Bikepark Braunlage (Wurmberg)
Braunlage, Lower Saxony, Germany
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- Country
- Germany [1]
- State / region
- Lower Saxony [1]
- City / nearest town
- Braunlage [1]
- Mountain area
- Harz · Wurmberg (971 m) [1]
- Coordinates
- 51.7400, 10.6172 ↗ latitude.to
- Drive from Berlin
- 248 km · 2:43 h ↗ rome2rio
- Lift
- 6-person gondola (Wurmbergseilbahn, 2.8 km — Northern Germany’s longest cable car); intermediate station available [1]
- Season & hours
- Mid-June to early November; daily approx. 09:15–17:00 (last uphill ride 16:40) [2]
- Gravity Card
- No — not in Gravity Card network [3]
Trails
- Character
- Natural-feeling gravity park on the highest peak in Lower Saxony; four long trails with up to 4 km per descent and 400 m vertical; rough, technical character with chickenways to bypass hard sections. [2]
- Trail types
- Freeride, enduro singletrail, downhill with wooden elements; chickenways throughout [2]
- Difficulty spread
- 22 4 trails: Freeride (red), Snakebite (yellow/intermediate), Evil Rock’s (purple/hard), Enduro (white/hard) [2]
- Vertical / longest
- 400 m vertical (valley to 971 m summit); trails up to 4 km long; total network ~18 km [4]
Features & suitability
- Family friendly
- Moderately — chickenways allow bypassing difficult sections; separate practice area at base [2]
- Beginner friendly
- Partial — an Übungsparcours (practice course) with wooden elements and berms at the base station caters to newcomers; main trails are fairly demanding [5]
- Skills area
- Yes (no belt) — Übungsparcours with wooden elements, banked curves and jumps at valley station; no magic-carpet found [5]
- Standout features
- Northernmost 6-person gondola in Germany; Evil Rock’s (highly technical boulder field); permanent race timing system; four trails down the full 400 m [2]
Practical
- Bike shop / repair
- Repair workshop on site (Werkstatt confirmed) [5]
- Bike wash
- Not found
- Camper / camping
- Camping Braunlage (nearby, approx. 1 km); modern pitches with 16-amp hook-ups, Wi-Fi, bike wash — explicitly markets itself to bikepark visitors [6]
- Reputation
- Highly regarded: Komoot 4.8/5 (182 ratings); trail variety and dramatic 400 m descent praised; Evil Rock’s and Enduro trails noted as stand-out challenges in northern Germany. [7]
Sources
- Wurmbergseilbahn — Bikepark (operator, trails, lift, pricing)
- Wurmbergseilbahn — Bikepark Sommer (season, hours, trail overview)
- Gravity Card — network bikeparks list (Braunlage not listed)
- Trail Addicts — Bike Park Braunlage (18 km network, 400 m vertical)
- Bikepark Life — Bikepark Braunlage (Übungsparcours, Werkstatt)
- Camping Braunlage — official site (pitches, facilities, proximity to Bikepark)
- Komoot — Bikepark Braunlage highlight (4.8/5, 182 ratings)