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Royal castle ruins (HWN 41) – Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42) loop from Bockberg

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Royal castle ruins (HWN 41) – Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42) loop from Bockberg

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Royal castle ruins (HWN 41) – Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42) loop from Bockberg

02:23

9.02km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.69 km

View of Königshütte

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From the castle ruins you have a beautiful view of Königshütte. If you walk down the path behind the castle, you will find out that the Bode flows via the Elbe and the North Sea into the Atlantic.

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1.74 km

Bridge to the Königsburg ruins

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The way up to the Königsburg ruins is crisp but short. But the effort is worth it

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1.79 km

Royal castle ruins (HWN 41)

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The ascent from the parking lot is challenging, but you can rest at the top of the tower of the ruins of Koenigsburg. And then walk around the beautiful lake.

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2.51 km

Harzer-Hexen-Stieg at the Königshütte dam

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An easy hike around the dam.

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4.72 km

Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42)

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There is an easy circular path around the dam.

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4.87 km

Königshütte Dam (Königshütte Reservoir)

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The dam was built on the Bode as an 18 m high concrete gravity dam for drinking water supply and flood protection, with a war-related interruption from 1939 to 1943 …

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5.65 km

Königshütte Reservoir

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It takes just over an hour to go around the dam.

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6.50 km

Picnic Area With View of the Reservoir

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Nice seating. In general, there are plenty of seating options all around.

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9.02 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.37 km

1.69 km

1.63 km

119 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.11 km

3.72 km

557 m

480 m

114 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 30 August

20°C

11°C

86 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

September 15, 2024,Von Königshütte zur HWN40, HWN41 und HWN42

Hard to believe....
...A week ago we were still sitting in the shade at 30°C and today we started our hike at almost wintry 9°C 🥶 in Königshütte.
The hat and a scarf will have to go back in the backpack from now on 🙈
A beautiful walk to the Königshütte waterfall, to the castle ruins and once around the …

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May 5, 2024,Harz - Königshütte - Wasserfall - Ruine Königsburg - Trogfurther Brücke

I actually wanted to take a break from hiking this weekend because I'm actually struggling with extremely "heavy thighs"...I'm probably still suffering from the Big Knollen 😅
But with the nice weather...at least a short walk...it's wonderful how everything is green and blooming. Easy tour, only the short climb to the ruins was a bit difficult, otherwise today was just …

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October 17, 2022,vonKönigshütte nach HWN 40, 41, 42 - Königshütter Wasserfall, Ruine Königsberg, Trogfurter Brücke

The second tour today from the parking lot on the outskirts of Königshütte to the first stamp was just a hundred meters. Then it first went through the village, a beautiful piece of forest, partly along the Bode to the royal ruins, stamp no. 2. It was 200m steeply uphill. Then 3 km to the Trogfurther bridge, once around the …

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November 3, 2022,3.11.22 Stempeljagd in Königshütte

After yesterday's tour, did a smaller one today. Today we continued the stamp hunt in Königshütte. First we went to the HWN 40 Königshütter Waterfall, then on to the HWN 42 Great Trogfurther Bridge. We have made the way around the transfer barrier to the HWN 41 ruin Königsberg.

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April 1, 2024,Zur Ruine Königsburg, um die Talsperre Königshütte und zum Wasserfall Königshütte

After a rainy day, we hiked around the Königshütte dam in the evening; the route along the south bank was nicer than the side road on the north bank.

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August 28, 2022,Wanderung mit dem Harzerwandernadel Königshütte

A nice tour with the hiking girls around Königshütte with stamp points 40, 41 and 42 of the HWN. Of course we went to the Eishexe in Tanne to recharge the calories we used up.

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May 11, 2024,2024..18.Tour, Königshütte 40-41-42,Harzer Hexenstieg

Hello everyone,

Today we actually planned to climb the Brocken🤷🥺...but the weather forecast wasn't good and I had the feeling I wouldn't be able to do it 🤷🥴🫣.

But of course a little tour was possible...

It was fantastic again along the Bode...the peace...the quiet...barely met any hikers...

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May 27, 2022,An der Bode zur Trogfurther Brücke (HWN 42) – Runde von Königshütte

It starts in Königshütte along the Bode. The path is easy to walk, first leading through forest and meadows before the actual pre-dam is reached. On the other side we pick up the stamp and start our way back.
Easy tour with a view of a landscape with storm damage that is disturbing. Funny details also make them interesting for …

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Royal castle ruins (HWN 41) – Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42) loop from Bockberg

View of Königshütte

Bridge to the Königsburg ruins

Royal castle ruins (HWN 41)

Harzer-Hexen-Stieg at the Königshütte dam

Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42)

Königshütte Dam (Königshütte Reservoir)

Königshütte Reservoir

Picnic Area With View of the Reservoir

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