Drilling device, in particular for the directionally guided horizontal ground drilling, with a chassis and with a drilling ramp, the drilling ramp serving to hold and guide a drill pipe, with a pivotable arm, the first end of which is rotatably connected to the chassis about a first axis of rotation and the second end of which is rotatably connected to the drilling ramp about a second axis of rotation, with a first hydraulic cylinder for pivoting the arm about the first axis of rotation, the first end of the first hydraulic cylinder being rotatably connected to the chassis about a third axis of rotation and the second end of the first hydraulic cylinder being rotatably connected to the arm about a fourth axis of rotation, and with a second hydraulic cylinder for pivoting the drilling ramp about the second axis of rotation, the first end of the second hydraulic cylinder being rotatably connected to the chassis about a fifth axis of rotation and the second end of the second hydraulic cylinder being rotatably connected to the drilling ramp about a sixth axis of rotation, with a control unit for controlling the first hydraulic cylinder and for controlling the second hydraulic cylinder, characterized in that, at an end of the drilling ramp, a contact area (42, 102) for resting on the ground is provided, at least the contact area (42, 102) of the drilling ramp projecting laterally beyond the chassis, wherein, in order to increase the angle of entry (α) of the drill pipe into the ground, the control unit controls the first hydraulic cylinder such that the second axis of rotation is moved upwards on a circular path around the first axis of rotation by a vertical distance and thus also away from the point of entry of the drill pipe in a horizontal direction, wherein the control unit additionally controls the second hydraulic cylinder such that the drilling ramp is rotated about the second axis of rotation so that the contact area is arranged in the same horizontal plane at least before and after the change in the angle of entry (α). with a chassis and with a drilling ramp, the drilling ramp serving to hold and guide a drill pipe, with a pivotable arm, the first end of which is rotatably connected to the chassis about a first axis of rotation and the second end of which is rotatably connected to the drilling ramp about a second axis of rotation, with a first hydraulic cylinder for pivoting the arm about the first axis of rotation, the first end of the first hydraulic cylinder being rotatably connected to the chassis about a third axis of rotation and the second end of the first hydraulic cylinder being rotatably connected to the arm about a fourth axis of rotation, and with a second hydraulic cylinder for pivoting the drilling ramp about the second axis of rotation, the first end of the second hydraulic cylinder being rotatably connected to the chassis about a fifth axis of rotation and the second end of the second hydraulic cylinder being rotatably connected to the drilling ramp about a sixth axis of rotation, with a control unit for controlling the first hydraulic cylinder and for controlling the second hydraulic cylinder, characterized in that, at an end of the drilling ramp, a contact area (42, 102) for resting on the ground is provided, at least the contact area (42, 102) of the drilling ramp projecting laterally beyond the chassis, wherein, in order to increase the angle of entry (α) of the drill pipe into the ground, the control unit controls the first hydraulic cylinder such that the second axis of rotation is moved upwards on a circular path around the first axis of rotation by a vertical distance and thus also away from the point of entry of the drill pipe in a horizontal direction, wherein the control unit additionally controls the second hydraulic cylinder such that the drilling ramp is rotated about the second axis of rotation so that the contact area is arranged in the same horizontal plane at least before and after the change in the angle of entry (α).