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Oberharz am Brocken

View of Hasselvorsperre – Hassel Forebay loop from Hütteberg

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Harz Mountains

Oberharz am Brocken

View of Hasselvorsperre – Hassel Forebay loop from Hütteberg

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4.7

(485)

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View of Hasselvorsperre – Hassel Forebay loop from Hütteberg

01:55

7.18km

80m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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1.24 km

Bench with a view of the forebay

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An information board in itself is certainly only a limited highlight, even if it provides interested hikers with one or the other background knowledge. If you take a closer look, …

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2.64 km

Bench with a view of the Hasselvorsperre

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This beautiful rest area at the Hasselvorsperre invites you to take a break and enjoy the view

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3.35 km

View of Hasselvorsperre

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The Hassel Vorsperre is located northwest of Hasselfelde. Its gravity dam, which dams the small river Hassel, was built between 1956 and 1959. The concrete bulwark is 21.5 meters high, …

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3.72 km

Picnic Area Hasselvorsperre (HWN 53)

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The small river Hassel is dammed here, which was built in the years 1956-1959. The reservoir, which is normally full to the brim, is part of the Rappbode dam system. …

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3.76 km

Hassel Forebay

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From the stamping point you have a nice view of the pre-lock.

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3.87 km

Hassel Forebay and Floodplain

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The Hassel, which flows in front of the fore-dam, with its meandering course, which fits beautifully into the valley. This can only be observed if too much water is not released from the fore-dam.

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4.81 km

Beehives and Beekeeping Hut on the Hassel-Vorsperre Bee Trail

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Definitely worth seeing 👍

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5.59 km

Hassel Forebay

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7.18 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.02 km

2.91 km

185 m

Surfaces

4.13 km

2.80 km

109 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Monday 31 August

20°C

12°C

71 %

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Comments

June 23, 2024,HWN2, Hasselfelde

29th tour to the 2nd HWNK.

Nice little tour around the Hasselvorsperre.

1 stamp:

Hasselvorsperre

Support: Purzel

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July 2, 2023,🌲🌊Hasselvorsperre (HWN 53)👍🏻

🎬Look at nature and you will understand everything.” (Albert Einstein, German physicist, 1879 - 1955)💫From the hiking car park behind the Hagenmühle we hike about 3 km on the right bank of the Hasselvorsperre to the dam.
Nature boards along the way describe the flora and fauna around the dam.
Two vantage points with a bench invite you to linger. …

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April 15, 2022,Wanderung HWN 53

On the way home, another stamp for in between! Was a nice round!

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June 17, 2022,Um das Hassel Vorbecken - Hasselfelde / Harz

Approx. 100 m after the Hagenmühle near Hasselfelde is the hiking car park "Vorsperre refuge". From here we turn right and walk along a forest path along the pre-dam to the dam. We cross this and follow the signs back to the parking lot at Hagenmühle. The circular route is small but nice. At the edge of the pool, there …

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July 23, 2024,Wandertour 022.3/2024 - Trautenstein 👑

And this is it, our final hike to the stamp point 053 Hassel-Vorsperre. We had fantastic weather and of course our crowns with us, so the photo motif could only be imperial 👸🏼👑.
Started on June 5th, 2022 on the Brocken, it now ends here after 780 days.
Of course, this is not the end, but the beginning of a …

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February 12, 2022,12.02.22 Frostiger Spaziergang Rappbodevorsperre

Relaxed walk with a HWN stamp office at the dam. Then a stop at the Sternbergköhlerei to buy charcoal and a Harz men’s dish. 😎👍👍👍

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January 20, 2025,Wanderung an der Hassel Vorsperre

Best weather for hiking, even if only a short walk 😄

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August 3, 2024,Hassel🏞mit👑Gondorf

🎼"What 🎵 a 🎶 beautiful 🎵 day" from my ears shortly before arriving in Blankenburg set the tone. That's how it should be. Finally met my friend Gondorf in person and benefited from his imperial experience. The charcoal kiln, wow, I have to come back here with plenty of time. But now to the Hasselsperre. My heart immediately opens up. …

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View of Hasselvorsperre – Hassel Forebay loop from Hütteberg

Bench with a view of the forebay

Bench with a view of the Hasselvorsperre

View of Hasselvorsperre

Picnic Area Hasselvorsperre (HWN 53)

Hassel Forebay

Hassel Forebay and Floodplain

Beehives and Beekeeping Hut on the Hassel-Vorsperre Bee Trail

Hassel Forebay

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