Froschfelsen

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The Froschfelsen near Ilsenburg

The Froschfelsen ("Frog Rocks", 545 m above NN), also called the Froschsteinklippe, [1] is a natural monument near Ilsenburg in the northern Harz in central Germany. It is a formation of granite rocks that take the shape of a frog, hence the name.

The Froschfelsen is located on the Meineberg hill on the western side of the Ilse valley. It is a hiking destination and No. 5 in the system of checkpoints in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network. [2] The checkpoint is in a nearby refuge hut.

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References

  1. Sachsen-Anhalt-Viewer Archived 2012-12-04 at archive.today
  2. Harzer Wandernadel: Stempelstelle 5 – Froschfelsen Archived 2016-01-14 at the Wayback Machine auf harzer-wandernadel.de

Coordinates: 51°51′3″N10°39′23″E / 51.85083°N 10.65639°E / 51.85083; 10.65639