Rappbode Forebay – View of Hasselvorsperre loop from Stadt Hasselfelde
Rappbode Forebay – View of Hasselvorsperre loop from Stadt Hasselfelde
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Rappbode Forebay – View of Hasselvorsperre loop from Stadt Hasselfelde
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33.4km
410m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 24, 2026
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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 10.9 km for 8 m
After 16.4 km for 11 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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5.51 km
Rappbode Forebay
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18.8 km
Königshütte Reservoir
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18.8 km
View of the Bode River
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19.9 km
Königshütte Dam (Königshütte Reservoir)
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The slightly curved wall is 108 m long and has a volume of 13,500 m³. It can be overflowed almost across its entire width. A fishbelly flap is installed in one field, which can be lowered by 1.5 m to relieve flooding.
The reservoir has a volume of 1.2 million m³ and covers an area of 32 hectares. Part of the water is channeled from here through a 1,795 m long tunnel to the Rappbode Dam. The other part flows into the Bode to the Wendefurth dam, where it rejoins the water from the Rappbode dam.
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20.9 km
View of the Upper Harz
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25.6 km
Rappbodeblick (Trautenstein) HWN 56
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29.1 km
Hassel Forebay
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29.5 km
View of Hasselvorsperre
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The Hasselvorsperre reservoir, which is normally full to the brim, is part of the Rappbode dam system. The dam is mainly used to pre-clean drinking water. Suspended solids and other coarse contaminants settle on the bottom of the artificial lake. The water then flows - freed from these unwanted particles - via the overflow on the dam wall towards the main dam.
After more than half a century of service, the reservoir was extensively renovated in 2014. As part of this construction work, which lasted several months, the wall crown with the railing as well as the overflows and the valve house were renewed.
Over time, the man-made body of water has become home to countless animals. It has, among other things, a species-rich fish population. With appropriate permission, fishing is also permitted in the Hassel Vorsperre. However, any additional activities for recreational purposes of any kind as well as water sports use of the reservoir are prohibited.
A six kilometer long circular hiking trail leads around the Hasselvorsperre reservoir. On the way you will pass several viewpoints. A section of the path on the west bank belongs to the southern route of the Harzer Hexenstieg. A good starting point for the hike around the lake is the parking lot on the Hassel north of the "Hagenmühle" on the northwestern outskirts of Hasselfelde.
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30.4 km
Hassel-Vorsperre
Lake
33.4 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
24.8 km
3.91 km
2.23 km
1.48 km
669 m
251 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
22.1 km
8.88 km
1.53 km
518 m
347 m
< 100 m
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Lowest point (420 m)
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