Habichtswand
The hawk wall is a rock cliff in the eastern Wiehengebirge in the area of the East Westphalian city Porta Westfalica. It is located on the southwest flank of the mountain Häverstädter and belongs to the official reading type with other cliffs in the vicinity to the nature reserve Wittekindsberg (MI- 038). However, this nature reserve demonstrative sign is about 50 meters east set up the rock wall. Then the wall lies outside the protected area. The rock wall is a significant natural rock formation of the Wiehengebirge. The cliffs are about five to ten feet high.
Above the cliff runs the Wittekindsweg. From here a path leads to the cliff edge with the railing. From the railing at the prospect of a path leads to the base of the cliff. To this end, steps have been carved into the rock. From the Wolf's Glen, the wall can only be achieved on the sole side Hindenburgweg and then walk difficult and poorly recognizable paths on steep slopes.
More cliffs in the area
The cliffs east are similar and expanded form, among other things, the Wolf's Glen, a disused quarry was obtained from among others, the material for the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial at the Porta Westfalica. The rocks at the Wolf's Glen are also significantly higher than that of the hawk wall and are also used by rock climbers. Due to acute landslide hazard in the spring of 2013 was again warned before entering the area of Wolf Canyon by the authorities, however the walking through is permitted. The road, which was in each case branched from the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial or from Wittekindsweg to the gorge with warning labels, " Danger of death " marked. Of the authorities the benches were removed on the relevant viewpoints and the descent locked on Moltke tower as a precaution. The hawk wall itself has always been a stopping place for walkers and is located just outside the landslide-prone area, which must therefore be entered. West of the hawk wall there are no other natural cliffs. The southern slopes of the Wiehengebirge is towards the west, and thus beyond the baffle slope of the Great Weser arc less abrupt, so that from here does not naturally exposed rocks were pronounced.
Eateries in the vicinity
Around 2.5 west of the hawk wall, also called long-distance hiking is the year-round cultivated mountain restaurant Zum Wilden blacksmith. To the east was finally achieved via the Wittekindsweg, after about one kilometer a hotel restaurant in the Wittekindsburg, two kilometers further east then the Kaiser- Wilhelm- Memorial, at the present, however, only a small snack is managed.