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Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

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Nordharz

Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

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Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

07:51

27.9km

490m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

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Start point

Train Station

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5.37 km

Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge

Highlight • Bridge

Here you can go for a walk along the corner. Suitable for any weather.

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10.3 km

Eckertal Valley in the Harz National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The hiking trail through the Eckertal is just beautiful. Highly recommended, there is an incredible amount to see. Sturdy shoes are highly recommended. A must for every hiking fan

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12.1 km

Inner German border marker on the Eckertal Reservoir dam

Highlight • Monument

Boundary stone on the dam as a reminder between East and West. Here the inner-German border not only ran through the middle of the reservoir, but also directly over the dam wall.

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12.2 km

Dam wall of the Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

Highlight • Monument

A beautiful place steeped in history! A small information board on the well-kept white dam house gives interesting information.
On the Saxony-Anhalt side, various rocky outcrops and stones invite you …

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12.7 km

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Eckerstausee is fed by various tributaries and is used to supply drinking water and energy: there are two turbines below the dam. If you walk over the 60-meter-high dam …

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13.3 km

East Shore of the Ecker Dam

Highlight • Lake

Just get off your bike and enjoy the view.

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16.2 km

Viewpoint

24.8 km

Jungborn Special Stamp Site (Harzer Wandernadel)

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you can find out interesting facts about the history of cure in the Harz Mountains and a special stamp for the Harzer Grenzweg.

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25.5 km

Former Inner German Border Post on the Harz Border Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

Again and again you come across the black, red and gold concrete border posts along the Harz border road. They are the already weathered witnesses of the long-standing separation within Germany.

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27.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.8 km

5.32 km

1.52 km

1.23 km

Surfaces

12.0 km

8.81 km

3.88 km

2.95 km

275 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge

Eckertal Valley in the Harz National Park

Inner German border marker on the Eckertal Reservoir dam

Dam wall of the Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

East Shore of the Ecker Dam

Jungborn Special Stamp Site (Harzer Wandernadel)

Former Inner German Border Post on the Harz Border Trail

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