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Panoramic walk around the Eckertalsperre dam - hiking along the Green Belt

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Panoramic walk around the Eckertalsperre dam - hiking along the Green Belt

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Panoramic walk around the Eckertalsperre dam - hiking along the Green Belt

04:10

14.8km

310m

Hiking

The inner German border between the FRG and the GDR also ran through the middle of the Harz Mountains - including the length of the Eckertalsperre. Thus, the dam border area and the north-eastern shore was closely guarded. Today, only a boundary post on the dam reminds of the division…

by BUND e.V.

Last updated: July 18, 2024

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2.82 km

Dam wall of the Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

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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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3.35 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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5.68 km

Scharfenstein Rest Hut (HWN 002)

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First-hand information in the middle of the national park. - Opening hours: daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Arrival and accessibility:
The Scharfenstein ranger station cannot be reached by car.

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9.21 km

Ecker Stone Crossing

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What a transition, currently closed due to fallen spruces, so (no) getting through.
The Pioneer Trail is one of the most beautiful hiking trails in the Harz Mountains

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10.5 km

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

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In total, there are about five of these idyllic picnic areas around the historic dam.

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14.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.65 km

4.01 km

1.63 km

1.06 km

431 m

Surfaces

7.55 km

3.92 km

2.71 km

321 m

275 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

26°C

14°C

38 %

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Comments

September 12, 2021,Runde Harz/Scharfensteinklippen 🪨⛰🥾🌲🌞

... the final conclusion of my holiday hiking challenge 🥾🌳🌞🌲we were able to experience together again ... .laced our shoes, packed our rucksacks and off to the Harz Mountains ⛰🪨🌲..the first half to the cliff was still cloudy ... but After our extensive meal on the same, the cloud cover broke up and the second half could be enjoyed in …

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October 11, 2022,Umrundung Eckertalsperre HWN1 und Rangerstation Scharfenstein HWN2

From Bad Harzburg, take the 875 bus to the Eckertalsperre junction. To the dam wall and stamp HWN1 there. Follow the circular route up to about 3.6 km at the junction to the left in the direction of (0.8 km) Ranger station Scharfenstein HWN2 + house stamp of the ranger station. Tasty drinks and small dishes can be enjoyed on …

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September 12, 2021,Eckertalsperre mit Abstecher zum Scharfenstein

Start at the parking lot just after the wheel failure.
Stamp 1 picked up at the Eckertalsperre and stamp 2 at Scharfenstein, only 800 meters from the path.
The participants were between 8 and 70 years old.
The tour is described as demanding but very beautiful.

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April 6, 2024,Harz : Einmal um die Eckertalsperre zwischen Geschichte und Geplätscher

Explore the 16.9 km circular hike around the Eckertalsperre with a 350 m ascent. Start at the Randau waterfall, walk around the dam, stop at the Scharfenstein National Park Ranger Station, where you can enjoy a coffee and ask the ranger questions about the Harz. Then follow the Pioneer Trail back, which takes you along the dam and finally to …

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August 12, 2021,HWN-Runde Eckertalsperre

Mögliche Stempelstellen:

Skidenkmal (THIS 19)
Rangerstation Scharfenstein (THIS 2)
Eckertalsperre (THIS 1)

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September 14, 2024,Umrundung der Eckertalsperre mit Scharfenstein und Skidenkmal

A very nice hike in cool temperatures. Highlights of the tour were the Scharfenstein and the Pionierweg.👍 The view from the Scharfenstein is simply magnificent. The Himmelsleiter is almost finished again, only the railing is missing. 👍The Pionierweg is a varied and beautiful path.

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August 31, 2021,Von Radau Wasserfall nach Staumauer der Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

A super nice tour. 2/3 of the way only along the water.
Small tributaries and streams, along the quiet reservoir and then along the wild Ecker. Echerquerweg taken. The corner crossed over large rocks. This tour was varied all round and stamped points 1, 2 and 19 were hiked.

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August 26, 2024,Eckertalsperre - Scharfenstein - Radauwasserfall

Alternating between the former inner-German border, the tour took me near Bad Harzburg into the Harz National Park, over the Eckertal dam with its border stone in the direction of Brocken, with a stop at the ranger station. Slightly hidden behind it on the right is the path to Scharfenstein with a view of the Brocken (approx. 3.8 km away) …

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May 16, 2019

The inner German border between the FRG and the GDR also ran through the middle of the Harz Mountains - including the length of the Eckertalsperre. Thus, the dam border area and the north-eastern shore was closely guarded. Today, only a boundary post on the dam reminds of the division and you can once

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Panoramic walk around the Eckertalsperre dam - hiking along the Green Belt

Dam wall of the Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

Scharfenstein Rest Hut (HWN 002)

Ecker Stone Crossing

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

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