- 1:25 h
- 5.48 km
- 12 m
- 10 m
- 563 m
- 586 m
- 23 m
- Start: Parking lot Sperberhaier Damm on the B 242 Clausthal - Braunlage
- Destination: Polsterberger Hubhaus
The Sperberhaier Damm is the most impressive structure of the Upper Harz Water Management and a core piece of the dam ditch system named after it. The 940 m long and 16 m high aqueduct directs water over a basin at Sperberhai onto the Clausthal plateau. Including all branches reaching to the Brockenfeld, the dam ditch system has a length of almost 50 km. From its "cradle" below Torfhaus to the Upper Hausherzberger pond near Clausthal-Zellerfeld, the 20 km long ditch loses only 60 m in height.
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The former ditch keeper's house is now the Sperberhaier Dammhaus inn. From the dam crest, there is a wonderful view over the wide Harz landscape. The open ditch section of 330 m length was reconstructed in 1992. From there, the path follows the water-carrying dam ditch and the disused old dam ditch to the former Polsterberger Hubhaus, which today is a forest inn.
Directions & Parking facilities
Parking lot at the Sperberhaier Dammhaus
Additional information
Upper Harz Mining Museum
Bornhardtstr. 16
38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Tel: 05323 98950
info@oberharzerbergwerksmuseum.de
www.oberharzerbergwerksmuseum.de
UNESCO World Heritage Foundation in the Harz
Bergtal 19
38640 Goslar
Tel: 05321 750 114
info@welterbeimharz.de
www.welterbeimharz.de
Literature
Martin Schmidt: WasserWanderWege – A guide through the Upper Harz Water Regale – UNESCO World Heritage, 4th edition, Papierflieger Verlag GmbH, Clausthal-Zellerfeld 2012, ISBN 978-3-86948-200-2 UNESCO World Heritage - Rammelsberg Mine, Goslar Old Town and Upper Harz Water Management Leaflet in DIN lang format, presenting the associated tourist facilities along the Upper Harz Water Management with brief texts and photos. On the back are three overview maps showing the World Heritage routes, the tourist destinations, and the overall location of the World Heritage site. Price: € 2.00 Available at all tourist information centers in the region or online at shop.harzinfo.de.
Author
Lea Dirks
Organization
Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt
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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
The Polsterberger Hubhaus today houses a very beautiful forest inn. The products on the seasonal menu all come from the region. Especially delicious are the fresh and homemade cakes. Polsterberger Hubhaus Polsterberg 1, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld Tel.: 05323 5581 polsterberger-hubhaus@harz.de, www.polsterberger-hubhaus.harz.de
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