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Grenzstein DDR BRD – Eckerquerung Runde von Elfenecke

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Grenzstein DDR BRD – Eckerquerung Runde von Elfenecke

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August 5, 2021

Grenzstein DDR BRD – Eckerquerung Runde von Elfenecke

Moderate

04:40

16.5km

3.5km/h

360m

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Overview

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

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.40 km

Eckertalsperre Drinking Water Fountain

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You have to have a little patience.

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3.62 km

Inner German border marker on the Eckertal Reservoir dam

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Boundary stone on the dam as a reminder between East and West. Here the inner-German border not only ran through the middle of the reservoir, but also directly over the dam wall.

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3.70 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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4.24 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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5.33 km

Ecker Reservoir

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Well, if that's not a great view.
The bench is just right there

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6.56 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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10.1 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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11.4 km

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

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In total, there are about five of these idyllic picnic areas around the historic dam.

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16.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.56 km

2.45 km

1.82 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.00 km

3.73 km

2.46 km

801 m

224 m

106 m

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Grenzstein DDR BRD – Eckerquerung Runde von Elfenecke

Eckertalsperre Drinking Water Fountain

Inner German border marker on the Eckertal Reservoir dam

Dam wall of the Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

Ecker Reservoir

Scharfenstein Rest Hut (HWN 002)

Ecker Stone Crossing

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

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