Bode Gorge

Worth seeing in and around Bode Gorge

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Homburg Watchtower

   The Homburg Watchtower is an observation tower on the site of a Germanic refuge castle near the Hexentanzplatz above the town of Thale in the Harz Mountains of central Germany.

   1.6 km · observation tower near Thale in Harz · Wikipedia
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   Walpurgis Hall

   The Walpurgis Hall is a hall on the Witches' Dance Floor near Thale in the Harz mountains, Germany, built in the Old Germanic style by Hermann Hendrich and Bernhard Sehring. The hall was opened in 1901 and is a museum today.

   1.2 km · hall on the Witches' Dance Floor plateau in the Harz mountains, Germany · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Bode Gorge. Part of the Bode Valley (Bodetal) between Treseburg and Thale. The gorge originates on the east side of the Brocken and runs from a depth of 280 m at Thale up to 140 m at Tresburg. The gorge is a nature reserve in its own right covering an area of just under 500 hectares and is only accessible on foot.

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   The Brocken

   The highest mountain in the Harz range and the highest mountain in Northern Germany.

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Things to do

Hiking. The Harz is a hiker's and walker's paradise and is criss-crossed by trails of every conceivable length and difficulty. Many of the longer trails are named: the Goethe Way (Goetheweg), the Kings and Emperors' Way, the Inner German Border Way, and the Harz Witches' Path (Harzer Hexenstieg) to name a few. In order to encourage fitness and tourism, the Harzer Wandernadel was founded a few years ago.

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Where to eat

Harzer cheese contains only about one percent fat. It is made from low-fat curd cheese. It is known for its distinct strong taste.

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Getting to Bode Gorge

Airports

Erfurt-Weimar (ERF), 84 km · Leipzig/Halle (LEJ), 91 km · Kassel (KSF), 117 km

Stations

Thale Central Station, 1.9 km

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