Sperbehaier dam route
Mountainbike tour with a start in Torfhaus, a long descent and insights into the UNESCO world heritage Oberharzer Wasserregal: The tour circles the area around Torfhaus and leads down to the water reservoir Okertalsperre with a relaxed descent. After a short ascent, it goes on top of some hills through extensive spruce forests near Altenau. A highlight of the tour is the Sperbehaier Damm, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage 'Oberharzer Wasserregal'. The dam is an aqueduct built in the 18th century and was used to transport water from one of the largest leat system canals of the Harz mountains over a valley to plateau around Clausthal-Zellerfeld. The tour then leads uphill with wide views to the Sösetal on the Acker mountain. Along the Bruchberg (927m high) it goes through the untouched nature of the Hochharz in the Nationalpark Harz back to Torfhaus.
Data about this mountainbike route
Start and parking
This is a good address to start the tour. There is a larger parking lot nearby. Clicking on the address takes you directly to Google Maps to start navigation there:
GPS-Daten
The tour can be downloaded as a .gpx file and transferred to a GPS-enabled device (e.g. Garmin or smartphone). The tour starts near a larger parking lot. The route is planned so that it can be traveled all year round and in all weathers. Nevertheless, it can happen that due to occasional forestry work in the forest, paths are temporarily closed or have to be pushed in parts.
More routes in Torfhaus
Tough Brocken MTB-route
Demanding mountainbike route over the two highest mountains in the Harz mountains - Brocken (1,142m) and Wurmberg (971m)
Hochharzer mining-canal route
Beautiful mountainbike tour through the Nationalpark Harz with insights into the characteristic mountain landscape around Torfhaus
Overview of more routes and spots
Overview of all route suggestions and further insider information about mountainbiking in the Harz