Staying Home Sucks, home
Schierke Brockenstraße lub 2024-05-08
Schierke, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Lukas Beck, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

W9 (Auf zum Brocken)

Mountain bike area · Germany

Is it worth the trip?

62Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Rain before today is not known, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 62 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
1.1 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Tue 3 · 58 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.4 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
3°C

Wed 4 · 59 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
1.3 mm
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
4°C

Thu 5 · 59 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
1.9 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
4°C

Fri 6 · 62 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.6 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
6°C

Sat 7 · 65 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
4°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 161, good
  2. Mon 262, good
  3. Tue 358, fair
  4. Wed 459, fair
  5. Thu 559, fair
  6. Fri 662, good
  7. Sat 765, good
  8. Sun 864, good
  9. Mon 968, good
  10. Tue 1041, poor

The spot in three facts

  • 12 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Up to S3Singletrail scale
  • Best in Aug6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at W9 (Auf zum Brocken)
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*61, goodUnknown0.7 mm0.4 mm5°C
Mon 2Nov*62, goodUnknown1.1 mm0 mm7°C
Tue 3Nov*58, fairUnknown0.4 mm0 mm3°C
Wed 4Nov*59, fairUnknown1.3 mm0.6 mm4°C
Thu 5Nov*59, fairUnknown1.9 mm0 mm4°C
Fri 6Nov*62, goodUnknown0.6 mm0 mm6°C
Sat 7Nov*65, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm9°C
Sun 8Nov*64, goodUnknown0 mm0.6 mm4°C
Mon 9Nov*68, goodUnknown3 mm0.6 mm5°C
Tue 10Nov*41, poorUnknown4.2 mm4.5 mm5°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About W9 (Auf zum Brocken)

12 mountain bike routes mapped. Hardest trail: S3 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Mar to Sep. The nearest town to stay in is Schierke.

  • Routes 12 mountain bike routes mapped.
  • Hardest Hardest trail: S3 on the Singletrail scale.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,470–US$2,760 each

about US$1,470–US$2,760 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$308–US$509
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$549
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$241–US$456
Totalabout US$1,470–US$2,760

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Schierke

Closest

Schierke

6 min by car

about US$114/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Schierke · Booking.com

About Schierke its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 45m

About 17h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 4h 35m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.