A steam-hauled climb through the Harz

[john_b 3,298]

Anyone done this route?
 

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/feb/01/rail-route-of-the-month-germany-harz-mountains-brocken-steam-train

[snowingagain 5,189]

Yes.  And when it was snowy AND sunny.   Wonderful.  

[kiplette 8,676]

Only the short route, not the longer, which looks awesome.

 

We had snow and incredible wind and were advised by the dude at the top to carry our smallest children and not let go, which was kind of worrying, but tbf a grand time was had by all and no-one blew away, so all good 

[Fietsrad 385]

I got the train up once and walked once.

 

Brocken-Benno Schmidt of Wernigerode, who died recently, walked it thousands of times😉