The Bauerngraben, also called the Hungersee, is a nature reserve in Germany between Breitungen, Agnesdorf and Roßla

Roßla

Roßla or Rossla is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Südharz. From 1706–1803, Roßla was the seat of Stolberg-Rossla....

 in the South Harz. It is an intermittent lake of about 350 metres in length and 100 metres in width, into which the Glasebach

Glasebach (Bauerngraben)

The Glasebach is a stream of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.It rises near Dietersdorf east of the source region of the Nasse and south of the source region of the Schöneberger Wipper, a headstream of the Wipper. The Glasebach flows through the Borntal valley and has a tributary near Agnesdorf...

 disappears. A feature of this lake is its sudden disappearance from time to time, when the outlet opens due to the removal of material. The lake can then become dry for a long period.
The Karst Trail runs through the area. The Bauerngraben is a popular destination for day trippers and is easy to reach due to the nearby car park and easy footpaths. There is a checkpoint (no. 213) in the Harzer Wandernadel

Harzer Wandernadel

The Harzer Wandernadel is a network of checkpoints for walkers in the Harz mountains in North Germany. It includes a system whereby the hiker can earn badges at different levels by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and recording them...

hiking system by the lake.

External links

• The Bauerngraben at karstwanderweg.de
• The Bauerngraben, karstwanderweg.de
• Private website on the Bauerngraben
• Comprehensive erport in Petermann's Geographische Mitteilungen, 1864
• Universal-lexikon Vol. 3, published by Heinrich August Pierer (extract from google books)