Wippertalsperre (HWN 219) – Wippertal Dam loop from Schiefergraben

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Harz Mountains

Mansfeld-Südharz

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Wippertalsperre (HWN 219) – Wippertal Dam loop from Schiefergraben

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Wippertalsperre (HWN 219) – Wippertal Dam loop from Schiefergraben

01:57

7.12km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Hostel

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1.56 km

Rote Laterne Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A hut that is unfortunately locked, but the veranda offers some protection from the weather.

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1.80 km

Dankeröder Gestell Forest Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Poorly managed section, not easy to walk (August 2023)

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3.03 km

Wippertalsperre (HWN 219)

Highlight • Lake

Nice stamp area, which is difficult to combine with other stamps.
But a circumnavigation is always worth a tour.

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3.45 km

Rest spot on the shore

Highlight • Viewpoint

A wonderful place to relax, the panorama of the dam is a feast for the eyes

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3.60 km

Wippertal Dam

Highlight • Structure

If you have managed the quite strenuous driveway, this barrier is a real highlight so far away.

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3.92 km

Wippertalsperre Stamp Location HWN 219

Highlight • Lake

is located on the nudist path

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4.27 km

Spring in the Harz Mountains

Highlight • Natural Monument

At this point / I would like to quickly / say something about the source:
To quote the incomparable humorist Heinz Erhardt (1909 - 1979), who was known to a …

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7.00 km

Forsthaus Schiefergraben Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

Good starting point for the Wippertalsperre.

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7.12 km

End point

Hostel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.67 km

1.39 km

Surfaces

4.24 km

2.83 km

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

13°C

4°C

14 %

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Comments

March 11, 2022,Von Parkplatz Forsthaus Schiefergraben nach Wippertalsperre (HWN 219)

A beautiful piece of earth

From the Forsthaus Schiefergraben car park, I start my second hike to the Wippertalsperre early in the morning. Because I have more plans for today, I take brisk steps down the Gebohlten Weg to the dam. Once at the bottom, the Wipper meanders romantically through the valley before running into the dam. How beautiful it …

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April 27, 2025,FamilyWanderung zur Wippertalsperre HWN 219

Today we went to the Wipper Dam, stamp 219.
The Wippra Dam, also called the Wipper Dam and sometimes the Wippra Fore-Dam or Wipper Fore-Dam, was built from 1951 to 1952.

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