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View of the Bode River – Bodekessel loop from Thale Musestieg

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View of the Bode River – Bodekessel loop from Thale Musestieg

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View of the Bode River – Bodekessel loop from Thale Musestieg

08:54

28.4km

760m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 22.3 km for 88 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.82 km

View of the Bode River

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The Bode is one of the best-known and most important rivers in the Harz Mountains and has a total length of around 169 kilometers.

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5.78 km

Blick über Thale

Viewpoint

6.27 km

Rocky ascent to the Roßtrappe

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A rocky and exciting climb. Be careful if you are restricted in walking. But the view is fantastic.

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7.69 km

High and safe above the Bodekessel you can hear how powerful the Bode flows through the rocks. And if you look closely, you might even find the giant knight Bodo, who is enchanted as a dog and watches over a crown weighing tons that a princess on horseback lost while jumping over the Bodetal. You can find out more about this in the legend about the Rosstrappe (bodetal.de/urlaub-im-harz/urlaubsregion-bodetal/ausflugsziel/rosstrappe.html).

The Bodekessel lies deep in the Bodetal and can be reached either from Thale or from Treseburg. The underground of the paths is not always level.

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10.3 km

Bodetal

Nature Reserve

13.6 km

Bode Riverbank

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Every now and then you have the opportunity to stand directly on the banks of the Bode.
You should take advantage of this opportunity.

It is a welcome way to cool off in the summer.

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15.2 km

View of Treseburg from the Weißer Hirsch (HWN 67)

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From here you have a wonderful view of Treseburg. Benches invite you to rest. There is also a stamp office for the Harzer hiking nobility.

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20.2 km

HWN 070 - Prinzensicht (Viewpoint)

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There are beautiful vantage points into the Bodetal, e.g. The Bodetalblick right next door, where the stamping point is.

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22.3 km

Bodetal Viewpoint

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Beautiful Bode Valley. A landscape like in Lord of the Rings. I was overwhelmed. Leave it as it is and take your trash with you✌️

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23.1 km

La Viershöhe (HWN 72)

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From here you have a fantastic view of the Bode Valley. The name of the hill is reminiscent of the head forester La Viers, who was the highest-ranking forestry official in the Prussian province of Saxony for the Harz forest areas in the 19th century. La Viers, possibly of Huguenot descent, often hunted in this area. In view of the onset of Harz tourism, he suggested the creation of hiking trails very early on and even before the Harz Club was founded.

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25.5 km

Schallhöhle

Cave Entrance

28.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.71 km

8.06 km

7.05 km

4.24 km

206 m

142 m

Surfaces

14.3 km

7.84 km

3.28 km

2.48 km

202 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 21 August

18°C

12°C

34 %

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Comments

November 3, 2025,Durchs schöne Bodetal mit Roßtrappe und Hexentanzplatz - HWN 69, 71, 178, 72, 70, 68 und 67

Today, we enjoyed beautiful autumn hiking weather through the lovely Bode Valley.

We started in Treseburg, following the Bode River to the Devil's Bridge, where we crossed to the other side. We were lucky today and spotted two fire salamanders. On the other side, the trail immediately began its first steep climb. We followed the gully up to the Roßtrappe. …

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June 14, 2025,Harz💚- Rein ins Bodetal🌳☀️🌳

Since we usually go hiking on Saturdays, but it was supposed to be quite hot, we decided to hike through the beautiful Bode Valley in the Harz Mountains🤩.
A hike that offers plenty of shade and water, but also impresses with beautiful views.

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October 15, 2024,Harz: Thale / Roßtrappenberg / Hexentanzplatz / Treseburg / Bodetal

It's truly a dream to see the Bode Valley from the Roßtrappenberg mountain in the fog. It's hard to imagine a more beautiful start to a hike. Although it's bitterly cold this morning, I can't get enough of the view.
I enjoy the steep path down into the valley in the fog, as well as the subsequent path up to …

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August 3, 2022,Den Hexen auf der Spur

After chasing the stamps for more than 5km on the way to Thale... We treated ourselves to something and took the train to the Rosstrappe (a whole €3.50 per nose, I wish prices like that were also available in Bavaria 🙈) . From there to the Rosstrappe, here you have a beautiful view of the Grand Canyon of the Harz …

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June 7, 2023,Treseburg - Thale via Rosstrappe und Bodetal

What do you do on the day of arrival? A round trip 🤣.
During the last stay, the Bodetal and the Schurre to the Rosstrappe were closed, so this time it was time to catch up.
Since I remembered the first ascent and the second descent as comfortable, I took this route.
The first descent from the enclosure Hexentanzplatz required …

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September 2, 2024,Durch das wilde Bodetal - Roßtrappe, Treseburg, Hexentanzplatz

That was it for the Harz holiday. To finish, a round trip through the Bode Valley with the climb to the Roßtrappe. The way to the Treseburg was beautiful and a real highlight. To avoid the hordes of tourists, I had specifically chosen a Monday and an early time. It worked out great. I had the Roßtrappe to myself. That …

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November 9, 2025,🏞️🤩 Der Grand Canyon des Harzes - Von Thale durch das herbstliche Bodetal 💧🍂

After the nerve-wracking Kaiserhunt 🏹 the day before and a night in Thale, I had planned a hike today to the classics in the Bode Valley 🏞️, or rather, through the Grand Canyon of the Harz Mountains.

Due to "appointments" back home in the evening, I got up with the early bird 🐓 and, after finding a free parking spot …

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May 30, 2025,Bodekessel auf und ab⛰️🧙‍♀️

One of the most beautiful gorges in Germany. We decided to start with the cable car (€6.50 for one ride) and then walked from the Hexentanzplatz towards Rosstrappe. The path begins on gravel and is somewhat easy, but later it leads beautifully along the Bode River (Hexenstieg) back to the starting point. If you like, you can take the Alpine …

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View of the Bode River – Bodekessel loop from Thale Musestieg

View of the Bode River

Rocky ascent to the Roßtrappe

Bodekessel

Bode Riverbank

View of Treseburg from the Weißer Hirsch (HWN 67)

HWN 070 - Prinzensicht (Viewpoint)

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