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Rappbode Dam – View of the Rappbode Dam loop from Stadt Hasselfelde

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Harz Mountains

Oberharz am Brocken

Rappbode Dam – View of the Rappbode Dam loop from Stadt Hasselfelde

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Rappbode Dam – View of the Rappbode Dam loop from Stadt Hasselfelde

07:42

28.4km

390m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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1.79 km

Bench with a view of the forebay

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

An information board in itself is certainly only a limited highlight, even if it provides interested hikers with one or the other background knowledge. If you take a closer look, …

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12.4 km

Rappbode Dam and Suspension Bridge

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Walking the bridge is really great. Due to the corona, this is currently only possible in one direction, on the dam wall next door you can then go back and see the imposing bridge from the side.

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12.4 km

Rappbode Dam

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The 106 meter high Rappbodetalsperre is located directly at the entrance to the Bodetal and has been protecting the villages in the valley from flooding for over 50 years.
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12.6 km

View of the Rappbode Dam

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From the dam you have a wonderful panoramic view. But on weekends it's very crowded here when the weather is nice. No place where you can enjoy the peace!

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15.1 km

View of the Rappbode Reservoir from the hiking trail

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Great view of the Rappbode.

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22.7 km

Rappbodeblick (Trautenstein) HWN 56

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From here you have a great view of the dam, a bench invites you to take a break and HWN stamp collectors are also rewarded.

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23.0 km

Rappbode Forebay

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From the Rappbode Dam, you have breathtaking views over dense forests, rolling hills, and the shimmering water. The surrounding nature invites you to linger, hike, and breathe deeply.

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23.4 km

Bench With a View of the River in the Harz Mountains

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a great look

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28.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.3 km

2.54 km

1.10 km

457 m

Surfaces

21.3 km

3.16 km

1.93 km

1.19 km

830 m

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 1 September

19°C

9°C

56 %

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December 31, 2021,Rappbodetalsperre und goodbye 2021

After yesterday's mud fight, we were rewarded today with a magical, sometimes dramatic, light mood🥰. The goal was the dam of the Rappbodetalsperre. On our way we had an unobstructed all-round view, thanks to the bark beetle😤. Deforested forests to the horizon 😖. Good to see on the "Langen", a 12km long high trail. Our highlight should actually be the …

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April 19, 2025,Harz Tag2 Runde um den Rappbode-Stausee

Today, in the drizzle, we went for a relaxing walk around the Rappbode Dam (a drinking water dam built during the GDR era). The starting point was at Harzdrenalin on the Titan RT. We followed beautiful, almost flat paths toward the Hasselvorsperre, then on to the Rappbode Dam. We continued straight ahead for several kilometers along the Lange (a trade …

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February 18, 2024,🌊 Rappbode - Talsperre 🌊

The Rappbode Dam is the largest dam in the Harz. When full, your reservoir measures a little more than eight kilometers in length and up to 500 meters in width. The dam wall of the Rappbodetalsperre is 415 meters long and rises 106 meters high. This makes it the highest dam in Germany.

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May 7, 2024,Umrundung Rappbodetalsperre 🚶‍♀️🎒

What a beautiful tour! The weather was great again (my 📷 didn't think so😉), pleasantly fresh and dry. I was also prepared for a bit more walking😊. I had to go back on the first off-grid section - "company premises" was what the workers said. When Kommot wanted to send me through the water, I went on strike 🏊‍♀️👎😖. Overall, …

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August 1, 2026,Iron Lake Challenge - Rappbodetalsperre

Photos and report at luro.de/wandern/wandern-2026/ilcsa/rappbodetalsperre-2026

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November 8, 2025,Rappbodetalsperre mit HWN 52/53/54/56/60/9915 und Iron Lake Challenge "Sachsen-Anhalt" - See-Nr. 9

Es war nun also soweit, 5:00 Uhr aufgestanden, 6:00 Uhr in den Harz gefahren...
Als Wanderkaiser fit-wandern I. lud ich zu einer Wanderung um die Rappbodetalsperre ein und es erschienen Martina, Britta, Michael, Patrick, Jörg, Arndt, Sven und Karsten. Wir waren also 9 unerschrockene Wanderer, die bei Nebel auf die Suche nach 6 Stempelstellen der Harzer Wandernadel gingen.
Für …

November 8, 2025,Community Wanderung mit Wanderkaiser fit-wandern I. - Rappbodetalsperre mit HWN 52/53/54/56/60/9915

Hike with Harald Lorenz, the 2024 Harz Hiking Champion, "fit-wandern I."

A circuit around the Rappbode Dam with the following HWN stamps:

56 Rappbode Viewpoint Trautenstein
52 Trageburg on the Hexenstieg Trail
53 Hassel Pre-Dam
60 Stemberghaus Charcoal Burners' Lodge
54 Rotestein
Special stamp: Titan RT Suspension Bridge

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November 8, 2025,📯🐉 Jäger und Gejagte bei Harald I. 🤴 Kaiserhunt 🏹 um die Rappbodetalsperre 💧⛩️

It was the eighth day of November when eight hiking enthusiasts from the common folk accepted the generous invitation of Harald I, also known as the "Hiking Emperor." Little did they know what he truly had in store for them and the daring challenges they would later face, challenges that were a matter of life and death.

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Rappbode Dam – View of the Rappbode Dam loop from Stadt Hasselfelde

Bench with a view of the forebay

Rappbode Dam and Suspension Bridge

Rappbode Dam

View of the Rappbode Dam

View of the Rappbode Reservoir from the hiking trail

Rappbodeblick (Trautenstein) HWN 56

Rappbode Forebay

Bench With a View of the River in the Harz Mountains

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