Royal castle ruins (HWN 41) – Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42) loop from Mandelholz

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Royal castle ruins (HWN 41) – Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42) loop from Mandelholz

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Royal castle ruins (HWN 41) – Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42) loop from Mandelholz

04:06

15.3km

170m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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229 m

Mandelholz Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Great starting point for hikes, for example to Königshütte. But you can also just walk around the lake. Anglers even have the opportunity to try their luck at pike, pikeperch and Co. with the appropriate fishing license. 🎣

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829 m

Viewpoint

1.41 km

Bench with lake view

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Simply enjoy the view of the dam.

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4.95 km

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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5.67 km

Harzer-Hexen-Stieg at the Königshütte dam

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

An easy hike around the dam.

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7.88 km

Trogfurther Bridge (HWN 42)

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There is an easy circular path around the dam.

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9.65 km

Picnic Area With View of the Reservoir

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Nice seating. In general, there are plenty of seating options all around.

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12.6 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 …

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13.8 km

Mandelholz Dam

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The dam was built from 1952 to 1957 and consists of an earth dam with an integrated concrete control corridor. In order to protect the top of the dam from …

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15.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.01 km

4.21 km

2.17 km

682 m

119 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.53 km

4.48 km

4.35 km

828 m

121 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

9°C

6°C

67 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

June 5, 2022,Wanderung Königshütte 40-41-42 Harzer Hexenstieg

Finally another hike today 🙌🏻 ♟️HWN 40/41/42 nice Pentecost to you

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October 17, 2022,vonKönigshütte nach HWN 40, 41, 42 - Königshütter Wasserfall, Ruine Königsberg, Trogfurter Brücke

The second tour today from the parking lot on the outskirts of Königshütte to the first stamp was just a hundred meters. Then it first went through the village, a beautiful piece of forest, partly along the Bode to the royal ruins, stamp no. 2. It was 200m steeply uphill. Then 3 km to the Trogfurther bridge, once around the …

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January 12, 2025,Runde von Königshütte- HWN 41, 42, 40 ❄️☃️❄️

Very nice hiking tour with my dear Thomas, he still has to collect some stamps 😚 The winter weather was wonderful ❄️☃️❄️

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September 21, 2022,Harz: Ruine Königsburg - Königshütter Talsperre - Wasserfall (HWN 40, 41, 42)

Today's tour took us in the best weather 🌞 first to the ruins of Königsburg southeast of Königshof and then further along the Harzer Hexenstieg to the Königshütte dam. There are several benches here to rest, some with a view of the Brocken and Wurmberg. Since it was very quiet here that day, it was wonderful to relax for a …

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March 26, 2022,Runde um Königshütte mit Mandelholztalsperre

The weather was used again today and an easy lap was shot near Königshütte. First we went to the ruins of the Königsburg, then along the Bode to the Trogfurther bridge and finally around the Mandelholztalsperre to the Königshütte waterfall. First sunburn of the year was included. ☀️😳 Kalle ran the route twice again, but had fun along the water. …

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December 5, 2021,Trogfurther Brücke, Ruine Königsburg, Königshütter Wasserfall (HWN 42, 41, 40)

Nice Sunday walk, with one degree and wonderful sunshine. At the Königshütte dam we found a nice spot where we stopped for a picnic.

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July 5, 2026,Stempelsammeln bei Königshütte

Arrived in the rain, departed in the rain, with good hiking weather in between... lucky 🍀. From Königshütte, it went to the Königsburg ruins and around the Königshütte dam, then to the waterfall, to the Mandelholztalsperre and back over a high plateau. Nice how the forest is slowly returning here too. A special stamp and two stamps in the dam …

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January 3, 2023,Harzer-Hexen-Stieg – Mandelholztalsperre und Sperrwerk Königshütte 3.1.23

The wonderful weather we started again directly from our hotel.
This path also led us above the Mandelholz dam. It has high water in winter and the direct paths are flooded. So we went first to the higher hiking trails. The many open spaces and masses of logs along the way are frightening. Many small paths are no longer there …

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