Innerste Reservoir – Innerste Reservoir loop from Wolfshagen im Harz

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Harz Mountains

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Innerste Reservoir – Innerste Reservoir loop from Wolfshagen im Harz

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Innerste Reservoir – Innerste Reservoir loop from Wolfshagen im Harz

03:16

12.0km

150m

Hiking

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

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.03 km

Rote-Klippe Trail

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Here the calves are tense,

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3.26 km

Viewpoint with Steinway Frame on the Steinway Trail

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From here you have a beautiful view over the valley.

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3.28 km

Steep climb to Mandolinenhütte

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The mandolin hut is idyllically situated, a little further you have a wonderful view. The steep path with the tree roots looks picturesque. Great path, beautiful hut and fantastic view.

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6.07 km

Innerste Reservoir

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ers from the reservoir across the dam. There is no other dam in the Harz Mountains with a flood protection facility constructed in this way.
If necessary, the water from …

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6.35 km

Shore path at the Innerste Reservoir

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The riverside path with resting bench leads from the asphalt path to the bank and back again, a beautiful, smooth single trail. The resting bench has seen better days. 😉

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6.55 km

Innerste Reservoir

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Chilling, picnicking or swimming anything goes

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8.75 km

Innerste Reservoir

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If you drive around the Innerstetalsperre, you will always come to beautiful swimming areas and beaches, where you can take a break. On hot days you can refresh yourself while …

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9.00 km

Innerste Reservoir Overflow Tower

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Views and crossings of dams are always something special.

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12.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.80 km

1.27 km

1.05 km

618 m

128 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.14 km

2.63 km

1.45 km

387 m

341 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

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Comments

July 23, 2023,Innerstetalsperre

Today we did a little hike with dear friends around the Innerstetalsperre. A short detour to the mandolin hut to stamp the HWN came in handy.

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June 1, 2024,Späte Nachmittagsrunde

After cleaning the house🪣🧽 and doing some gardening, we went to the Innerste Dam in the late afternoon.
Where it had just rained 🌧 and you could hear some rumbling in the distance.
You could also see the clouds ☁️ changing and breaking up more and more, so the sun 🌞 could shine through again.
It had something mystical about …

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February 14, 2023,Rund um die Innerstetetalsperre

In the most beautiful sunshine, an easy lap around the Innerstetalsperre. After the low in December with only approx. 20% now more than 70% filling level!

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October 3, 2024,Runde um die Innerste

Today I went around the Innerste without a bike... also nice

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January 28, 2024,Sonnentour 🌞🥾

Today we took advantage of the nice weather 🌞😊 and walked a bit in the Harz Mountains 😊🥾.

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December 31, 2021,🚗🌲Harz-Innerstetalsperre 🌊🐕🐕🐕🌫🌤

We're in the Harz for a few days over New Year's Eve 🐕🐕🐕
The weather was good today, a mix of sun and clouds, without rain🙂
We also saw wolf and fox - only on power boxes on the way there, but thought it was nicely done 🐺🦊

Happy New Year
😃🍀🍾🎆🎉

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June 1, 2024,Amphibien und Wolken im Innersten

Everything was dry in the garden and the sun was 24°. After setting up the swing and tent and doing other garden activities, it was time to look for the supposedly worse weather🤷‍♂️🤪
So we got in the car and headed to the Innerste Dam. The sky was already much darker and the road was wet. The approaching thunderstorm was …

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