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Königshütte Reservoir – Büchenberg Visitor Mine (HWN 037) loop from Stadt Elbingerode (Harz)

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Germany
Saxony-Anhalt
Harz Mountains
Oberharz am Brocken

Königshütte Reservoir – Büchenberg Visitor Mine (HWN 037) loop from Stadt Elbingerode (Harz)

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Königshütte Reservoir – Büchenberg Visitor Mine (HWN 037) loop from Stadt Elbingerode (Harz)

01:44

28.0km

340m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 160 m for 140 m

After 6.39 km for 66 m

After 15.8 km for 51 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

288 m

Elbingerode Natural Swimming Pool

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A nice little natural pool with a small beach and a snack.

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2

6.38 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 …

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9.97 km

Königshütte Reservoir

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A beautiful and easy cycle path on both sides of the river bank.

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10.00 km

View of the Bode River

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5

10.9 km

The dam was built on the Bode as an 18 m high concrete gravity dam for drinking water supply and flood protection, with a war-related interruption from 1939 to 1943 …

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6

19.7 km

View of the Brocken

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If the visibility is good, you can see the chunk 😎

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20.8 km

Eggeröder Spring

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A settlement in the Harz Mountains that is more than 1000 years old. It gained importance through the mining of iron ores on the Mittelberg and their smelting.
Today the …

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24.1 km

Büchenberg Visitor Mine (HWN 037)

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A visit is worthwhile, you can also explore the mine independently.
Fun for big and small children 😊.

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28.0 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.5 km

8.01 km

1.43 km

629 m

339 m

134 m

Surfaces

14.6 km

7.80 km

4.45 km

846 m

349 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

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Wednesday 21 October

8°C

3°C

26 %

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