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Historic Railways in Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt is the home of the Harz Mountains, a wonderful�1000sq mile national park, which is mostly covered in herbal green spicy pine forest.�Visitors can also take a trip on the "Harzer Schmalspurbahn", a narrow-gauge steam railway with a rail network stretching over a length of 130 km.� The train takes passengers past the historical sites of nearby medieval towns and also on to the "Brocken", where Germany's highest train station is located.��
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Saxony-Anhalt - Harz Mountains

The Harzquer Railway cuts the Harz Mountains through their North-South axis. The 60 km track between Wernigerode and Nordhausen takes trains along a fantastic ride through nature, including all of the main attractions of the Harz region.The Selketal Railway is a romantic trip with a narrow-gauge railway and has been a well-kept secret among nature lovers for a long time. The landscape along the 52 km route between Gernrode, Harzgerode, Hasselfelde and Eisfelder Talm�hle has a great variety of flora and fauna.The Mount Brocken Railway takes about 50 minutes to climb from the Drei-Annen-Hohne to the Mount Brocken while offering visitors an overwhelming panoramic view of the Upper Harz National Park. On a clear day Mount Brocken provides a fantastic view on the countryside below.

Harz Mountains
Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH
Friedrichstrasse 151
D - 38855 Wernigerode
Tel.: 0049 3943 5580
Fax: 0049 3943 558148
Email: [email protected]
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