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Lower Ilse Falls – Eckertalsperre dam loop from Bad Harzburg

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Lower Ilse Falls – Eckertalsperre dam loop from Bad Harzburg

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Lower Ilse Falls – Eckertalsperre dam loop from Bad Harzburg

03:12

41.1km

780m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.9 km for 261 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

1.53 km

Butterberg Ridge Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fun wavy ridge trail. The last third is the most fun.

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2

14.5 km

Ilse River below the Ilsestein

Highlight • River

The Ilse rises about two kilometers south-east of the Brocken summit on the south-east slope of the Heinrichshöhe. Its source is about 960 meters above sea level. The Urwaldstieg branching …

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3

15.8 km

Lower Ilse Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

The Ilsetal is always worth a trip, regardless of the season.

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19.2 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

21.0 km

Ruins

Ruins

6

22.3 km

Ecker Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

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

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7

22.7 km

East Shore of the Ecker Dam

Highlight • Lake

Just get off your bike and enjoy the view.

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8

23.3 km

View of the Eckertalsperre (Ecker Reservoir)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful dam below the Brocken

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9

24.1 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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10

24.2 km

Eckertalsperre Drinking Water Fountain

Highlight • Rest Area

You have to have a little patience.

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36.5 km

Kaltes Tal

Forest

38.1 km

Schweineteich

Lake

B

41.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.2 km

5.97 km

5.78 km

681 m

402 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.6 km

5.56 km

4.73 km

4.01 km

140 m

< 100 m

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Comments

September 6, 2022,🚲 Single Trail Butterberg - Ilsenburg - Schafenstein - Eckertalsperre 🚲🌲😍🙋🏻‍♂️

Construction and test drive of the Himiway Cruiser All Terrain

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December 16, 2022,Snow Nightride

Nice round and even saw a lynx in the wild. But it was smaller than the one in the enclosure.

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