Family-friendly circular route around the Königshütte dam (HWN 41 & 42)

The hike starts at the southern exit of the village of Königshütte (road 98 in the direction of Tanne) at the intersection of Tanner Straße and the bridge up to the ruins of Königsburg. Cross the River Warme Bode on the left over the bridge and follow the signs uphill to the ruins of the Königsburg. Here is the stamp office no. 41 of the Harzer Wandernadel.

After overcoming 144 meters in altitude, the castle ruins are enthroned at a height of approx. 460 m on a mountain spur. An impressive and wonderful view of the Brocken mountain and the Wurmberg mountain is offered to the hiker. First mentioned in a document in 1312, today only the remains of the keep and several ditches and ramparts can be seen. In an easterly direction, it now goes down the slope into the Bodetal valley. Here you come to the main hiking trail (section of the Harzer-Hexen-Stieges) and keep to the right along the river, which later flows into the dam.

Now you follow the path along the lake to a shelter, pass the transfer tunnel and a few hundred meters further you come to the dam. It is known as the "Trogfurther Bridge" transfer barrier. The hiker has an idyllic view of the lake on the left and the river Bode on the right. There is another stamping point at the Trogfurther Bridge.

After hiking over the dam wall, keep left at the fork in the path and continue the hike to return to Königshütte. You always stay on the main path, where you pass three small tributaries. You can get to the village itself via the Bodetalstraße, which you follow to the Katzenberg (bridge).

Once there, you have the option of crossing the road and following the field cliff for about 150 m to visit the playground with your child(ren) or to cross the Bode bridge on the left and immediately left again to get to the starting point of the hike return to the Tanner Strasse car park.

There are no known safety instructions.

On some sections of the route, short-term impairments, detours and road closures can occur at any time due to forest changes and storm damage. Inform yourself shortly before your hike.

Current information can be found here >

Sturdy shoes, functional clothing, backpack food, sun and rain protection are recommended.

Don't forget to pack your (mobile phone) camera, the Harzer Wandernadel stamp booklet and, if necessary, binoculars.

On this round tour you have the opportunity to collect two coveted stamps of the Harzer Wandernadel.

No. 41 - Ruins of Koenigsburg

No. 42 - Trogfurther Bridge (dam wall of the transfer barrier)

TIP for families with children:

At the end of the hike, a playground awaits your children in Königshütte on the Ackerklippe!

You can reach the Harz town of Königshütte via the B27. In the village turn onto the L98 (Friedensstraße) in the direction of Tanne. You have reached your destination on the left just before you leave the town.

Free parking spaces at the L98 (Tanner Straße).

You can reach the Harz town of Königshütte by taking the bus of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe:

from Wernigerode

from Blankenburg

from Braunlage

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TIP :

With the Harz Holiday Ticket, you can travel throughout the Harz region free of charge.

HATIX - free use of the public bus lines of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe, the Q-Bus Nahverkehrsgesellschaft, the Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH, and the Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz in the Harz district. Now also free use in the districts of Goslar and Göttingen.

More information is available at: www.hatix.info

No literature known

Wanderkarte - Stadt Oberharz am Brocken 1:25000 ; ISBN 978-3-86973-065-3

Further information for the route can be found in the

tourist information office Elbingerode

Markt 3

38875 Oberharz am Brocken OT Elbingerode

phone 039454 - 89487

elbingerode@oberharzinfo.de

www.oberharzinfo.de