 Situated within the Harz mountain range in the valley of the Bode River, at the rim of the Harz National Park, it is mainly a tourist resort, especially for hiking and all kinds of winter sports.The winter sport and climatic spa of Schierke lies in the High Harz mountains, southeast of their highest summit, the Brocken.It is situated in the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park and borders on the Harz National Park in the north.