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Ilsetal Valley – Lower Ilse Falls loop from Ilsenburg

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Ilsetal Valley – Lower Ilse Falls loop from Ilsenburg

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Ilsetal Valley – Lower Ilse Falls loop from Ilsenburg

06:10

21.9km

450m

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: July 10, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.69 km

Ilsetal Valley

Highlight • Gorge

The romantic valley can be found in the Upper Harz Mountains, more precisely on the way from Ilsenburg to the Brocken. The Ilsetal bears the name of the river Ilse, …

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4.18 km

Ilse Valley

Highlight • Gorge

The path always goes along the roaring Ilse. Very nice.

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4.72 km

Lower Ilse Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

The Ilsetal is always worth a trip, regardless of the season.

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10.1 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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10.7 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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11.2 km

Viewpoint

17.7 km

Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley)

Highlight • Trail

Nature lovers should definitely prefer the hiking trail along the Ilse to the gravel road. The stony path is easy to walk when the brook splashes, surrounded by trees and rocks.

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18.4 km

Ilse Footbridge

Highlight • Bridge

The bridges over the Ilse are always a highlight and popular photo opportunity.

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18.6 km

Heinrich Heine Trail (Heinrich-Heine-Weg) along the River Ilse

Highlight • Trail

A beautiful valley with admirable nature - we could see dippers, brown trout and, when it rains, numerous fire salamanders. Several seating areas along the river invite you to take a break.

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20.2 km

Nagelhüttenteich

Lake

21.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

7.42 km

3.02 km

450 m

180 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

6.67 km

3.50 km

461 m

355 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 10 July

23°C

12°C

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Comments

April 16, 2025,Waldhotel Ilsenburg, Heinrich Heine Weg, Gruhe Weg, Rangerstation Scharfenstein HWN 2, Eckertalsperre HWN 1, am Kruzifix HWN 3, Sandtal, Ilsetal, Waldhotel.. ☀️🌤🚶🏼‍♂️🚶‍♂️

Waldhotel Ilsenburg, Heinrich Heine Weg, Gruhe Weg, Scharfenstein Ranger Station HWN 2, Eckertalsperre HWN 1, at the Crucifix HWN 3, Sandtal, Ilsetal, Waldhotel.. ☀️🌤🚶🏼‍♂️🚶‍♂️

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November 4, 2023,Tour

In the Harz-Ilsenburg-gr.Sandtal-Kruzifix-Eckerstausee-Scharfenstein-gr. Sandtal-Ilsenburg

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March 25, 2024,Ilsenburg & Eckertal - HWN 1, 2 ,3, 6, 8, 30

Easter holiday program

I am very proud of my 4 hiking mice, who mastered this distance with me today without batting an eyelid.
From the hiking car park in Ilsental in Ilseburg, we always start along the river over the Heinrich-Heine-Weg to the Bremer Hütte HWN 6. Always accompanied by the rushing water and past the lower and upper Ilse …

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May 4, 2025,Wanderung für die HWN, 04.05.2025 mit Dana (2.0 im Ilsetal)

This Sunday, we (Dana and I) set off for Ilsenburg again!
Today we parked our car in the monastery parking lot in Ilsenburg! Where we were able to collect our first stamp (HWN KL 06).
We then continued along the Ilse River in the village, turning right at the caravan campsite to Froschfelsen (Frog Rock) (HWN 5).
Afterwards, we continued …

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October 21, 2024,Ilsenburg - u.a. Eckertalsperre & Ilsefälle

At least 5 stamps must be collected on this tour.

The starting point is the bridge at the Waldhotel in Ilsenburg.
The first stop along the Ilse is "Am Kruzifix" (HWN 3) and then directly to the Eckertalsperre dam (HWN 1).
Continue to the Scharfenstein ranger station (HWN 2), to Stempelsbuche (HWN 8) and along the beautiful Ilse Falls (Bremer …

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Ilsetal Valley – Lower Ilse Falls loop from Ilsenburg

Ilsetal Valley

Ilse Valley

Lower Ilse Falls

Dam wall of the Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

Heinrich Heine Trail (Ilse Valley)

Ilse Footbridge

Heinrich Heine Trail (Heinrich-Heine-Weg) along the River Ilse

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