Brocken

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Inspired by the sudden onset of winter, this weekend Kate, Christian, and I made the requisite pilgrimage to the highest point in northern Germany, the Brocken. Northern Germany is pretty flat; the highest point is just over 1000 meters high.

The forecast had promised heavy fog and 60 km/hr winds on top of a temperature of -17 degrees C, but instead we were greeted by sunny and calm conditions and a parade of happy excursionists.

To get to the Brocken, we took a regional train from Hannover to Bad Harzberg, and then bus number 280 to Torfhaus. From there it's a five mile walk up to the top, through some beautiful, wintery forest. We took an alternate route down the mountain, ending up in the village of Ilsenburg‎.

Here are a few more pictures on flickr, or facebook if you prefer.

Some outdoors stores in Hannover:
* Bluesky
* Sachen für Unterwegs
* Camping Schrader
* InterSport

Comments

[clevermynnie.livejournal.com]

Wow, that looks lovely.