The chunk offers “… in fine weather a great panoramic view over an area as big as Switzerland – at least theoretically. On more than 300 days, clouds cover the mountain for hours, so good visibility is rare.” The Brocken is a place of extreme weather conditions. Due to the short summer and very long winters, the many months with closed snow cover, the severe storms and low temperatures even in summer, the climate on the Brocken corresponds to an alpine location at an altitude of 2,500 m or is comparable to the climate of Iceland.

Because of its exposed location, the Brocken was also used for military purposes. For 28 years it was – politically – the only unclimbable mountain in the world. An original segment of the Brockenmauer and numerous interesting exhibition objects (in the Brockenhaus) recall the time when the chunk was not accessible to everyone. In the Brockenhaus next to the Brockenhotel you will learn more about the eventful history of the highest mountain in Central Germany.

Schierke – air spa and winter sports ground – is located 600 m above sea level. D. M. right at the foot of the 1142 m high Brocken and offers ideal conditions for a wide range of activities in nature. Let yourself be enchanted by the wild romantic landscape and the myths and legends of the Harz. Granite blocks, impressive rock cliffs, such as the Schnarcher, Feuerstein and Ahrensklinter cliffs, inspired Goethe and others. to the Walpurgisnacht scene in Faust.  A unique experience is a ride on the Brockenbahn. With an incline of 1:30, the track winds from Drei Annen Hohne via Schierke up to the Brocken. Brocken station is reached at 1130 m altitude.  To Walpurgis (30. April) is celebrated in Schierke every year. Thousands of onlookers watch the spectacle of witch-hunting and devilish delusion in the spa park. The festival ends with the dance in May and great fireworks.