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title: "Routes to the Brocken - from Oderbrück"
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description: "On one of the shortest paths to the highest peak of the Harz - the Brocken. The waymarked hiking trail starts at the Oderbrück car park and leads relatively gently ascending next to a stream through the forest. Following the 9D signs and the Kaiserweg, you reach the Dreieckiger Pfahl, the border between Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. On the Kolonnenweg it goes quite steeply on a cobblestone surface, which is also suitable for inexperienced hikers. Upon reaching the tracks of the Brockenbahn, the hike continues on the Goetheweg alongside the tracks up to the Brockenstraße. The entire trail is surrounded by varied nature and great views over the Harz."
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Routes to the Brocken - from Oderbrück
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- 7.72 km long
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: medium
- Great panorama
- Walking / hiking

- 2:30 h
- 7.72 km
- 353 m
- 787 m
- 1,141 m
- 354 m
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- Start: Oderbrück
- Destination: Brocken

**7.8 kilometer long hike from Oderbrück via the Kaiserweg, Kolonnenweg, and Goetheweg to the Brocken.**

On one of the shortest paths to the highest peak of the Harz - the Brocken. The waymarked hiking trail starts at the Oderbrück car park and leads relatively gently ascending next to a stream through the forest. Following the 9D signs and the Kaiserweg, you reach the Dreieckiger Pfahl, the border between Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. On the Kolonnenweg it goes quite steeply on a cobblestone surface, which is also suitable for inexperienced hikers. Upon reaching the tracks of the Brockenbahn, the hike continues on the Goetheweg alongside the tracks up to the Brockenstraße. The entire trail is surrounded by varied nature and great views over the Harz.

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Directions

Oderbrück - Kaiserweg - Dreieckiger Pfahl - Kolonnenweg - Goetheweg station - Brockenstraße - Brocken

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Equipment

sturdy footwear, weather-appropriate clothing

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Parking**

Parking is available at the Oderbrück hiking car park.

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**Public transportation**

You can reach the starting point of the route from Bad Harzburg or St. Andreasberg with line 820 and 850KVG (St. Andreasberg - Torfhaus - Bad Harzburg)

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Additional information

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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 every 20m, 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 variant ISBN 978-3-936185-56-0 price: 6.90 €

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Contact

Kaiserweg

37444 Sankt Andreasberg

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