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Saxony-Anhalt
Harz Mountains

Landkreis Harz

Thale

Walpurgis Grotto

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Saxony-Anhalt
Harz Mountains

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Thale

Walpurgis Grotto

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Walpurgis Grotto

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    Location: Thale, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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    1. Bode Riverbank – Bodekessel loop from Allrode

    21.0km

    07:02

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    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    2. View of the Bode – La Viershöhe (HWN 72) loop from Neinstedt

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    02:45

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    3. Bodekessel – Bode Riverbank loop from Thale Hauptbahnhof

    18.2km

    05:46

    480m

    480m

    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    December 30, 2019

    Entertaining, fun, scary tour.

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      October 31, 2019

      A signpost is not a highlight!

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        August 29, 2022

        Thale is located on the north-eastern edge of the Harz Mountains, where the Bode emerges from the mountains and has dug a deep gorge between the steep, legendary rocks Hexentanzplatz and Rosstrappe. In this gorge, the wild and romantic Bodetal, exciting myths and legends, fairytale forests, babbling brooks and raging rivers, fascinating rock formations and fantastic views await the visitor.

        With the impressive Bodetal, the Hexentanzplatz and the Roßtrappe, the beautiful landscape and the entrance to the Harzer-Hexen-Stieg, a 100-kilometer long-distance hiking trail between Thale and Osterode, Thale is a very popular, eventful holiday destination for hikers and nature lovers.

        The Hexentanzplatz, located on a rock plateau at 454 m above sea level high above the Bodetal, is transformed every year on the night of May 1st, Walpurgis Night, into the festival site of witches and devils, a place of myths and legends.

        With the remains of a former castle complex, the witch ring with its sculptures and the Walpurgis Hall, the Hexentanzplatz is also a uniquely mystical place on the remaining days of the year. Other attractions of the Hexentanzplatz are the Harzer Bergtheater, the Harzbob and the Thale zoo.

        No less legendary rises above the left bank of the Bode the Rosstrappe, a 403 meter high granite rock out of the Bodetal. Numerous legends are entwined around the rock, which is considered to be one of the greatest rock formations north of the Alps, due to a depression that resembles a footprint. This story is vividly told in the pavilion of legends high up on the Rosstrappe.

        With the Thale Erlebniswelt cable car, the Bodetal has another highlight. It is the starting point of the cable car to the Hexentanzplatz and the chairlift to the Roßtrappe and offers a wide range of fun and leisure activities for young and old with various fun parks, a show hydroelectric power station, a downhill track and the witches' cauldron.

        The Bodetal Therme with thermal baths, sauna world, relaxation and health programs, as well as wellness and massage offers, ensures rest and relaxation after an eventful day.

        Source: harzinfo.de/urlaubsorte/thale

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          January 27, 2021

          What Gummiverleger says Here's just the sign.

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            October 2, 2021

            The Walpurgishalle and the grotto are close to the Bergtheater

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              June 24, 2024

              The Walpurgis Hell is located on the Sachsenwall.

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                January 6, 2025

                always worth a trip.

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                  January 24, 2025

                  There is something to discover everywhere.

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                    Location: Thale, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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