Harz mountain range
The Harz mountain run is a mountain run that has been taking place in Wernigerode in October 1978 and has had a marathon route called the Brocken Marathon in its program since 1990 . A 22-km run and an 11-km run are offered as further competitions. In 2007 a 5 km run was offered for the first time, which started at the same time as the 11 km run. The event achieved a number of participants of several thousand, in 2001 for example 3,500 and in 2004 a total of 3110 runners reached the finish line, 695 men and 73 women in the marathon. The record was set in 1987 with over 5000 participants.
Marathon route
The marathon route is a circular course where the 1141.2 m above sea level. NHN high Brocken has to be conquered. The start and finish are in the Wernigerode district of Hasserode . A total of 1150 meters of altitude has to be overcome on the route .
The Brocken had been in the restricted area of the border between the GDR and the FRG since 1961 and was therefore not allowed to be crossed. With the reunification in 1990 the first “real” Brocken marathon with 386 runners took place. Two years later, crossing the Brocken was prohibited for reasons of nature conservation law. Since 1993 there has been a compromise with the national park administration , according to which a maximum of 1,000 runners are allowed to cross the Brocken plateau in the course of the 42.195 km long and 1,200 meters high marathon.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ 24th Harz Mountain Run: District team in the top ten In: mz-web.de , October 17, 2001, accessed on August 27, 2019.
- ↑ Holger Manigk: Wernigerode: Harz mountain range wants to go back to nature. In: volksstimme.de. April 3, 2018, accessed August 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Harz Mountains Run of the city of Wernigerode In: harzregion.de , accessed on August 27, 2019.