WatersideWalk Hischler-Pfauenteich Cascade of Ponds
Short facts
- start: on the B 242 Clausthal - Braunlage follow the sign "Hirschler-Pfauenteiche", turn right onto the Entensumpf car park
- destination: Altenauer Straße in Clausthal-Zellerfeld
- easy
- 3,39 km
- 50 minutes
- 596 m
- 566 m
- 80 / 100
- 20 / 100
best season
Hike from the Hirschler Teich pond around the Pfauenteich ponds. The ponds are located one above the other and were used as water storage ponds for mining in Clausthal.
The Hirschler Teich pond and the three Pfauenteich ponds were built in the 16th and 17th centuries. Water for the mines in Clausthal was collected in the ponds.
The four ponds were built one above the other. The Hirschler Teich is the highest, the three Pfauenteich ponds are positioned like steps underneath the Hirschler Teich.
The four ponds provided the Caroline and Dorothea mines with water.
The water transport ditches and ponds were necessary to provide energy in the mines. The ore extracted underground had to be hoisted to the surface. Rainwater that seeped into the mine had to be pumped out of the galleries. The energy was provided by giant water wheels. They needed a lot of water all year round. The water was collected in the storage ponds and flowed to the water wheels through the ditches.
The Caroline and Dorothea mines were in very high locations. It was difficult to get enough water to them every day.
On the walk you will pass many information boards. There it is explained how the ponds and water transport ditches around Clausthal-Zellerfeld worked.
General information
Directions
The circular route is 5 km long. It starts on the B 242 road and goes directly to the Hirschler Teich dam. From there the path crosses the dam of the Oberer Pfauenteich and passes the Mittlerer and Unterer Pfauenteich ponds.
Tip
Nearby is the source of the Innerste river. The place is called "Innerstesprung". It is only a few minutes from the car park. A short detour before you begin your hike.
Parking
Park car Entensumpf
Literature
Martin Schmidt: WasserWanderWege – Ein Führer durch das Oberharzer Wasserregal – UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe, 4. Auflage, Papierflieger Verlag GmbH, Clausthal-Zellerfeld 2012, ISBN 978-3-86948-200-2 UNESCO-Welterbe - Bergwerk Rammelsberg, Altstadt Goslar und Oberharzer Wasserwirtschaft Faltbroschüre im DIN lang Format, die die zugehörigen touristischen Einrichtungen entlang der Oberharzer Wasserwirtschaft mit einem Kurztext und Fotos darstellt. Auf der Rückseite befinden sich drei Übersichtskarten, die die Welterbe-Wege, die touristischen Ziele und die Lage des Welterbes insgesamt zeigen. Preis: 2,00 € Erhältlich bei allen Touristinformationen der Region oder online unter shop.harzinfo.de.
Additional Information
Oberharzer Bergwerksmuseum
Bornhardtstr. 16
38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Tel: 05323 98950
info@oberharzerbergwerksmuseum.de
www.oberharzerbergwerksmuseum.de
Stiftung UNESCO-Welterbe im Harz
Bergtal 19
38640 Goslar
Tel: 05321 750 114
info@welterbeimharz.de
www.welterbeimharz.de
Pavings
- Path (88%)
- Crushed Rock (11%)