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Osterode am Harz

Osterode

View of Osterode – Köte Schindelkopf (HWN 143) loop from Alte Burg

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Osterode am Harz

Osterode

View of Osterode – Köte Schindelkopf (HWN 143) loop from Alte Burg

Moderate

4.4

(200)

718

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View of Osterode – Köte Schindelkopf (HWN 143) loop from Alte Burg

04:06

13.8km

420m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.18 km

Schneider Pond

Highlight • Lake

Small idyllic forest lake. Invite you to stay.

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2.94 km

View of Osterode

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view from up there. The ascent is a bit exhausting due to the constant uphill, but it is definitely worth it. Up there at the hut you can also take a nice little break.

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4.48 km

View Towards Osterode

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If you want to see this, you have to torture yourself a little 🥵 BUT the view is worth it 😍

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4.90 km

Köte Schindelkopf (HWN 143)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Very nice kitten with a great view, here you can sit in the Köt or in the open at the table and benches. In any weather, this place invites you to linger.

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5.37 km

View of the Harz Mountains

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Megablick

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5.43 km

View of the Valley, Harz Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very great view over the whole valley

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5.58 km

View of Osterode and the Harz Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

A really nice view over southern Lower Saxony

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11.8 km

Söse Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

The Söse just behind the backwater basin.

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13.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.4 km

305 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.61 km

2.43 km

2.07 km

1.11 km

463 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Thursday 18 June

32°C

16°C

39 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

January 5, 2024,Wanderung nach Köte Schindelkopf (HWN 143) und Feenhöhe

Today I met with Martina at the Schwarze Brücke car park near the Sösetalsperre (learned something new again). The plan was to go over the Feenhöhe to the Köte Schindelkopf. Martina knew the way, so I ignored Elfriede Komoot today. Because of all the chatter, we somehow took a wrong turn and walked through a wetland. No matter, direction was …

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July 14, 2021,Sösetalsperre, Köte Schindelkopf und Eselsplatz (HWN 143, 140)

With a bit of fog and light rain today we went from the parking lot of the Sösetalsperre up to the HWN stamping point Köte Schindelkopf, we have chosen a slightly larger curve so that it becomes a small round trip.

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May 18, 2023,WSK 2020-06 Sösetalsperre und Köte Schindelkopf (HWN 143)

I usually associate the Köte Schindelkopf with a visit to the Hanskuehnenburg. I've been there in winter on cross-country skis, so a separate round for the Köte. First past the vantage point, which was already a hiking stamp box and then up towards Köte. A beautiful ascent, always associated with views of the dam. The descent surprised me positively: A …

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October 19, 2024,Von der Sösetalsperre zur Köte Schindelkopf

I was out and about in the Harz with my best hiking buddy for the first time in a long time. There were two scattered stamps to hunt for. The first was at the Köte on the Schindelberg. The start and finish was the Sösetalsperre. From there it was a steady and sometimes steep climb; the view was rarely beautiful. …

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August 7, 2021,Parkplatz Sösetalsperre - Köte Schindelkopf (HWN 143) - Parkplatz Sösetalsperre - 07.08.2021 17:00

The ascent to the Schindelkopfköte is tough, in places very long and steep sections 🥵, and because that is not enough, there was also a rain shower. But the great views of the valley and Osterode make up for the hardship.

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May 27, 2025,✅️ Eselsplatz (HWN 140) und Köte Schindelkopf (HWN 143)

In preparation for the big Knollen, I chose the shorter but steeper route to Eselsplatz today. Doable, I thought afterwards. My route continued over the Sösetalsperre dam to the Schindelkopf hut. I was actually glad to finally reach the top. There, I was rewarded with a beautiful view over Osterode.

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April 11, 2022,Wanderung: Sösetalsperre-Eselsplatz HWN 140-Köte Schindelkopf HWN 143

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Vacation... actually thought differently than it is now... but switching is my middle name 🤣🤣🤣

So backpack packed and off with the speedster to the Harz mountains.
Destination - Sösetalsperre
When we got there, the weather was already nice 🌤. First we went to the donkey place. With this decision, I had my morning exercise gone right away... steep …

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June 22, 2025,2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣,28.Tour,HWN 140, HWN 143

Now we're at 195, and we're still missing 27 😳🫅.

The alarm went off at 4:00 a.m., and we had three tours planned for today🐕😊🌞.

But given the weather and the heat, I decided to do one and head home, for the good of Benji 🐕 and me.

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View of Osterode – Köte Schindelkopf (HWN 143) loop from Alte Burg

Schneider Pond

View of Osterode

View Towards Osterode

Köte Schindelkopf (HWN 143)

View of the Harz Mountains

View of the Valley, Harz Mountains

View of Osterode and the Harz Mountains

Söse Waterfall

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