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.  

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 Talmühle 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]