- 2:40 h
- 9.45 km
- 161 m
- 41 m
- 602 m
- 726 m
- 124 m
- Start: Parking lot at the former Catholic church
- Destination: Parking lot Oderteich
Tip: Activate the audio guide mode in the app. At many points, you will learn exciting details about the Upper Harz Water Management around Sankt Andreasberg.
The hike from the Samson Mine in Sankt Andreasberg to the Oderteich is about 10 kilometers long. It passes through the Upper Harz Water Management, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage in the Harz.
The channels and ponds of the Upper Harz Water Management were once necessary for providing energy in the mines. The extracted ores had to be brought up. Rainwater that seeped into the mine had to be pumped out of the tunnels. Huge water wheels were responsible for this. They needed a lot of water all year round. The water was collected in the ponds and directed through the channels to the water wheels.
On this hike, you will learn how people around Sankt Andreasberg used water for mining and how water is still used today to generate electricity.
Along the way, you will find various information boards with details about the Upper Harz Water Management.
Pavements
- Asphalt (20%)Path (4%)Gravel (71%)Street (1%)Trail (4%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
The hike starts at the parking lot at the former Catholic church. From there, go left into the spa park. Straight ahead, after 200 meters, is the Hilfe-Gottes pond. Pass the pond to the right. The path then goes uphill to the right. From the spa park, it goes to Clausthaler Straße. There, walk left uphill. Enjoy the beautiful view of the mountain meadows here. Then turn left onto the path "Am Gesehr". From here you come directly to the Rehberger Graben. You walk along the Rehgraben, in the opposite direction to the water flow. At the end of the route, you reach the Oderteich, the largest pond of the Upper Harz Water Management. For the return trip, you can comfortably take the bus back to Sankt Andreasberg.
Directions & Parking facilities
- Public transportation
Near the route starting point, HarzBus lines 820 and 840 serve the stop St. Andreasberg Schulstraße. In less than 10 minutes on foot, you reach the starting point via Promenadenweg, Obere Grundstraße, and Katharina-Neufang-Straße.
Author
Lea Dirks
Organization
UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
License (master data)
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Take a break at the Rehberger Grabenhaus inn. There you can eat and drink something. Or visit the Samson Mine.
