 2022,038 Schierke, Ostermarsch über den Brocken mit HWN 168, 136 und 9

As with every Harz visit, the Brocken visit ⛰️ could not be missed this time either. So off to Schierke to the 🅿️ car park at Winterbergtor, 🥾 on, 🎒 up and go! Due to the very high number of people on the occasion of the holiday, we decided to take the HET long-distance hiking trail below the Brockenstraße. In …

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June 26, 2022,Ohne Dampf und ohne Besen auf dem Brocken gewesen 😊

A very good day.... the plan uphill to cool down went fully to 19°C above 22°C below.... 😊not too warm and not too cold.... and it looks different every time up there. ...thanks to the rapidly changing clouds/gaps etc....👍👍👍👍
Pictures will come later....I still have to tow myself home🛸

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October 10, 2021,zum Sonnenaufgang auf den Brocken 10.10.2021

This time it was decided at short notice on Saturday evening that it would go to the Harz Mountains on Sunday morning, i.e. at 3:30 in the middle of the night.
Said and done.
At 5:30 we went to our personal #brockensunrise breakfast,
in Schierke, at minus 2.5 degrees, and arrived punctually at 7:30 a.m. on the plateau, with a …

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February 16, 2025,Eckerloch (HWN11), Brockenhaus (HWN9), Eckersprung (HWN136), Dreieckiger Pfahl (HWN168)

Winter in Brockenland! ❄️
The sun wasn't there but the snow-covered and icy trees kept our spirits and motivation high. After the break on the Brocken, it took a while to get back up to operating temperature 😂 A shrew?? was also very curious :D
It was absolutely worth it today because next week the spring temperatures will be back …

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May 20, 2025,20k Von Schierke über Sandbrinkstraße und Goetheweg zum Brocken, zurück über Eckerlochstieg

In the footsteps of Klaus Kleinau's 10th Harz Hike (from Brocken) 19-20 October 2001

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April 12, 2025,🥾 Harz, Schierke 🔄 Brocken via Eckerlochsteig 🎒🌳🌲🌤 HWN 11/9/136/168

Eckerlochstieg, amazing, a must-see, but beware, you'll have to repeat it.

Brocken, phew, it was fantastic until the first train arrived, then you have to escape.

The way back, okay, forest highway but pretty empty, was okay.

Greetings 👋🏻

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May 19, 2023,Schierke - Brocken - Schierke (HWN 9,11 & 136)

A very nice challenging climb. But unfortunately, as always, totally overcrowded...

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September 15, 2023,Wanderung: Brocken Sunrise 🌄 20,3km 4HWN - 3.000km ✅️- Harzer Wanderkaiser Nr.: 5 ✅️

Today we went to the Brocken for sunrise.

At 4:45 a.m. at 3° we set off from Schierke, up over the Eckerloch, to enjoy a really nice start to the day at the summit. It was worth it!

Today I recorded the 3,000km for this year and also completed the 5th Kaiserrunde.
(the last 4 stamps were collected on a …

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