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View of the Rappbode Dam – Rappbode Dam loop from Harzköhlerei Stemberghaus

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View of the Rappbode Dam – Rappbode Dam loop from Harzköhlerei Stemberghaus

03:55

13.9km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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After 5.62 km for 449 m

Open: • Monday-Sunday: 8:00 AM-9:30 PM (otherwise closed)

After 6.50 km for 221 m

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244 m

Stemberghaus Charcoal Works (HWN 60)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A charcoal burner museum, an inn and a stamp office for the Harz hiking nobility await you here. If you've been wondering how the charcoal that grills your steak through is produced, you'll find out here. In addition to real charcoal, liquid charcoal is also available in the shop. Does it burn just as well as the real one? There is a parking lot on the premises.

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1.71 km

Forest Trail in the Harz Mountains

Highlight • Trail

Very nice hiking trail through the colorful autumn forest, easy to walk.

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2.83 km

Schöneburg Shelter and Bodetal View (HWN 063)

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the most ingenious views of the Bodetal awaits you at the Schöneburg refuge. High above Altenbrak, the view extends far east into the valley. You can reach the refuge from Altenbrak from the fork of the Hexen-Stieg, from the riding stables at the dam or from the Stemberghaus. The climb from Altenbrak is the most difficult approach. There is also a stamp of the Harz hiking pin here as a reward.

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3.61 km

Aussichtspunkt nach Wendefurth

Viewpoint

6.06 km

Titan Suspension Bridge North Portal

Highlight • Bridge

Entrance to the always slightly swaying bridge.

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6.12 km

View of the Rappbode Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

There is a beautiful view here.

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6.93 km

View of the Rappbode Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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7.10 km

Rappbode Dam

Highlight • Monument

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.
The Rappbodetalsperre is 415 meters long and with a height of 106 meters it is also the largest dam in Germany. It is able to hold a water surface of 390 hectares and more than 109 million cubic meters of water.
The Rappbodetalsperre forms the core of a large-scale dam system in the Eastern Harz, which consists of the Rappbode and Hassel pre-dams, the transfer dam at Königshütte, the Kalte Bode flood protection basin (almond wood reservoir) near Königshütte, as well as the dam and the Wendefurth pumped storage plant.

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7.11 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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13.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.64 km

3.10 km

1.73 km

1.24 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.06 km

3.00 km

2.42 km

773 m

350 m

178 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Thursday 3 September

23°C

12°C

80 %

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Comments

December 30, 2025,Wanderrunde - Köhlerhütte, Hängebrücke, Pumpspeicherwerk, Talsperre Wendefurth und Rotestein -

On the penultimate day of this year, we hiked a beautiful loop of about 15 km in crisp, sunny weather! We started from the Stemberghaus charcoal works in the Harz Mountains. Almost all the paths were frozen. We hiked past the Rappbode Dam, with its close-up view of the suspension bridge, and the Wendefurth Dam, with its lovely view of …

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December 27, 2025,Bodetalsperren / Rotestein ⛰️

During my hike around the Rappbode Dam with Harald from fit-wandern, I missed a few places nearby, which I decided to revisit on this tour.

I started at the Stemberghaus charcoal kiln, heading towards Schöneburg Castle high above the Bode Valley. Along the way, you can walk directly on the ridge of the rocky spur, slightly above the main hiking …

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September 19, 2023,Rappbode-Runde 🚘

A wonderful round in the late afternoon! Just let the pictures work their magic.

4+1 stamps

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June 10, 2023,Hängebrücke + 4 HWN

Finally a WE WITH a child WITHOUT an appointment or similar 😀... that had to be used. The suspension bridge should be the goal. So start early, park in Wendefurth and quickly complete the first 3 km. At 9 a.m. we were almost alone there, at half past nine the first brave ones jumped and from 10 a.m. it got …

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August 2, 2022,Thale - Rappbodetalsperre - Holzköhlerei - Roter Stein - Tour

We didn't have the "Red Stone" on our radar... Thanks for the tip at the charcoal plant. Beautiful view of the lock and the Brocken. Definitely take it with you!

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June 5, 2023,Wanderung an der Rappbodetalsperre (HWN 54, 60, 62, 63 + 3x Harzer-Hexen-Stieg + 1x Goethe im Harz + 1x Harzer Steiger + 1x Gipfelwanderung)

The following stamp points are located on this hike:

1.6 km - HWN 54 - Rotestein
7.8 km - HWN 62 - Wendefurth dam
12.0 km - HWN 63 - Schöneburg viewpoint
14.7 km - HWN 60 - Stemberghaus charcoal mill

There is also the option of the following stamps in the accompanying booklets:

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October 1, 2021,Vier auf einen Streich. Schöneburg (HWN 63), Köhlerei Stemberghaus (HWN 60), Rotestein (HWN 54) oberhalb der Rappbodetalsperre und Talsperre Wendefurth (HWN 62) - Runde vom Parkplatz am Pumpspeicherbecken

Thanks for the like!
After our long tour with all our luggage on the Swabian Alb and on the upper Danube, this was almost a trifle. The backpacks as light as a feather 😁
And with the clear, cool windy weather with lots of sun, this tour was just plain fun! Wonderful grass paths and light beech forests alternated with …

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May 18, 2022,🇺🇦Titan-Hängebrücke, Mega-Zipline und Wanderung🇺🇦

At 9 a.m. I arrived at the Titan suspension bridge over the Rappbodetalsperre and had it all to myself. According to the Guinness Book of Records, it is the longest suspension bridge in Europe.

After a lot of amazement, discovery and crossing the bridge, I hiked a good 10 km.

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View of the Rappbode Dam – Rappbode Dam loop from Harzköhlerei Stemberghaus

Stemberghaus Charcoal Works (HWN 60)

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