Stamping point 178 / Hirschgrund (at the Königsruhe inn)

The Hirschgrund stamping station is located at the Königsruhe inn in the romantic Bode Valley between Thale and Treseburg.

The Bode Val­ley is the most impor­tant rocky val­ley north of the Alps and has cap­ti­vat­ed famous poets such as Goethe, Klopp­stock, Heine, Eichen­dorff and Fontane.

In 1834, a con­fec­tion­er from Thalens built a wood­en hut with a fire­place at the place on the Bode, which was already called Hirschgrund at the time. In 1856, he erect­ed a larg­er build­ing right next to the Bode bridge and called it “Hirschgrund”.

Since the Pruss­ian King Friedrich Wil­helm IV stopped here on 5 May 1834, the extend­ed inn was named “Hotel Königsruhe” in his hon­or in 1875. Today, the inn is pri­vate­ly owned and offers food and drink as well as accom­mo­da­tion in guest rooms or a vaca­tion apartment. 

From the park­ing lot in the Bode Val­ley in Thale, fol­low the signs for the Harz­er-Hex­en-Stieg and hike along the Bode to the Königsruhe inn. You should con­tin­ue the hike through the Bode Val­ley via the Son­nen­klippe HWN 69 to Treseburg.