Stamp point 79 / Otto – Ebert – Bridge (on Herzogsweg)

The „Otto Ebert Bridge“ is located on Herzogsweg and is close to the B 27 between Blankenburg and Hüttenrode.

The Rübe­land Rail­way, which was the stee­pest adhe­si­on rail­road in the world at the time of its con­s­truc­tion, was elec­tri­fied bet­ween 1960 and 1965 so that the lar­ge quan­ti­ties of lime in the Rübe­land lime works could be trans­por­ted away.

Howe­ver, the con­s­truc­tion of the new rou­te cut through the cour­se of the Her­zog­weg, so that hikers some­ti­mes crossed the tracks at their own risk. The site mana­ger for the rede­sign of the rou­te at the time was the chief engi­neer Otto Ebert, hims­elf a fri­end of the Harz Moun­ta­ins and hikers. 

After 1990, the Harz­klub and the town of Blan­ken­burg (Harz) tried to gene­ra­te fun­ding for the con­s­truc­tion of a bridge over the Rübe­land­bahn to make the Her­zogs­weg ful­ly acces­si­ble again. Tog­e­ther with the town of Blan­ken­burg (Harz), chief engi­neer Otto Ebert exami­ned the fun­ding opti­ons and, for his 70th bir­th­day, asked his invi­ted guests for a dona­ti­on for the bridge on the Her­zogs­weg ins­tead of gifts. The per­so­nal con­tri­bu­ti­on for the reques­ted fun­ding was rai­sed in this way and the bridge was named after Otto Ebert. 

The small par­king lot on the B 27 towards Gast­haus Zie­gen­kopf is a good start­ing point, or if you stop off at Gast­haus Zie­gen­kopf, the par­king spaces direct­ly in front of the inn.

You can also start the hike from the Lui­sen­burg ruins HWN 77, 2.5 km away.