Stamping point 52 / Trageburg am Hexenstieg

The Trageburg ground monument (499 m above sea level) was a small medieval castle complex and is located 2.5 km from Trautenstein above the right bank of the Rappbode reservoir.

Fords through the Harz rivers, where there were usu­al­ly also small farms with hors­es to pro­vide fords, were pro­tect­ed by small cas­tles. One such pro­tec­tive cas­tle for the ford through the Rapp­bode was the Trage­burg, referred to as Draburg in a doc­u­ment from 1654. 

The best start­ing point is the hik­ing park­ing lot in the cen­ter of Traut­en­stein. Fol­low the Harzk­lub Zweigvere­in sign­posts along the right bank of the Rapp­bode and after a short climb you will reach Trage­burg Cas­tle. It is advis­able to include HWN 56 Rapp­bode­blick Traut­en­stein in the hike by cross­ing the dam wall and hik­ing back on the oth­er side of the reser­voir. This tour is 8 km long, offers many beau­ti­ful views of the Rapp­bode reser­voir and part­ly fol­lows the Harz Witch­es’ Trail.