Wippert Reservoir Lakeside Trail – Wippertalsperre Dam loop from Sangerhausen

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Wippert Reservoir Lakeside Trail – Wippertalsperre Dam loop from Sangerhausen

Moderate

4.6

(5)

riders

Wippert Reservoir Lakeside Trail – Wippertalsperre Dam loop from Sangerhausen

03:37

47.0km

730m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 28 m for 6 m

After 47.0 km for 6 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.94 km

Ruins of Pölsfeld Castle and HWN 208 Stamp Point

Highlight • Castle

Steep, doable and worthwhile

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9.03 km

Grillenburg castle ruins (HWN 208)

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The size of the ruins only hints at their former importance.
First mentioned in writing in 1217, they have been in disrepair since the beginning of the 17th century.

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25.1 km

Wippert Reservoir Lakeside Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The most beautiful section for hiking around the dam.

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28.0 km

Wippertalsperre Dam

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A highlight, the view of the valley and the water.

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28.1 km

View from the bridge onto the Wippertal dam

Highlight • Monument

Located in the middle of the Wippertal and framed by woods and slate rocks. A beautiful path leads around and in summer, one or the other beautiful spot on the shore invites you to linger.

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32.4 km

Wippertal Flood Retention Basin

Highlight • Monument

Here again a beautiful Harz valley was built.

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33.9 km

Hasselbach Ski Jump Wippra

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In addition to the regular training of young jumpers, a spring and autumn mat jump run is carried out every year on the Hasselbach ski jump. Paul Winter holds the …

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44.2 km

View of Schachthalde Hohe Linde

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Impressive when you stand next to it and see what masses they are.

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47.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.2 km

10.6 km

2.34 km

2.08 km

854 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.3 km

9.47 km

6.46 km

2.89 km

2.52 km

413 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

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Comments

March 27, 2022,Winterpokal 2022 / Abschlussfahrt

Now we're waiting for the train to return, a few "placeholder" photos are already in there, the rest + description will follow later (when I'm at home)

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March 27, 2022,Winterpokal-Abschlusstour 2021/22 ☀️🚵‍♂️Wippra

The 2021/22 winter cup ends today, which encouraged the 5 of us to do sports regularly in winter (or a little more than usual).
Andreas K. put together a nice route that was easy for all of us to reach. Start and finish in Sangerhausen at the train station. The nice thing is that there are free parking spaces for …

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March 20, 2022,Wippra Wege Inspektion

With good reason... A road inspection for the WP. Partially following in the footsteps of Peter's 'Bierholen-Tour' paths from 10 years ago or what is left of it.

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