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View of the Sösetalsperre – Söse Reservoir Parking Lot loop from Lerbach

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View of the Sösetalsperre – Söse Reservoir Parking Lot loop from Lerbach

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View of the Sösetalsperre – Söse Reservoir Parking Lot loop from Lerbach

00:49

2.29km

130m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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287 m

Ascent to Eselsplatz

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If you are coming from the direction of the dam crest of the Söseralsperre, cross the Sösetalstraße. Here you can expect a steep but beautiful ascent to the Eselsplatz.

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302 m

Forest trail to the Söse Reservoir

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Tip: in the eastern area this path is closed in 10.2022 and partly overgrown.

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754 m

View of the Sösetalsperre

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Steep, narrow climb with wonderful views.

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1.08 km

Eselsplatz Köte (shelter) (HWN 140)

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The Eselsplatz is the first larger resting place for you if you come up here via the Harzer-Hexen-Stieg from Osterode. In addition to a charcoal burner's hut, there are other …

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1.10 km

Eselsplatz to Sösetalsperre Trail

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Yes, the lower section still exists completely unchanged. And in my opinion the upper section has gotten much better in the traces of the harvester. The top section was full …

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2.16 km

Public toilets at Söse Dam

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great that they exist and even clean

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2.19 km

Söse Reservoir Parking Lot

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Free parking with public toilet (open from April to October)

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2.29 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.31 km

942 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.00 km

128 m

109 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Thursday 2 July

19°C

11°C

4 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

July 31, 2022,Eselplatz HWN 140 – Eselsplatz (HWN 140) Runde von Osterode am Harz

With the Khalifa in the Harz Mountains. 🐶🥰

The journey was a bit adventurous due to various closures 🙄 and diversions 🙄.

At very summery temperatures ☀️ then march off.

The route was relatively short and quite unspectacular. 🤷‍♀️ It went quite up 🏔 to the donkeys, which were nice to look at, and the stamp office 💮 and then …

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March 27, 2025,HWN Tour 32: Sösetalsperre zum Eselsplatz

... Wolf and I looked at each other. The hike from Baudensteig was still in our bones, but the Eselsplatz was close, and we still needed it for the mandatory Hexenstieg badge. So off we went. We loaded the unnecessary gear into the car and off we went. Komoot told me it would be a steep climb, but the motivation …

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August 7, 2021,Parkplatz Sösetalsperre - Eselsplatz (HWN 140) - Parkplatz Sösetalsperre - 07.08.2021 18:30

Overcome the grueling climb and then no rubber stamp there. Anyway, the donkey place is still a great stamping point.

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October 20, 2024,Currywurst HWN

A quick stamp and a delicious currywurst. 😋

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April 16, 2025,Von der Talsperre zum Eselsplatz, HWN 140

Thanks to the road closure, we took a detour around the Sösetalsperre Dam and then continued to Eselsplatz. The closure had a positive effect here, as you follow a narrow path behind the guardrail and then cross the road onto the hiking trail. Someone had written "steep up" on the signpost. By now it was quite warm, and after reaching …

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July 14, 2021,Steiler Aufstieg zum Eselsplatz (HWN 140)

Wonderfully steep climb from the Sösetalsperre car park to the Eselsplatz, 130 meters in altitude over around 1 km 😅

Harz hiking pin
HWN 140 donkey place

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October 26, 2024,Sösetal-Sperre nach Eselsplatz (HWN 140)

Short detour to HWN140. The path has a steep climb in places. The path from the Söstetalsperre car park goes along the 498 behind the guard rail.

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May 8, 2024,HWN 140

I'm in the Harz with my girlfriend for a few days and of course the Harz hiking badge project will continue. This is a bit difficult though because my girlfriend doesn't like to cover long distances or climb so many meters in altitude. The first of three hikes was short but steep. She managed it well and I'm always amazed …

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View of the Sösetalsperre – Söse Reservoir Parking Lot loop from Lerbach

Ascent to Eselsplatz

Forest trail to the Söse Reservoir

View of the Sösetalsperre

Eselsplatz Köte (shelter) (HWN 140)

Eselsplatz to Sösetalsperre Trail

Currywurst stand

Public toilets at Söse Dam

Söse Reservoir Parking Lot

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