{"id":16649,"date":"2016-02-11T12:21:08","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T11:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/stamping-station-9-brockenhaus\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T14:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:42:07","slug":"stamping-station-9-brockenhaus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/stamping-points\/overview-map\/stamping-station-9-brockenhaus\/","title":{"rendered":"Stamping station 9 \/ Brockenhaus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At 1,141&nbsp;m&nbsp;above sea level, the Brocken is the highest peak in the Harz Mountains and is located in the district of Schierke in the core zone of the Harz National Park.<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image alignwide stk-block-image stk-block stk-89e1006\" data-block-id=\"89e1006\"><style>.stk-89e1006 {margin-top:3% !important;margin-bottom:3% !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch stk--has-lightbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Brockenhaus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Brockenhaus.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Brockenhaus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Brockenhaus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Brockenhaus-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>Geo\u00adgraph\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly, it lies on the for\u00admer inner-Ger\u00adman bor\u00adder and was a&nbsp;restrict\u00aded area from 1961 to 1989. Cli\u00admat\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly, its ele\u00advat\u00aded posi\u00adtion in the north of Ger\u00admany makes for harsh winds and cold tem\u00adper\u00ada\u00adtures, com\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adble to the moun\u00adtains of Iceland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpark-brockenhaus.de\/de\/brockenhaus\/ausstellung\/\">Brock\u00aden\u00adhaus<\/a> you will find an excit\u00ading exhi\u00adbi\u00adtion on the his\u00adto\u00adry and nature of this fas\u00adci\u00adnat\u00ading mountain.<\/p>\n\n<p>The his\u00adto\u00adry of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpark-harz.de\/de\/naturerleben\/brockengarten\/\">Brock\u00aden\u00adgarten <\/a>is just as inter\u00adest\u00ading as its plants are extra\u00ador\u00addi\u00adnary. The botan\u00adi\u00adcal gar\u00adden on the for\u00adest-free sum\u00admit of the Brock\u00aden has been in exis\u00adtence since 1890 and is now home to around 1500 plant species from all of the world\u2019s high moun\u00adtain ranges. It pro\u00adtects and pre\u00adserves endan\u00adgered and very rare plants and at the same time shows its guests from all over the world what grows and blooms at the very&nbsp;top.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Plants of the far north grow amidst gran\u00adite boul\u00adders on the Brock\u00aden hill\u00adtop. A&nbsp;cir\u00adcu\u00adlar hik\u00ading trail (1.6&nbsp;km) leads around the hill\u00adtop \u2014 along where the Brock\u00aden Wall once stood. Take your time for the Brock\u00aden cir\u00adcu\u00adlar trail with the Dev\u00adil\u2019s Pul\u00adpit and the Witch\u00ades\u2019 Altar. These two gran\u00adite cliffs on the Brock\u00aden sum\u00admit already impressed Goethe. This is where the witch\u00ades and dev\u00adils meet on Walpur\u00adgis&nbsp;Night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Since July 1992, pas\u00adsen\u00adgers on the Brock\u00aden Rail\u00adway have once again been able to climb the high\u00adest peak in north\u00adern Ger\u00admany with steam-pow\u00adered vehi\u00adcles with around 700 hp. The steep\u00adest sec\u00adtion of the route to the Brock\u00aden is cov\u00adered in around 50&nbsp;min\u00adutes from Drei-Annen-Hohne station.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hiking trails on the Brocken<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hike in the footsteps of Heinrich Heine from Ilsenburg to the Brocken.<\/h3>\n\n<p>This ascent to the Brock\u00aden begins in Ilsen\u00adburg and fol\u00adlows in the foot\u00adsteps of Hein\u00adrich Heine along the Ilse moun\u00adtain stream. Wind\u00ading for\u00adest paths take you through the deeply incised Ilse val\u00adley past the Ilses\u00adtein to the impres\u00adsive Ilse Falls. Ancient beech forests and rugged rock for\u00adma\u00adtions line the path. The Heine memo\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal com\u00admem\u00ado\u00adrates the poet\u00ad\u2019s ascent of the Brock\u00aden in 1824. The trail soon turns west and meets the Harz Bor\u00adder Trail at the Her\u00admannsklippe. This leads along the for\u00admer Kolon\u00adnen\u00adweg \u2014 past the Bis\u00admar\u00adck\u00adklippe and the Klein\u00ader Brock\u00aden (1,019&nbsp;m) \u2014 steeply up to the for\u00adest-free Brock\u00aden sum\u00admit. This sec\u00adtion of the trail offers a&nbsp;mag\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcent view of the Eck\u00ader\u00adtalsperre reser\u00advoir and the north\u00adern edge of the Harz Mountains.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The shortest ascent to the Brocken, suitable for experienced hikers<\/h3>\n\n<p>For expe\u00adri\u00adenced and well-equipped hik\u00aders, we rec\u00adom\u00admend the charm\u00ading ascent from Schierke through the Eck\u00ader\u00adloch to the Brock\u00aden. The rus\u00adtic hik\u00ading trail begins a&nbsp;few meters behind the Nation\u00adal Park House at the water\u00adworks. With good footwear, this route over roots, rocky gran\u00adite and board\u00adwalks is a&nbsp;real plea\u00adsure. It leads through enchant\u00adi\u00adng spruce for\u00adest along the rapids of the Schwarz\u00ader Schluft\u00adwass\u00ader to the Eck\u00ader\u00adloch wet\u00adland. The Eck\u00ader\u00adlochstieg joins the Brock\u00aden\u00adstra\u00dfe, which then leads hik\u00aders to the summit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Torfhaus via the Goethe Trail to the Brocken<\/h3>\n\n<p>Goethe once set off for the Brock\u00aden from the west, from Torfhaus. There is already a&nbsp;won\u00adder\u00adful view of the Brock\u00aden from the B4. The Goethe Trail fol\u00adlows the Abbe\u00adgraben. Goethe was not yet famil\u00adiar with this water\u00adcourse \u2014 it was built in 1827 and is now part of the new Upper Harz Water Man\u00adage\u00adment World Her\u00aditage Site. A&nbsp;wood\u00aden foot\u00adbridge leads through the large peat bog. Peat used to be mined here, but today the valu\u00adable moors of the Harz are strict\u00adly pro\u00adtect\u00aded. The path leads along the foot of the Quitschen\u00adberg to the Eck\u00ader\u00adsprung. Now the hik\u00ader cross\u00ades the for\u00admer inner-Ger\u00adman bor\u00adder. The Goethe Trail runs along\u00adside the Brock\u00aden Rail\u00adway at the Goethe Moor. The for\u00adest thins out and heath\u00adland becomes increas\u00ading\u00adly vis\u00adi\u00adble. The hik\u00ader has to com\u00adplete the last sec\u00adtion on the Brock\u00aden road. The Goethe Trail is part of the Harz Witch\u00ades\u2019&nbsp;Trail.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>The stamp box is locat\u00aded at the entrance to the Brockenhaus!<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/harzer-bergwald.de\/index.php\/wandertouren\/romantiktouren\/55-zum-hoechsten-aussichtspunkt-im-harz\">Tour tip Harz moun\u00adtain forest&nbsp;\u201d<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 1,141&nbsp;m&nbsp;above sea lev\u00adel, the Brock\u00aden is the high\u00adest peak in the Harz Moun\u00adtains and is locat\u00aded in the dis\u00adtrict of Schierke in the core zone of the Harz Nation\u00adal Park. Geo\u00adgraph\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly, it lies on the for\u00admer inner-Ger\u00ad\u00adman bor\u00adder and was a&nbsp;restrict\u00aded area from 1961 to 1989. 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