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Hiking · Saxony-Anhalt

Hiking trails around Harz Mountains

82 waymarked hiking trails around Harz Mountains (Saxony-Anhalt), from OpenStreetMap. We calculated the length from the route’s course.

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At 1,141 m, the Brocken is the highest mountain in northern Germany and stands at the centre of Harz National Park. No public road leads to the top: you arrive on foot, by horse-drawn carriage, or on the Brocken railway of the Harz narrow-gauge network, which climbs from Wernigerode via Drei Annen Hohne and Schierke. Around Schierke and Ilsenburg are the national park's footpaths, plus signposted mountain bike tours with names like Klippen-Tour. One of the best-known ascents is the Goetheweg from Torfhaus, following Goethe's climb of 1777. At the summit, a short circuit loops around the plateau.

Good to know

  • The HSB Brocken railway starts in Wernigerode; you can also board at Drei Annen Hohne and Schierke.
  • The Brockenstraße is closed to public traffic. Walking it from the Schierke national park centre is about 10 km and 500 m of climbing.
  • Goetheweg: 7.6 km from Torfhaus to the summit.
  • The shortest ascent starts at the Oderbrück car park on the B4.

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Routes: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. As of 7 October 2026.
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