Elend: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

A particularly accessible way to explore Elend is the easily walkable, gently ascending hiking trail through the Elend Valley. It connects Elend with Schierke, is approximately 3 km long, and is described as suitable for families, including visitors with pushchairs. You can rent a holiday apartment in Elend.

Nature

Elend belongs to the town of Oberharz am Brocken and is presented in a landscape of forests, reservoirs, valleys and mountainous surroundings.

The route through the Elend Valley follows the Kalte Bode and passes natural features such as moss-covered rocks, mushrooms, animals and fallen trees.

The Hohnekamm ridge is located in the vicinity of Elend.

Culture

In the vicinity of Elend are the Königsburg ruins, the Brocken, the Achtermannshöhe, the Kleiner Brocken and Benneckenstein, St. Laurentius.

Further afield in the region around Elend are the ruins of Hohenstein Castle and the Schanzenburg.

Getting Around

The connection between Elend and Schierke can be completed as a one-way excursion; from Schierke, it is possible to return to Elend by bus.

Location

Elend is a district of the town of Oberharz am Brocken in Saxony-Anhalt. Oberharz am Brocken has been a state-recognized resort since 2015.

Other places in this selection: Neuwerk, Stiege, Benneckenstein, Sorge, Hasselfelde, Elbingerode, Königshütte, Trautenstein.

To the overview of the surrounding destination: Oberharz Am Brocken.