W10 Summit Route

4:00 h
40.83 km
907 m
908 m
544 m
1,141 m
597 m
Start: Hotel Brockenscheideck, Brockenstraße 49, 38879 Schierke

The circular route leads through the spruce forests of the High Harz and also passes over the legendary Brocken.

The route leads from Schierke via Brockenstraße up to the Brocken and down on its backside to Scharfensteinklippe, from where the next stage destination, the Eckertalsperre down in the valley, is clearly visible. The descent takes place on a slab path. At the Eckertalsperre, there are demanding trails offering views of the High Harz with the Brocken. From there, it goes gradually up to the Dreieckiger Pfahl and then again down a beautiful trail to Schierke. Attention: No signposting between Eckertalsperre and Dreieckiger Pfahl! Many hikers are on the entire route – please be considerate!

Pavements

Asphalt (5%)

Street (26%)

Gravel (55%)

Trail (14%)

Best to visit

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Directions & Parking facilities

The Drei Annen Hohne station (Harz narrow-gauge railway) is located about 6 km outside Schierke towards Wernigerode. It is the starting point for the two MTB routes W8 and W9. Another MTB route starts at the end of Brockenstraße (W10). All three lead into the Harz National Park.

Additional information

The Volksbank Arena Harz is also available on YouTube.

Trailer - Mountainbiking in the Harz

Map

The Harz for Mountain Bikers

Through the extremely varied North German low mountain landscape, 74 signposted mountain bike circular routes (total length 2,300 km) lead, classified into three difficulty levels. Official map set "The Harz for Mountain Bikers." Completely revised and expanded new edition. The new map set consists of a tour book with removable individual descriptions and detailed maps of the routes. In addition, there is a topographic overview map (1:50,000) on weatherproof and durable POLYART material.

ISBN 978-3-935806-28-2

Price 16.80 €

Publisher map solutions, Karlsruhe 2017

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