Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

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Nordharz

Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

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Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

07:51

27.9km

490m

Hiking

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

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.37 km

Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge

Highlight • Bridge

Here you can go for a walk along the corner. Suitable for any weather.

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6.23 km

Ahlsburg Ruins

Highlight • Castle

If you visit the Ahlsburg, you will only find the ruins of the Reichs- und Höhenburg. You can only see the remains of foundations, foundations and the moat. It is …

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10.3 km

Eckertal Valley in the Harz National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The hiking trail through the Eckertal is just beautiful. Highly recommended, there is an incredible amount to see. Sturdy shoes are highly recommended. A must for every hiking fan

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12.1 km

Inner German border marker on the Eckertal Reservoir dam

Highlight • Monument

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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12.2 km

Dam wall of the Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

Highlight • Monument

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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12.7 km

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful dam below the Brocken

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13.3 km

Viewpoint

24.8 km

Jungborn Special Stamp Site (Harzer Wandernadel)

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you can find out interesting facts about the history of cure in the Harz Mountains and a special stamp for the Harzer Grenzweg.

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25.5 km

Former GDR state border with border post

Highlight • Historical Site

Again and again you come across the black, red and gold concrete border posts along the Harz border road. They are the already weathered witnesses of the long-standing separation within Germany.

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27.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

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1.23 km

Surfaces