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Mandelholz Dam – Mandelholz Reservoir loop from Mandelholz

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Mandelholz Dam – Mandelholz Reservoir loop from Mandelholz

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Mandelholz Dam – Mandelholz Reservoir loop from Mandelholz

02:40

9.73km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Harzer Bachtäler

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1.52 km

Mandelholz Dam

Highlight • Monument

The dam was built from 1952 to 1957 and consists of an earth dam with an integrated concrete control corridor. In order to protect the top of the dam from flooding, an overflow was installed south of it as a flood relief. The last time the dam overflowed was during the 2023 flood.
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2.77 km

Königshütte Waterfall (HWN 40)

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A very beautiful and mostly very calm waterfall. The rest area nearby offers you enough seats. Above the waterfall you look down on Königshütte. There is also a stamp office for the Harzer hiking nobility up here. If you come here by car, you can park in front of the railway bridge on a large gravel area. If you have more time, after a few hundred meters you will find the Rabensteine, from which you have a magnificent view of the Hochharz.

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2.82 km

Sheltered rest area at Königshütter Waterfall

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Good place to rest (with a barbecue area) with a direct view of the waterfall

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2.96 km

Kalte Bode

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The Kalte Bode is the left, 17 km long source river of the Bode in the High Harz Mountains in Saxony-Anhalt.

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4.88 km

View of Königshütte

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From the castle ruins you have a beautiful view of Königshütte. If you walk down the path behind the castle, you will find out that the Bode flows via the Elbe and the North Sea into the Atlantic.

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6.09 km

Viewpoint

8.35 km

Bench With a View of the Oderteich Reservoir

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Simply enjoy the view of the dam.

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8.94 km

Mandelholz Dam

Highlight • Lake

The Mandelholz dam is located between the towns of Elend and Königshütte in the Upper Harz Mountains. Brocken and Wurmberg are in sight. The dam is a flood protection basin. This is also what makes it so appealing, because it only dams the Kalte Bode when the water is high and is usually only partially filled. This creates a lush grassy landscape in the western part of the basin. Here is also a nice starting point for a tour, the "Green Tanne" - restaurant café and hotel. A traditional house in the best Harz style.

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9.53 km

Mandelholz Reservoir

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Great starting point for hikes, for example to Königshütte. But you can also just walk around the lake. Anglers even have the opportunity to try their luck at pike, pikeperch and Co. with the appropriate fishing license. 🎣

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9.73 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.27 km

3.07 km

1.63 km

482 m

211 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.77 km

3.01 km

939 m

773 m

211 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

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Saturday 11 July

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Mandelholz Dam – Mandelholz Reservoir loop from Mandelholz

Mandelholz Dam

Königshütte Waterfall (HWN 40)

Sheltered rest area at Königshütter Waterfall

Kalte Bode

View of Königshütte

Bench With a View of the Oderteich Reservoir

Mandelholz Dam

Mandelholz Reservoir

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