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Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

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Nordharz

Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

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Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

07:41

27.3km

500m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

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Start point

Train Station

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5.37 km

Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge

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Here you can go for a walk along the corner. Suitable for any weather.

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6.23 km

Ahlsburg Ruins

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If you visit the Ahlsburg, you will only find the ruins of the Reichs- und Höhenburg. You can only see the remains of foundations, foundations and the moat. It is believed that it was built in the 12th century, and it was first mentioned in 1357. The lords of the castle were responsible for protecting the Reichsbann forest in the area.

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11.3 km

Eckertalsperre Drinking Water Fountain

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You have to have a little patience.

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11.5 km

Inner German border marker on the Eckertal Reservoir dam

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Boundary stone on the dam as a reminder between East and West. Here the inner-German border not only ran through the middle of the reservoir, but also directly over the dam wall.

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11.6 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 to take a break with a very nice view of the lake and the wall.

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12.1 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 wall, you cross the former inner-German border between the FRG and the GDR.

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12.7 km

Viewpoint

24.2 km

Jungborn Special Stamp Site (Harzer Wandernadel)

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Here you can find out interesting facts about the history of cure in the Harz Mountains and a special stamp for the Harzer Grenzweg.

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24.9 km

Former GDR state border with border post

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Again and again you come across the black, red and gold concrete border posts along the Harz border road. They are the already weathered witnesses of the long-standing separation within Germany.

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27.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.2 km

6.08 km

1.04 km

1.02 km

Surfaces

9.88 km

8.41 km

5.99 km

2.77 km

254 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Thursday 6 August

21°C

11°C

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Comments

May 25, 2024,#20/24 Besenbinderstieg und Kruzifix im Eckertal

Today we explored the Eckertal. It was supposed to be a tour of around 9 km, but somehow it ended up being a bit longer... Sun, rain and thunderstorms were all there today. It wasn't all that bad, except for the old border path, which leaves a lot to be desired.

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Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge – View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir) loop from Stapelburg

Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge

Ahlsburg Ruins

Eckertalsperre Drinking Water Fountain

Inner German border marker on the Eckertal Reservoir dam

Dam wall of the Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

Jungborn Special Stamp Site (Harzer Wandernadel)

Former GDR state border with border post

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