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Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42) – Felswerke opencast mine (HWN 39) loop from Stadt Elbingerode (Harz)

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Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42) – Felswerke opencast mine (HWN 39) loop from Stadt Elbingerode (Harz)

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Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42) – Felswerke opencast mine (HWN 39) loop from Stadt Elbingerode (Harz)

04:03

14.6km

220m

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

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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4.29 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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4.34 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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4.48 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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6.40 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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7.10 km

Harzer-Hexen-Stieg at the Königshütte dam

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An easy hike around the dam.

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9.31 km

Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42)

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There is an easy circular path around the dam.

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9.46 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 and 1952 to 1956, but is also used to raise low water levels and generate electricity. The hydroelectric plant has a nominal output of 60 kW and generates 0.18 GWh per year.
The slightly curved wall is 108 m long and has a volume of 13,500 m³. It can be overflowed almost across its entire width. A fishbelly flap is installed in one field, which can be lowered by 1.5 m to relieve flooding.
The reservoir has a volume of 1.2 million m³ and covers an area of 32 hectares. Part of the water is channeled from here through a 1,795 m long tunnel to the Rappbode Dam. The other part flows into the Bode to the Wendefurth dam, where it rejoins the water from the Rappbode dam.
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12.7 km

Felswerke opencast mine (HWN 39)

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The large open-cast mine is not beautiful but it is impressive to look at.

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14.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.50 km

5.04 km

2.44 km

404 m

211 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.23 km

3.62 km

1.87 km

583 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Tuesday 21 July

16°C

9°C

66 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

October 3, 2021,Elbingerode/Königshütte: Königshütter Wasserfall, Ruine Königsburg, Trogfurther Brücke, Tagebau Felswerke (HWN 40, 41, 42, 39)

We had planned this tour a long time ago, something always came up. Today it finally worked and I have to say, it was a nice round with varied paths and remarkable stamping points 😊 highly recommended. We parked the car in the center of the village 👍🏻

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March 23, 2023,Elbingeroder Runde

You can find the video of the tour here:

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May 1, 2024,Tour um Königshütte (HWN 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 + 3x Goethe + 3x Hexen-Steig + 1x Steiger + 1x Sonderstempel)

The following stamp points are located on this hike:

2.3 km - HWN 40 - Königshütter Waterfall

9.1 km - HWN 38 - Galgenberg

12.3 km - HWN 39 - Felswerke opencast mine

15.8 km - HWN 42 - Trogfurther Bridge

19.1 km - HWN 41 - Königsburg ruins

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August 11, 2024,Königshütte, HWN 38 bis 42

Once again with my daughter on a stamp hunt in the Harz. 😃 Parking and start/finish in the middle of Elbingerode, right next to the local history room. Not quite as strenuous this time but still nice. It was actually a circuit around the Fels-Werke open-cast mine. The 5 stamps were in the first two thirds of the route. Unfortunately, …

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September 18, 2025,HWN 41, 42, 39, 38, 40 Königshütte-Elbingerode

An easy route along mostly wide forest paths or grassy paths, with a few narrow trails and, if the weather permits, a view. Stops in Elbingerode or Königshütte are possible; if you bring your own food, there are various rest stops along the way.

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August 10, 2024,Tag 2: Elbingerode-Königshütter Wasserfall-Königsburg-Galgenberg (HWN 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)

Time: 3 hours 57
A very nice tour to relax in wonderful weather and sunshine 😁

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May 18, 2025,Von Elbingerode zur HWN 39,40,41 u. 42

We started in windy weather. We had a great time hiking this trail, albeit with a light shower.
Not suitable for strollers.
After the hike, we went to the Grüne Gurke (Green Cucumber) in Wernigerode. Yes, that's really the name of the restaurant! Super tasty, affordable, and large (really large) portions.

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October 3, 2023,Elbingerode, HWN 39 Tagebau Felswerke,42 Trogfurther Brücke, 41 Ruine Königsburg, 40 Königshütter Wasserfall, SoSt Hirschbrunnen

Did a nice holiday round near Elbingerode and took the opportunity to visit the traveling stamp box at the Hirschbrunnen🦌.
What a great place to take a break!😍 With barbecue facilities, several huts and beautifully painted benches. 🤩
You can fill up your drinking water💧 at the Hirschbrunnen.
On this round, Maus was able to get four stamps for her …

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Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42) – Felswerke opencast mine (HWN 39) loop from Stadt Elbingerode (Harz)

Königshütte Waterfall (HWN 40)

Sheltered rest area at Königshütter Waterfall

Kalte Bode

View of Königshütte

Harzer-Hexen-Stieg at the Königshütte dam

Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42)

Königshütte Dam (Königshütte Reservoir)

Felswerke opencast mine (HWN 39)

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