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Osterode am Harz

Osterode

View of Osterode – View Towards Osterode loop from Haspelkopf

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Harz Mountains

Osterode am Harz

Osterode

View of Osterode – View Towards Osterode loop from Haspelkopf

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View of Osterode – View Towards Osterode loop from Haspelkopf

04:12

13.5km

520m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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5.62 km

Bench with a view of the Sösetalsperre

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Probably the best place at the Sösetalsperre with a magnificent view!

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5.98 km

View of the Söse Reservoir

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The view is nice, only the bench is flat. (10.2022)

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7.12 km

Söse Waterfall

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The Söse just behind the backwater basin.

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8.75 km

View of Osterode

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Beautiful view from up there. The ascent is a bit exhausting due to the constant uphill, but it is definitely worth it. Up there at the hut you can also take a nice little break.

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10.3 km

View Towards Osterode

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If you want to see this, you have to torture yourself a little 🥵 BUT the view is worth it 😍

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10.6 km

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11.1 km

View of the Harz Mountains

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Megablick

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11.2 km

View of the Valley, Harz Mountains

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Very great view over the whole valley

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11.3 km

View of Osterode and the Harz Mountains

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A really nice view over southern Lower Saxony

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13.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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13.4 km

Surfaces

9.44 km

2.26 km

857 m

552 m

342 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

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Friday 26 June

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May 18, 2023,WSK 2020-06 Sösetalsperre und Köte Schindelkopf (HWN 143)

I usually associate the Köte Schindelkopf with a visit to the Hanskuehnenburg. I've been there in winter on cross-country skis, so a separate round for the Köte. First past the vantage point, which was already a hiking stamp box and then up towards Köte. A beautiful ascent, always associated with views of the dam. The descent surprised me positively: A …

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August 7, 2021,Parkplatz Sösetalsperre - Köte Schindelkopf (HWN 143) - Parkplatz Sösetalsperre - 07.08.2021 17:00

The ascent to the Schindelkopfköte is tough, in places very long and steep sections 🥵, and because that is not enough, there was also a rain shower. But the great views of the valley and Osterode make up for the hardship.

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October 19, 2024,Von der Sösetalsperre zur Köte Schindelkopf

I was out and about in the Harz with my best hiking buddy for the first time in a long time. There were two scattered stamps to hunt for. The first was at the Köte on the Schindelberg. The start and finish was the Sösetalsperre. From there it was a steady and sometimes steep climb; the view was rarely beautiful. …

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April 11, 2022,Wanderung: Sösetalsperre-Eselsplatz HWN 140-Köte Schindelkopf HWN 143

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Vacation... actually thought differently than it is now... but switching is my middle name 🤣🤣🤣

So backpack packed and off with the speedster to the Harz mountains.
Destination - Sösetalsperre
When we got there, the weather was already nice 🌤. First we went to the donkey place. With this decision, I had my morning exercise gone right away... steep …

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June 22, 2025,2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣,28.Tour,HWN 140, HWN 143

Now we're at 195, and we're still missing 27 😳🫅.

The alarm went off at 4:00 a.m., and we had three tours planned for today🐕😊🌞.

But given the weather and the heat, I decided to do one and head home, for the good of Benji 🐕 and me.

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October 23, 2022,Wanderung - Runde ab der Sösetalsperre

Stamp of the HWN:
140 donkey place
143 Köte Schindelkopf

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March 10, 2025,🌸 Frühlingstour vom Sösestausee zur Feenhöhe, Köte Schindelkopf und Eselsplatz

Today I just had to take advantage of the good weather again. 😊🌸
The special stamp Feenhöhe should be there before it leaves its post in mid-April. The climb to Köte Schindelkopf continued briskly and from there to the top of the mountain. Back at the car park along the beautiful dam, there was a brisk climb up to Eselsplatz. …

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August 12, 2023,Wanderung: Sösetalsperre-Eselsplatz HWN 140/2-Köte am Schindelkopf 143/2

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The plan for today was to collect Nico's forgotten stamp first as far as the Sösetalsperre, a round there and then to Scharzfeld. Since it is a long journey, get out early after all the preparations.
Go out at the Regensteinblick rest area to check the weather, because it was raining 🙄. Hm... rain until 10.00 a.m.... what now... …

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View of Osterode – View Towards Osterode loop from Haspelkopf

Bench with a view of the Sösetalsperre

View of the Söse Reservoir

Söse Waterfall

View of Osterode

View Towards Osterode

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