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

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

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

01:45

18.7km

520m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.71 km for 261 m

After 14.8 km for 261 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.64 km

Eckertalsperre Drinking Water Fountain

Highlight • Rest Area

You have to have a little patience.

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3.69 km

Eckertalsperre dam

Highlight • Monument

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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3.93 km

Dam wall of the Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

Highlight • Monument

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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4.47 km

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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5.11 km

East Shore of the Ecker Dam

Highlight • Lake

Just get off your bike and enjoy the view.

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5.55 km

Ecker Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Well, if that's not a great view.
The bench is just right there

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6.84 km

Ruins

8.52 km

Hermann Crag

Highlight • Natural Monument

From here there is a magnificent view over the northern part of the Harz. Soon comes the Bismarckklippe, which is also recommended.

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9.47 km

View of the Eckertalsperre

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Brocken departure is quite steep on this side and consists almost exclusively of the holey concrete slabs. That can sometimes be quite rough. In between, there are always recessed …

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18.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

2.72 km

2.45 km

1.89 km

Surfaces

6.57 km

4.39 km

4.02 km

3.48 km

248 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 5 July

20°C

12°C

94 %

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

Eckertalsperre Drinking Water Fountain

Eckertalsperre dam

Dam wall of the Eckertalsperre (HWN 001)

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

East Shore of the Ecker Dam

Ecker Reservoir

Hermann Crag

View of the Eckertalsperre

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