--- title: "Around the Innerste reservoir" url: "https://www.harzinfo.de/en/tour/around-the-innerste-reservoir-1" description: "The main street in Lautenthal is named after the miner Kaspar Bitter. Around 1530 he discovered a rich ore vein on the Kranichsberg. This was the beginning of mining in Lautenthal and the foundation for the development of the town into a Free Mining Town. Today, the officially recognized spa town is one of five districts of the city of Langelsheim and offers its visitors, besides a mining museum, about 200 km of well-maintained hiking trails through the beautiful Harz forest." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://img.oastatic.com/img2/1091164/max/variant.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Harzinfo > Experiences > Tour" --- GPX Share Around the Innerste reservoir ============================= - 23.09 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Walking / hiking View of the Innerstestausee and the Berghof peninsula. - 5:30 h - 23.09 km - 462 m - 462 m - 261 m - 556 m - 295 m - - Start: Tourist information Lautenthal With beautiful views into the valley and of the Brocken, the route goes around the Innerste reservoir. The main street in Lautenthal is named after the miner Kaspar Bitter. Around 1530 he discovered a rich ore vein on the Kranichsberg. This was the beginning of mining in Lautenthal and the foundation for the development of the town into a Free Mining Town. Today, the officially recognized spa town is one of five districts of the city of Langelsheim and offers its visitors, besides a mining museum, about 200 km of well-maintained hiking trails through the beautiful Harz forest. Read more Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt Good to know ------------ Pavements Street (3%) Asphalt (11%) Path (1%) Trail (12%) Gravel (73%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions From the Tourist INFO in Lautenthal, go along Kaspar-Bitter-Str., then turn right onto Sparenbergweg. Behind the bridge over the Innerste, the hiking trail to the Innerste dam begins on the left, marked with a blue X. To the right runs a geological educational trail, where boards explain the impressive rock formations. At the road in front of the company premises turn right and immediately behind turn left onto the forest path marked with a green triangle continuing towards the dam. Uphill, it goes along the western slope of the Ecksberg to the Red Cliff, where there is a shelter and a nice rest area with a view of the dam. A steep path leads back down to the path with the blue X to the dam wall with a lovely view into the valley. Then it goes straight into the forest uphill on a forest road towards the club area with shelter and stamp point of the Harz hiking badge. The path leads south towards Kalte Birke on a ridge path through the spruce forest. Here, a stone with a wolf hook (symbol for a wolf trap) marks the boundary between the municipalities of Seesen and Wolfshagen. At Kalte Birke there is another shelter with a stamp point. At Schnapsplatz begins the descent to the left onto the Präsidentenweg. Initially straight, the path then leads in a large loop to L516. From there, it goes with another loop around Bromberg, then along the chestnut avenue to Bismarck promenade, past the mountain festival square and along the spa park back to the starting point. About 200 km of well-maintained hiking trails through the beautiful Harz forest. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there** Car: A7, exit 67 Seesen, L 516 to Lautenthal or B6 Goslar, B 82 and L 515 to Lautenthal Read more **Parking** Free parking directly behind the tourist information Read more **Public transportation** Train to Goslar, bus line 831 to Lautenthal, tourist info at www.rbb-bus.de Read more Additional information Tourist INFO Lautenthal Kaspar-Bitter-Straße 7b 38685 Lautenthal Tel 05325 4444 info@lautenthal-harz.de www.lautenthal-harz.de Read more Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author No dining options but nice resting places. Those who do not shy away from the length and climbs can also use a wheelchair or pram to make their way. Read more Map Hiking in the Harz, 1:50,000, ISBN: 3-89435-669-3, 12.90 Euro available in the shop at shop.harzinfo.de Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Tours 9.51 km - Walking / hiking 58.74 km - Walking / hiking 5.96 km - Walking / hiking **outdooractive** Contact Langelsheim Download GPX file - -