The highest mountain in northern Germany and the Harz Mountains is Schierke's local mountain. It is located in the district of the spa town of Schierke, which is surrounded by dense forests, and thus the town of Wernigerode and significantly shapes the importance and reputation of the town of Schierke!

The tree-free Brocken, with its 1141 m a.s.l., towers far above other Harz mountains at only a short distance from Schierke and can be seen from the lowlands at a distance of about 100 km in good weather conditions. The weather distinguishes the mountain. The prominence of the Brocken in the Harz mountains, which appear almost suddenly in the North German lowlands, led to the many interpretations of the mountain, which are closely related to extreme weather conditions.

Cloud house, devil's pulpit, Walpurgis, cloud ghost and witch's altar are meanwhile terms that have become a trademark through literature. The Brocken is the local mountain of Schierke, but through Goethe, Heine and other important personalities in literature it has become the mountain of all!

There may be local and temporary trail closures due to fallen trees or other reasons. The National Park provides information on the current closures on its website.

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The train Brockenbahn starts at the main station in Wernigerode, right next to the "Great Trains" of the DB (Deutsche Bahn) and the Abellio trains. Further stations in the city area of Wernigerode are the "Westerntorbahnhof" (Unter den Zindeln / Ilsenburger Straße), "Hochschule Harz" (Kirchstraße), "Hasserode" (Am Floßplatz) and "Steinerne Renne" (Bielsteinchaussee). The route continues via the train station in Drei Annen Hohne and Schierke to the Brocken.
 

timetables of the Brockenbahn

Many roads lead to Rome. Some also lead to the Brocken in the Harz mountains. The most popular starting points for a Brocken hike are Schierke and Torfhaus. If you like it a little further, you can also start in Ilsenburg, Wernigerode or Bad Harzburg.
 

Tour suggestions for a hike on the Brocken.

Ebenfalls in Drei Annen Hohne ist der Löwenzahn-Entdeckerpfad zu finden, auf dem in den Sommermonaten an verschiedenen Stationen die Natur des Harzes erkundet werden kann. Die Mitarbeiter des Nationalpark Harz haben für diesen etwas anderen Lehrpfad ein Rätselheft entwickelt, welches sich heruntergeladen werden kann.

Rätselheft zum Löwenzahn-Entdeckerpfad.

Viele weitere Veranstaltungen und Ideen für die Urlaubsplanung, wie zum Beispiel Führungen mit den Rangern zu bestimmten Themen, Fütterungen der Luchse im Schaugehege an der Rabenklippe (Bad Harzburg), Tierbeobachtungen, Vorträgen, Kulturveranstaltungen, Ausstellungen und Indooraktionen wie Basteln sind im Veranstaltungskalender des Nationalpark zu finden.