- 5:19 h
- 58.50 km
- 1,229 m
- 1,229 m
- 448 m
- 905 m
- 457 m
- Start: Parking lot Kaiser Wilhelm II shaft, Erzstraße 24 in 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld
- Destination: Parking lot Kaiser Wilhelm II shaft, Erzstraße 24 in 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Approximately 340 kilometers of water trenches and water courses in the Upper Harz are part of the UNESCO World Heritage in the Harz. The bike route leads you along the dam ditch system in the Upper Harz. The trenches and water courses were built to supply the mines with water in earlier times.
During your bike ride, you will see: The water was collected in the source areas and then guided through the trenches to more distant locations.
Highlights of the route are the Sperberhaier Dam and the Wolfswarte viewpoint. Here you have a fantastic view.
The route is very varied and just right for e-bikes.
Good to know
Pavements
Best to visit
Directions
The route is 51.5 kilometers long and starts at the parking lot at Kaiser Wilhelm Shaft II in Clausthal-Zellerfeld.
Ride past the Hirschler-Pfauenteich Cascade to the Sperberhaier Dam. On the way to Altenau, it goes steeply uphill to the Wolfswarte (918 meters high). Then you ride through forest and moor landscapes to Torfhaus. From there it continues to the Blochschleife Ditch. This is at the beginning of the Dammgraben.
From here, the route goes back over the Glockenberg to Clausthal-Zellerfeld.
Directions & Parking facilities
Along the Federal Road 241 (Altenauer Straße).
At the Kaiser Wilhelm II Shaft, the HarzBus lines 830 and 861 stop at the Ostbahnhof station.
Additional information
 UNESCO World Heritage Foundation in the Harz
Bergtal 19
38640 Goslar
Tel: 05321 750 114
info@welterbeimharz.de
www.welterbeimharz.de
eBike rental:
OutdoorCenter Harz
Altenauer Straße 55
38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Tel: 05323 982 460
www.harzagentur.de
Author
Lea Dirks
Organization
UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
License (master data)
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Take some time to relax in Altenau: Even the smallest of the Upper Harz mining towns offers worthwhile restaurants, museums, and parks.
Safety guidelines
You mostly ride on forest roads. In some places, it goes over narrow forest paths and thick roots.
Attention! The descent from the Wolfswarte is very steep. You have to be very careful here.
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