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Eckertalsperre dam – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

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Eckertalsperre dam – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

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Eckertalsperre dam – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

02:13

27.1km

410m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.6 km for 261 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.68 km

Border Trail at the Ecker

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Incredibly great trail. Not very demanding but beautiful.

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5.86 km

Bridge over the Ecker

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At the end of the Great Zwisseltal, super Trail.😀

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9.73 km

Ecker Stream in Harz National Park

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You can drive long distances here.

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12.5 km

Eckertalsperre Drinking Water Fountain

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You have to have a little patience.

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12.6 km

At the secluded Eckertalsperre is usually not much going on, because the next parking lot is far away. Previously, the German-German border ran through the middle of the dam. A landmark on the dam still reminds of it today.

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13.4 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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15.8 km

Crucifix (HWN 3)

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The inner-German border was located at the crucifix (550 m above sea level) and was therefore not accessible. The cross had to give way to the border fence and was …

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27.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.3 km

3.37 km

1.19 km

217 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.2 km

6.92 km

3.21 km

1.28 km

434 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Saturday 27 June

33°C

23°C

26 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Eckertalsperre dam – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

Border Trail at the Ecker

Bridge over the Ecker

Ecker Stream in Harz National Park

Eckertalsperre Drinking Water Fountain