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Iron Spring – Morgenbrodstal Ditch loop from Bergstadt Altenau

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Iron Spring – Morgenbrodstal Ditch loop from Bergstadt Altenau

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Iron Spring – Morgenbrodstal Ditch loop from Bergstadt Altenau

02:19

18.6km

430m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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791 m

Pumping station at the Upper Harz Water Management System

Highlight • Historical Site

Great explanation about the dewatering of the Harz mines.

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5.01 km

Iron Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice rusty brown water flows out of the iron source from a pipe and after a few meters the soup runs into the clear water of the dam. Somehow bizarre …

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7.45 km

Sperberhaier Dam House

Highlight • Restaurant

The ditch warden used to live in the Sperberhaier Dammhaus to inspect the ditches. Today the Dammhaus is a well-known excursion restaurant with a coffee garden and a toboggan run.

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7.89 km

Morgenbrodstal Ditch

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wonderful, natural single trail along the historic Upper Harz water system. The Siebenwochenklippe with bench invites you to linger.

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11.3 km

Great Weir and Morgenbrod Hut (HWN 146)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Where the stream flows into the Söse, there is the large weir. This regulates the water balance of the Morgenbrodstaler Graben, which is fed by these two watercourses. The Morgenbrodshütte is located a little above the large weir.

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18.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

5.55 km

642 m

415 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.3 km

3.27 km

1.67 km

189 m

160 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Saturday 11 July

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Iron Spring – Morgenbrodstal Ditch loop from Bergstadt Altenau

Gerlind Alte Harzhütte

Pumping station at the Upper Harz Water Management System

Iron Spring

Sperberhaier Dam House

Morgenbrodstal Ditch

Great Weir and Morgenbrod Hut (HWN 146)

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