Abbenrode Mill Trail – Ecker Riverbank loop from Stapelburg

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Abbenrode Mill Trail – Ecker Riverbank loop from Stapelburg

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Abbenrode Mill Trail – Ecker Riverbank loop from Stapelburg

01:37

6.11km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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78 m

Abbenrode Mill Trail

Highlight • Trail

Abbenrode is a small community between Wernigerode, Vienenburg and Bad Harzburg with over 1000 years of history. Around 900, Abbot Abbo and a group of like-minded Christians cleared a piece …

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421 m

Oker and Ecker Valley Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

Right on the green belt.

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476 m

Snowdrops and waterfall by the Ecker

Highlight (Segment) • Waterfall

A very nice section - here you hike directly on the Ecker through the nature reserve Okertal and Eckertal.

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1.96 km

Inner German Border Post at Eichenberg Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

The completely restored border post provides information about the former border.

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2.09 km

Oker and Ecker Valley Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful hiking trail in beautiful nature.

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2.17 km

Stiltonen am Grenzweg Information Point

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With many information boards along the way.

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4.57 km

Bench with a view of the meadow

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Comfortable and unusual bench by the wayside

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4.96 km

Ecker Riverbank

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a little off the main path, a beautiful path runs along the Ecker ...

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6.11 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.93 km

1.06 km

104 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.70 km

778 m

400 m

215 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

16°C

4°C

34 %

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Comments

April 21, 2024,Schimmerwald🌳Eckertal

🥾🥾The starting point is a small car park on the L501, opposite the Eckerkrug country inn. The tour runs a bit along the former inner-German state border "Green Belt"
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A quick little historical look back at the "Schimmerwald near Eckertal". There was the Stapelburg air munitions plant (colloquially Muna Schimmerwald or Muna Eckertal) here, which was a German Air …

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