Mandelholz Reservoir – Kalte Bode loop from Mandelholz

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Mandelholz Reservoir – Kalte Bode loop from Mandelholz

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Mandelholz Reservoir – Kalte Bode loop from Mandelholz

02:13

8.15km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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205 m

Mandelholz Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Great starting point for hikes, for example to Königshütte. But you can also just walk around the lake. Anglers even have the opportunity to try their luck at pike, pikeperch and Co. with the appropriate fishing license. 🎣

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428 m

Where the Bode River flows into the Mandelholz Reservoir

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Here you can see the Bode River flowing into the dam. Normally there's water here, but the Mandelholz Dam is currently carrying little water.
But the grasses, now visible in various shades of green, are fascinating.

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799 m

Mandelholz Dam

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The Mandelholz dam is located between the towns of Elend and Königshütte in the Upper Harz Mountains. Brocken and Wurmberg are in sight. The dam is a flood protection basin. …

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1.39 km

Bench with lake view

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Simply enjoy the view of the dam.

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3.21 km

Kalte Bode

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The Kalte Bode is the left, 17 km long source river of the Bode in the High Harz Mountains in Saxony-Anhalt.

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3.36 km

Sheltered rest area at Königshütter Waterfall

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Good place to rest (with a barbecue area) with a direct view of the waterfall

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3.40 km

Königshütte Waterfall (HWN 40)

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A very beautiful and mostly very calm waterfall. The rest area nearby offers you enough seats. Above the waterfall you look down on Königshütte. There is also a stamp office …

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3.41 km

Harzer Wandernadel stamp box 40

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Why is the detour worth it? I'll be honest: for the stamp.

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8.15 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.09 km

2.41 km

317 m

212 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.85 km

2.73 km

305 m

182 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

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Comments

June 3, 2024,Mandelholztalsperre – Mandelholz Talsperre Runde von Rothehütte

Very nice hike of moderate difficulty, partly quite cross-country, so you had to pay close attention to the path.

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May 2, 2025,Mandelholz & Neue Hütte / Harz

Despite 25 degrees and no tree-filled sun protection, it was an incredibly beautiful tour: Mandelholztalsperre, Harzer Rotes Höhenvieh (Red Mountain Cattle), Königshütter Wasserfall (King's Waterfall) and a diverse animal world, especially in the last section of the tour - the Wormketal - a wild and romantic section of over 1.2 km.

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