Stamping point 160 / Helenenruh Zorge

The Helenenruh (550 m above sea level) is located on the Wiedaer Hüttenweg between Wieda and Zorge.

In the past, the red iron­stone mined in the Wie­da and Zorg min­ing dis­tricts was trans­port­ed to the blast fur­naces in the val­ley by horse and cart. The last blast fur­nace of the “Zorg­er Hütte” went out in 1895, as smelt­ing with char­coal proved to be no longer com­pet­i­tive in the late 19th century. 

The Hele­nen­ruh can be reached from the Wie­da spa gar­dens via the Kas­ten­tal val­ley, which is sign­post­ed as a hut trail. From the refuge, the Harz Bau­den­steig trail con­tin­ues to the lit­tle horse trail HWN 58 to Zorge.