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title: "Routes to the Brocken - from Ehrenfriedhof"
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description: "On the shortest route to the highest elevation of the Harz - the Brocken. The signposted hiking trail starts at the \"Ehrenfriedhof\" parking lot on the B4 between Torfhaus and Oderbrück and leads relatively gently uphill past the Ehrenfriedhof. Following the signs, you reach the Dreieckiger Pfahl, the border between Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. On the Kolonnenweg, the path continues quite steeply on a paved surface, which is also suitable for inexperienced hikers. When you reach the Brockenbahn tracks, the hike follows the Goetheweg along the tracks up to Brockenstraße. The entire hiking trail is surrounded by beautiful nature and great views over the Harz."
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Routes to the Brocken - from Ehrenfriedhof
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- 7.10 km long
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: medium
- Great panorama
- Walking / hiking

- 2:02 h
- 7.10 km
- 330 m
- 15 m
- 826 m
- 1,141 m
- 315 m
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- Start: Ehrenfriedhof on the B4 between Torfhaus and Oderbrück
- Destination: Brocken

Good 7 kilometer long hike from the Ehrenfriedhof via the Kaiserweg, Kolonnenweg and Goetheweg to the Brocken

On the shortest route to the highest elevation of the Harz - the Brocken. The signposted hiking trail starts at the "Ehrenfriedhof" parking lot on the B4 between Torfhaus and Oderbrück and leads relatively gently uphill past the Ehrenfriedhof. Following the signs, you reach the Dreieckiger Pfahl, the border between Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. On the Kolonnenweg, the path continues quite steeply on a paved surface, which is also suitable for inexperienced hikers. When you reach the Brockenbahn tracks, the hike follows the Goetheweg along the tracks up to Brockenstraße. The entire hiking trail is surrounded by beautiful nature and great views over the Harz.

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Directions

Ehrenfriedhof parking lot - Dreieckiger Pfahl - Kolonnenweg - Goetheweg station - Brockenstraße - Brocken

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Map

The Hochharz - Around the Brocken (standard) hiking and cycling map scale 1 : 30,000, UTM grid for GPS, contour lines in 20m intervals, Harzklub hiking trails format 110 x 200 mm, 990 x 600 mm (open) standard edition (map paper) ISBN 978-3-928977-91-3 Price: 4.00 €; as a water- and tear-resistant version ISBN 978-3-936185-56-0 Price: 6.90 €

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Contact

B4

38707 Schulenberg im Oberharz

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