Scharfenstein (Wernigerode)

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Scharfenstein
Scharfenstein Wernigerode.JPG
Highest point
Elevation 462.4 m above  sea level (NN) (1,517 ft)
Coordinates 51°48′35″N10°47′54″E / 51.809806°N 10.798222°E / 51.809806; 10.798222 Coordinates: 51°48′35″N10°47′54″E / 51.809806°N 10.798222°E / 51.809806; 10.798222
Geography
Parent range Harz (Oberharz)

The Scharfenstein is a hill spur, 462.4 m above  sea level (NN) [1] , of the Eichberg-Süd (486.4 m) in the Harz Mountains of Germany, near the town of Wernigerode in the county of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt.

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Location

The Scharfenstein lies in the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park on the eastern edge of the Upper Harz. It is located about 1.5 km south-southwest of Nöschenrode, a village southeast of Wernigerode. To the north a notch leads to the Eichberg-Süd and, to the east, is the Astberg (474.8 m). Towards the west and southwest the spur drops into the valley of Kalte Tal ("Cold Valley") and to the south and southeast into that of the Zillierbach stream.

There is a rock formation called the Scharfensteinklippe on the hill.

Hiking

The Scharfenstein is no. 34 [2] (Scharfenstein) in the system of checkpoints of the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network. There is a footpath to the summit from the north, from the Eichberg-Süd. From its southern end a narrow stone staircase leads to the top of the spur. From the viewing point here there are views of the Harz, notably the highest mountain, the Brocken. The return path is the same as the spur drops steeply on all sides with the exception of the route to the north.

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References

  1. Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
  2. Harzer Wandernadel: Stempelstelle 34 – Scharfenstein at harzer-wandernadel.de