View of Königshütte – Kalte Bode loop from Bockberg

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View of Königshütte – Kalte Bode loop from Bockberg

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View of Königshütte – Kalte Bode loop from Bockberg

01:15

4.65km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. 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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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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354 m

Steep trail to the Königsburg ruins

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Very steep but interesting single trail down from the castle ruins. The path up is also steep but nice and narrow.

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463 m

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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512 m

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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1.93 km

Wooden Figures Trail on the Harzer Hexenstieg

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A nice way along the Bode.

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2.76 km

Kalte Bode

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The Kalte Bode is the left, 17 km long source river of the Bode in the High Harz Mountains in Saxony-Anhalt.

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2.91 km

Sheltered rest area at Königshütter Waterfall

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Good place to rest (with a barbecue area) with a direct view of the waterfall

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2.96 km

Harzer Wandernadel stamp box 40

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Why is the detour worth it? I'll be honest: for the stamp.

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2.96 km

Königshütte Waterfall (HWN 40)

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A very beautiful and mostly very calm waterfall. The rest area nearby offers you enough seats. Above the waterfall you look down on Königshütte. There is also a stamp office for the Harzer hiking nobility up here. If you come here by car, you can park in front of the railway bridge on a large gravel area. If you have more time, after a few hundred meters you will find the Rabensteine, from which you have a magnificent view of the Hochharz.

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4.65 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.59 km

1.13 km

965 m

688 m

139 m

126 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.13 km

1.54 km

525 m

415 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

11°C

5°C

95 %

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Comments

May 30, 2023,ein wenig Hexenstieg

On the last day of our Harz short vacation we hiked two stamps HWN 40 and 41 as an interruption on the way home.

I actually like the Hexenstieg very much, but here we caught a section along the road through a village; nature trails are more relaxing.
The two stamping points with the castle ruins and the small waterfall …

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August 21, 2024,Königshütte

Today I had to drive to the Harz and had enough time to get out into nature.
The first stop was in Trautenstein, where I was able to do a little tour around the town.
Then I continued on to Königshütte. As in Treseburg, I parked the car, grabbed my backpack, started Komoot and off I went.
My route took …

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