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Path Along the Ilse – Trail to the Eckertal Reservoir loop from Bad Harzburg

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Path Along the Ilse – Trail to the Eckertal Reservoir loop from Bad Harzburg

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Path Along the Ilse – Trail to the Eckertal Reservoir loop from Bad Harzburg

02:59

38.3km

670m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: April 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.9 km for 261 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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7.44 km

Ecker River Border and Former Inner-German Border

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Remnants of the division of Germany can still be found here

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11.0 km

Trout park with trout pond

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A very nice place for a rest. Benches around the pond are abundant, mostly with shadows.

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13.7 km

View of the River Ilse

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nice photo stop

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14.4 km

Path Along the Ilse

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Very nice up & down!

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20.1 km

Trail to the Eckertal Reservoir

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If you are on an off-road bike, this trail is a dream to ride. It takes you directly to the Eckertalsperre.

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20.6 km

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

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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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24.0 km

Ecker Stream in Harz National Park

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You can drive long distances here.

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24.4 km

Käsewieter Bridge over the Ecker

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This is the “Käsewieter Bridge”!

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38.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.9 km

7.93 km

4.23 km

1.02 km

130 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.3 km

8.36 km

5.37 km

2.94 km

270 m

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Wednesday 20 May

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