View of the Oker Reservoir – View of the Okertalsperre loop from Bad Harzburg

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View of the Oker Reservoir – View of the Okertalsperre loop from Bad Harzburg

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View of the Oker Reservoir – View of the Okertalsperre loop from Bad Harzburg

03:50

47.8km

980m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.6 km for 78 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.12 km

Kaltes Tal

Forest

15.8 km

Radauborn

Forest

19.6 km

View of the Brocken from Torfhaus

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Torfhaus is a hub for hikers and bikers and the highest settlement in Lower Saxony. You can eat delicious there. The National Park Visitor Center offers interesting information about the …

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24.2 km

Ford through the Kellwasser

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Here you can walk from stone to stone.

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28.4 km

Oker dam reservoir near Altenau

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Bridge with a beautiful view.

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28.5 km

View of the Oker Reservoir

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The Okertalsperre is a dam in the Harz Mountains and is located at an altitude of 416 meters. It dams the river Oker, which is also the namesake of the dam.

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29.6 km

View of the Oker Reservoir

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View of the Okertal reservoir in the Kellertal after the descent on the Reitsteig

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29.9 km

View of the Okertalsperre

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Beautiful views of the Oker Dam from this spot! With luck, you might even spot the MS AquaMarin sailing by.

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31.4 km

View of the Oker Reservoir

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The largest dam in Lower Saxony offers plenty of nature and stands as a significant structure in the region. However, it was already very empty at the beginning of October, …

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33.7 km

View of the Okertal dam from the east bank

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Beautiful view of the Okertalsperre. The path around the Okertalsperre is paved and easy to drive.

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47.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.7 km

6.46 km

3.48 km

664 m

473 m

102 m

Surfaces

22.8 km

16.8 km

7.35 km

548 m

396 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 7 November

8°C

2°C

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

September 17, 2024,Von Altenau nach Bad Harzburg, Richtung Rabenklippe und Torfhaus und zurück nach Altenau

Set off this morning with visibility of around 50m and 8 degrees. Very humid air but no problem with the right clothing. Some steep climbs and steep descents, lots of gravel roads. So drive carefully. We skipped the lynx enclosure (we've been there before) because feeding times are always on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2.30 p.m. We also skipped Torfhaus …

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