World Heritage Insight Walk: Hydropower Then and Now (Part 1)
Short facts
- start: Parking lot at the former Catholic Church in Sankt Andreasberg
- destination: Parking lot at the former Catholic Church in Sankt Andreasberg
- easy
- 0,68 km
- 30 minutes
- 15 m
- 614 m
- 601 m
- 60 / 100
- 10 / 100
best season
Circuit of Grube Samson Mining Museum and the Hilfe-Gottes-Teich pond in Sankt Andreasberg. Learn how water power was used to generate electricity - and still is today. With audio guide for your smartphone.
Tip: Activate the audio guide mode in the app. At 5 stations you will learn interesting details about the Upper Harz water management system around Sankt Andreasberg.
The circular walk around the Hilfe-Gottes-Teich pond in Sankt Andreasberg is around 600 m long and offers you a short and easy walk.
The Hilfe-Gottes-Teich pond is part of the Upper Harz Water Management System. 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 World Heritage Insight Walk starts close to Grube Samson Mining Museum and goes around the Hilfe-Gottes-Teich pond.
On the circular walk there are five interactive information stations on the theme of energy supply through water power. Here you will find out how people around Sankt Andreasberg used the water for mining. And how the water is still used to produce electricity.
General information
Directions
The circular walk starts from the car park at the former Catholic church. Directly behind Grube Samson Mine. From there you should turn left into the park. Go straight ahead for 200 m and you will reach the Hilfe-Gottes-Teich pond. Walk around the pond to the right until you get back to your starting point.
Safety Guidelines
Please note: There is no winter service on the circular route. The route is not barrier-free for people in wheelchairs, with walking difficulties or with visual impairments. We therefore recommend that you only walk the path with an accompanying person.
Tip
You should also visit Grube Samson Mining Museum. The former mine was one of the deepest in the world for a long time. Learn more about the work of the miners on an interesting guided tour.
Pavings
- Hiking Trail (2%)
- Asphalt Coating (40%)
- Path (58%)