Long downhill from Brocken across the Harz
Mountainbike route starting in Braunlage, including long downhill from Brocken into the Oberharz and a varied panorama of the Harz mountains: The route starts with a moderate but long climb from Braunlage via Schierke to the highest mountain in northern Germany. The summit of the 1,142 meter high Brocken offers a unique view far over the Harz foreland in good weather. This is followed by a 15-kilometer descent that leads via Torfhaus to Altenau. Once here, it goes along the beautiful Okertalsperre to the next mountain: The Schalke in the Oberharz offers a wide view with a lookout tower. After a short descent along the ponds and canals of the UNESCO World Heritage 'Oberharzer Wasserregal', the route continues over the Oberharz plateau towards Braunlage. It crosses the Acker mountain, the Sieber valley, the Rehberg mountain and the Oder valley.
Data about this mountainbike route
Start and parking
This is a good address to start the tour. There is a larger parking lot nearby. Clicking on the address takes you directly to Google Maps to start navigation there:
GPS-Daten
The tour can be downloaded as a .gpx file and transferred to a GPS-enabled device (e.g. Garmin or smartphone). The tour starts near a larger parking lot. The route is planned so that it can be traveled all year round and in all weathers. Nevertheless, it can happen that due to occasional forestry work in the forest, paths are temporarily closed or have to be pushed in parts.
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Overview of more routes and spots
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