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Staumauer der Eckertalsperre – Eckerstausee Loop from Bad Harzburg

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Staumauer der Eckertalsperre – Eckerstausee Loop from Bad Harzburg

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May 11, 2018

Staumauer der Eckertalsperre – Eckerstausee Loop from Bad Harzburg

Moderate

04:59

17.7km

3.6km/h

360m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

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3.19 km

Dam wall of the Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

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A beautiful place steeped in history! A small information board on the well-kept white dam house gives interesting information.
On the Saxony-Anhalt side, various rocky outcrops and stones invite you …

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3.79 km

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

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The Eckerstausee is fed by various tributaries and is used to supply drinking water and energy: there are two turbines below the dam. If you walk over the 60-meter-high dam …

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6.23 km

Scharfenstein Rest Hut (HWN 002)

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First-hand information in the middle of the national park. - Opening hours: daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Arrival and accessibility:
The Scharfenstein ranger station cannot be reached by car.

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6.83 km

Ruins of the former Scharfenstein cattle farm and shepherd's house

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With the big ash in front of it, it looks just like Odin's Wallhalla just mystical.

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9.76 km

Ecker Stone Crossing

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What a transition, currently closed due to fallen spruces, so (no) getting through.
The Pioneer Trail is one of the most beautiful hiking trails in the Harz Mountains

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10.8 km

Ski Memorial (Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Location 19)

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The HWN 19 stamp box is attached to the outside of the shelter. A new forest can be discovered in the immediate vicinity. There are many options for hikers: Scharfenstein, Eckertalsperre, Torfhaus, Marienteichbaude and Bad Harzburg.

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11.2 km

Pioneer Trail at the Eckert Reservoir

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Great path at the Eckerstausee

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17.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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5.57 km

5.42 km

2.53 km

2.16 km

2.00 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.75 km

4.03 km

3.22 km

2.77 km

546 m

386 m

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Highest point (660 m)

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Staumauer der Eckertalsperre – Eckerstausee Loop from Bad Harzburg

Dam wall of the Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

Scharfenstein Rest Hut (HWN 002)

Ruins of the former Scharfenstein cattle farm and shepherd's house

Ecker Stone Crossing

Ski Memorial (Harzer Wandernadel Stamp Location 19)

Pioneer Trail at the Eckert Reservoir

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