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Meet & Greet Team AnTh top of Brocken 1141m Event Cache

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Hidden : Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

28 February 2024, 11:00 - 12:00

Brocken plateau, 1,141m

Wednesday 28.02.2024

The event visit is free of charge

Event time 11.00 - 11.30

Meet & greet with Team AnTh

Proposal for hiking routes

Please make the selection yourself at your own discretion/condition. There are various starting points for the Brocken ascent. These are the 3 routes/starting points that have been established for years. The starting points are designed as waypoints:

Starting point 1: Torfhaus

Torfhaus-Brocken-Goetheweg-Dammgraben - MEDIUM - 9km

Torfhaus-Brocken-Goetheweg-Hochmoor - MEDIUM - 9km

Starting point 2: Oderbrück

Oderbrück-Brocken - LIGHT - 8km

Starting point 3: Schierke

Schierke-Brocken-Brockenstrasse - EASY - 10km

Schierke-Brocken-old bobsleigh track - MEDIUM - 7km

Schierke-Brocken-Eckerlochstieg - HARD - 6km

Please plan sufficient time for the ascent independently and according to your own physical condition.

 

Weather

The weather can be cold and icy according to the season, bring hats, gloves, warm clothes, pocket warmers and hot drinks. The paths can be icy, spikes (even simple ones) serve well in this case and should also be in the luggage.

On the Brocken, the weather here can be extreme. Please keep this in mind when choosing your clothes! Everyone is responsible for their own actions. The Brocken ascent is possibly with fresh snow is not easy. Therefore, you should only participate if you feel able to do so!

it's Possible to take the train 🚂 up to the top, for more information use this website: https://www.hsb-wr.de

 

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