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Dammgraben – Butterstieg to Wolfswarte loop from Bergstadt Altenau

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Dammgraben – Butterstieg to Wolfswarte loop from Bergstadt Altenau

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Dammgraben – Butterstieg to Wolfswarte loop from Bergstadt Altenau

03:16

10.5km

390m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 28, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

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1.82 km

Kleine Oker Dam Keeper's Cabin and Weir

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Here the little Oker crosses the ditch. For the numerous stream crossings, so-called "failures" have been set up, which prevent debris from being washed into the trench and enable the …

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1.95 km

Dammgraben

Highlight • Structure

The Dammgraben is the longest man-made ditch in the Upper Harz and is part of the Rammelsberg Mine, Old Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management and has been …

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3.22 km

Wagner's Corner at the Dammgraben

Highlight • Monument

Sophisticated water system that absolutely must be preserved and protected.
It's a shame that Borki is now continuing his work here.
Still very beautiful.

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3.71 km

Schachtkopf Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The hut has a typical resin construction. Hikers can easily assert themselves in bad weather. In front of the hut there is a small rest area right next to the Harzer Hexenstieg and the Dammgraben.

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3.71 km

Wooden Bridge Over Water Channel (Harz Mountains)

Highlight • Bridge

Here you can get to the stamping point with dry feet

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3.73 km

Förster-Ludewig-Platz — Memorial and HWN 133 Stamp Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Stamp point, refuge and rest area, memorial stone for fallen forest workers in the First World War, Harz water shelf with weir.
Definitely a highlight and rightly a hallmark of the HWN👍

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6.61 km

Butterstieg to Wolfswarte

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A natural path to Altenau or to the Wolfswarte. A dream in still intact nature.

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10.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.60 km

4.89 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.30 km

2.32 km

1.28 km

464 m

135 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 30 July

27°C

13°C

26 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

December 18, 2021,Am Dammgraben entlang zur Wolfswarte

The entire tour we walked through light fog. It gave the path a certain mystique. Up at the Wolfswarte there was a lot going on for the uncomfortable weather. Unfortunately, because of this, we couldn't stay up there for long. At the end there was a cozy and warming rest in the Bavaria Alm. All in all a very nice …

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Dammgraben – Butterstieg to Wolfswarte loop from Bergstadt Altenau

Kleine Oker Dam Keeper's Cabin and Weir

Goetheweg

Dammgraben

Wagner's Corner at the Dammgraben

Schachtkopf Hut

Wooden Bridge Over Water Channel (Harz Mountains)

Förster-Ludewig-Platz — Memorial and HWN 133 Stamp Station

Butterstieg to Wolfswarte

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