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Thale lies on the northeastern edge of the Harz, where the Bode emerges from the mountains and has dug a deep gorge between the steep, legendary rocks of Hexentanzplatz and Roßtrappe. In this gorge, the wildly romantic Bodetal, visitors can expect exciting myths and legends, fairy-tale forests, babbling streams and raging rivers, fascinating rock formations and fantastic views. With the impressive Bodetal, the Hexentanzplatz and the Roßtrappe, the beautiful landscape and the entrance to the Harzer-Hexen-Stieg, a 100-kilometer-long long-distance hiking trail between Thale and Osterode, Thale is a very popular, eventful holiday destination for hiking and nature lovers. The Hexentanzplatz, located on a rocky 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 Witches' Ring with its sculptures and the Walpurgis Hall, the Witches' Dance Place is also a uniquely mystical place on the remaining days of the year. Other attractions at the Hexentanzplatz include the Harzer Bergtheater, the Harzbob and the Thale Zoo. No less legendary, the Roßtrappe, a 403 meter high granite rock, rises from the Bodetal above the left bank of the Bode. There are numerous legends surrounding the rock, which is considered 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 legend pavilion high up on the Roßtrappe. The Bodetal has another highlight with the Thale Adventure World cable cars. It is the starting point of the cable car to the Hexentanzplatz and the chair lift 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 route and the Hexenkessel. The Bodetal Therme provides rest and relaxation after an eventful day with its thermal landscape, sauna world, recreation and health programs, as well as wellness and massage offers. Source: https://www.harzinfo.de/urlaubsorte/thale

Nice view.

Along the Bode you can always catch new views of the unique valley

Unfortunately always very well attended, especially when there is another bus in the parking lot. Early in the morning before 9am or later in the afternoon/evening when the crowds have cleared, you'll have this magnificent vantage point almost to yourself and take in the stunning views

The distant view is unique!

Beautiful view over the panorama of the Bodetal and on the other side the impressive Roßtrappe with its history/legend.

A gigantic hoofprint in the hard granite rock. 250 meters below the rushing Bode.

Always an experience, the views of the Bodetal.