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Upper Harz Water Management System – Hirschler Pond loop from Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Upper Harz Water Management System – Hirschler Pond loop from Clausthal-Zellerfeld

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4.5

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Upper Harz Water Management System – Hirschler Pond loop from Clausthal-Zellerfeld

01:33

24.8km

330m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.10 km

Upper Harz Water Management System

Highlight • Historical Site

A very beautiful lake and pond landscape which give a beautiful motive for all seasons!

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3.15 km

Hirschler Pond

Highlight • Lake

Here you can let your soul unwind.

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6.52 km

Mouth of the Rotenberger Wasserlauf

Highlight • Monument

This tunnel was created to shorten the dam ditch.

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7.63 km

Dammgraben Dam

Highlight • Monument

For us North Germans a feeling like on the dike 🤣 only the sheep are missing.

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8.33 km

Großer Kolk

Lake

11.3 km

Dammgraben Altenau

Highlight • Trail

The dam ditch is the longest man-made ditch in the Upper Harz. Its purpose was to divert surface water for the operation of the Upper Harz coal and steel industry …

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17.4 km

Old Innerstetal Railway Line

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The old railway line is excellent to drive. However, there are few turns to reach or leave the route on the way.

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20.1 km

Former Railway Cycle Path in the Harz Mountains

Highlight • Cycleway

From a small bridge you have a beautiful view of the great bike path that runs along the former railway line.

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22.9 km

Hausherzberger Pond (Bathing Lake)

Highlight • Lake

Here you can jump into the water for free during your tour. By the way, bathing is permitted in almost all of the 60 ponds around Clausthal-Zellerfeld, unless it is expressly forbidden by signs.

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24.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

4.75 km

4.48 km

1.93 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.4 km

5.11 km

5.06 km

1.02 km

139 m

105 m

Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

Weather

Thursday 30 July

28°C

14°C

25 %

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Upper Harz Water Management System – Hirschler Pond loop from Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Upper Harz Water Management System

Hirschler Pond

Mouth of the Rotenberger Wasserlauf

Dammgraben Dam

Dammgraben Altenau

Old Innerstetal Railway Line

Former Railway Cycle Path in the Harz Mountains

Hausherzberger Pond (Bathing Lake)

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