Renewable energy from hydropower

2:55 h
30.36 km
639 m
559 m
473 m
883 m
410 m
Start: Parking lot at Grube Samson in Sankt Andreasberg
Destination: Parking lot at Grube Samson in Sankt Andreasberg

On the eBike around the Oderteich near Sankt Andreasberg

The eBike tour takes you to internationally significant World Heritage highlights amidst a spectacular landscape around the Oderteich near Sankt Andreasberg. You will see how the landscape was changed for the energy resource water. A historically, scenically and technically varied tour!

Mostly forest trails, occasionally single trails

Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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Directions

The tour starts in Sankt Andreasberg, where energy is still generated from hydropower as it was over 300 years ago. There you can admire the last still functional "Fahrkunst" in the world at the Grube Samson Mining Museum before continuing the ride to the Rehberger Graben.

Just behind Sankt Andreasberg you will encounter the "new" Rehberger Graben before it disappears into the Tiefer Gesehr Wasserlauf tunnel. Afterwards, the route passes by the largest of the Upper Harz ponds, the Oderteich. Over Achtermannshöhe the path leads past the Hahnenkleeklippen. From there you can enjoy the magnificent panoramic view of the Rehberg and the Oder winding in the depths before returning to Sankt Andreasberg.

Additional information

World Heritage Info:
Mining Museum Grube Samson
Am Samson 2
37444 Sankt Andreasberg
Tel. 05582 1249
grube_samson@t-online.de
www.kanarienvogel-museum.de/grube/en

eBike Rental:
OutdoorCenter Harz
Altenauer Straße 55
38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Tel. 05323 982460
www.harzagentur.de

Author

Andreas Lehmberg

Organization

Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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