Nice rusty brown water flows out of the iron source from a pipe and after a few meters the soup runs into the clear water of the dam. Somehow bizarre this source, inevitably you stop and wonder!
Not far from the source of iron is a refurbished refuge, where sun worshipers should sit outside under the wooden board in the morning when the weather is good ;-)

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Stefan (Torte I.)

August 22, 2017

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The iron source is located directly on the Dammgraben which is also part of the Harz Hexenstieg

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Klausi

March 18, 2021

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In 1734 the ditch ended here.

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Elevation 600 m

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Thursday 12 March

11°C

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88 %

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