Mandelholz Reservoir – Bench with lake view loop from Schierke

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Mandelholz Reservoir – Bench with lake view loop from Schierke

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Mandelholz Reservoir – Bench with lake view loop from Schierke

05:01

17.7km

350m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Harz

Elendstal

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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448 m

Ruins

1.96 km

View of the Wurmberg and Schierke from Helenenruh

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice view of the Wurmberg.

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1.99 km

Helenenruh Viewpoint — HWN 21: View of the Brocken and Schierke

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A small refuge and the location for the Harzer hiking nobility number 21 can be found here, but not more. Helenenruhe is only with a bit of headfirst the view …

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3.21 km

Kalte Bode stream in Elend Valley

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Nice, quiet valley with old trees.

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3.27 km

Teufelsstieg Along the Kalte Bode

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Through the eerily beautiful valley of misery along the Kalte Bode, past the enchanted snoring cliffs and swampy Schluftwiesen, the 26-kilometer-long Harzer Teufelsstieg leads you on rooty paths and over …

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4.43 km

Elend Art Installation on the Harzer Hexen-Stieg

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An artfully designed rest area.

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7.30 km

Mandelholz Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Great starting point for hikes, for example to Königshütte. But you can also just walk around the lake. Anglers even have the opportunity to try their luck at pike, pikeperch and Co. with the appropriate fishing license. 🎣

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7.90 km

Viewpoint

8.49 km

Bench with lake view

Highlight • Viewpoint

Simply enjoy the view of the dam.

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9.97 km

Königshütte Waterfall (HWN 40)

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A very beautiful and mostly very calm waterfall. The rest area nearby offers you enough seats. Above the waterfall you look down on Königshütte. There is also a stamp office …

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17.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

5.61 km

591 m

541 m

233 m

232 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.89 km

5.67 km

2.12 km

757 m

191 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (650 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

14°C

5°C

34 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

October 7, 2021,Wanderung Schierke Königshütte Wasserfall Schierke

Today von Schierke first went to the Helenenruh lookout point (HWN 21). Then after misery to the smallest wooden church in Germany (special postmark). Continue along the cold Bode to the almond wood dam. From there to the Königshütte waterfall (HWN 40). Via Alte Elbingeröder Strasse and Alte Heerstrasse back to Elend. Through the Elendstal with an interesting final climb …

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