River in the forest under a blue sky

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.

River in the forest under a blue sky

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. 

Silhouette of trees and hills at night
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