Peace Park Thale – View of the Bodetal (Bode Valley) loop from Thale Hauptbahnhof

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Peace Park Thale – View of the Bodetal (Bode Valley) loop from Thale Hauptbahnhof

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Peace Park Thale – View of the Bodetal (Bode Valley) loop from Thale Hauptbahnhof

01:25

11.9km

290m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Bodetal

Steinköpfe

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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54 m

Harz Witches' Trail Start/Finish - Thale

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The hiking meeting point is right at the train station.

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249 m

Peace Park Thale

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To commemorate the victims of fascism.

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594 m

View of the Bodetal (Bode Valley)

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The hike through the lower Bode Valley always offers fascinating views. On the picture you can see the impressive depth of the valley and the steep, almost vertical walls of the surrounding rocks.

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710 m

Bodetal Cable Car Valley Station

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Cabin lift to the Hexentanzplatz Thale.

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3.14 km

Bülowhöhe — Viewpoint over Thale and the Bodetal

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Thale is located on the north-eastern edge of the Harz Mountains, where the Bode emerges from the mountains and has dug a deep gorge between the steep, legendary rocks of the Hexentanzplatz and the Roßtrappe. In this gorge, the wild and romantic Bodetal, visitors can expect exciting myths and legends, fairytale forests, babbling brooks and rushing rivers, fascinating rock formations and fantastic views.

With the impressive Bodetal, the Hexentanzplatz and the Roßtrappe, the beautiful landscape and the entrance to the Harzer-Hexen-Stieg, a long-distance hiking trail around 100 kilometers long between Thale and Osterode, Thale is a very popular, eventful holiday destination for hikers and nature lovers.

The Hexentanzplatz, located on a rocky plateau at 454 m above sea level high above the Bode Valley, is transformed every year on the night of May 1st, Walpurgis Night, into the festival site of witches and devils, a place of myths and legends.

With the remains of a former castle complex, the Hexenring with its sculptures and the Walpurgis Hall, the Hexentanzplatz is also a uniquely mystical place on the other days of the year. Other attractions of the Hexentanzplatz are the Harz Mountain Theater, the Harzbob and the Thale Zoo.

No less legendary is the Roßtrappe, a 403-meter-high granite rock rising from the Bode Valley above the left bank of the Bode. Numerous legends surround the rock, which is considered one of the most magnificent rock formations north of the Alps, due to a depression that resembles a footprint. This story is vividly told in the legend pavilion high up on the Roßtrappe.

The Bodetal has another highlight with the Thale Adventure World cable car. It is the starting point of the cable car to the Hexentanzplatz and the chairlift to the Roßtrappe and offers a wide range of fun and leisure activities for all ages with various fun parks, a demonstration hydroelectric power station, a downhill course and the Hexenkessel.

The Bodetal Therme with its thermal baths, sauna world, relaxation and health programs, as well as wellness and massage offers ensures rest and relaxation after an eventful day.

Source: harzinfo.de/urlaubsorte/thale

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3.44 km

Rosstrappe

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The horse's hoof print is easy to see 🐎

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3.73 km

Chairlift to the Roßtrappe

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The cozy lift saves you the steep ascent for 5 euros

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7.20 km

Shelter below the Steinköpfe

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Take a rest

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11.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.19 km

2.61 km

2.17 km

1.37 km

479 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.88 km

2.73 km

2.35 km

1.88 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Monday 5 October

21°C

7°C

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Comments

October 26, 2022,Trainingslauf Thale-Roßtrappe

Used the day off today to explore the route. Even if I wanted to take it easy, from Thale via the President's Way up to the Rosstrappe you reach the limit, whether you want to or not. In these first 3.5 km you will remember all your sins and a lot more ....
The rest of the route with the …

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October 30, 2022,Harzlauf Thale: Rosstrappenlauf

After the training run on Wednesday, today the competition as part of the Harzlauf-Thale event.
With the best summer temperatures, we went sweaty on the President's Way up to the Rosstrappe and behind it in a wide arc back to Thale in the Kurpark.
Caught a great day with good legs and for my age I am absolutely satisfied with …

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