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Harz timber towns
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Harz timber towns

Eight days of Brocken light: Goslar, Wernigerode, Quedlinburg, the Harz narrow-gauge, Torfhaus. Tesla in Goslar; mountain lanes eat range in fog.

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Season: Year-round. Brocken can hold snow and rime into May. Quedlinburg Christmas market is dense.

Eight days of Brocken light: Goslar, Wernigerode, Quedlinburg, the Harz narrow-gauge, Torfhaus. Tesla in Goslar; mountain lanes eat range in fog.

Day by day

Day 1

Goslar

UNESCO timber and a Tesla overnight.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Goslar) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Goslar. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Goslar
GoslarPhoto: Rabanus Flavus / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Day 3

Wernigerode

The castle over a coloured town. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Wernigerode. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Quedlinburg
QuedlinburgPhoto: Olaf Meister / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 5

Quedlinburg

More timber than seems possible. Charge in Halberstadt.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Quedlinburg. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Brocken
BrockenPhoto: Markus Trienke / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Day 6

Schierke

A quiet night under the Brocken.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Schierke. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Harz railway
Harz railwayPhoto: meine Großmutterown grandma / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Day 8

Goslar

Last Tesla. The steam railway is still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Goslar) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Goslar. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Torfhaus
TorfhausPhoto: User Grosses s on de.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Goslar — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.

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