Rabenklippe

The Rabenklippe is a granite rock formation near Bad Harzburg in the Harz Mountains in Lower Saxony district of Goslar.

Geographical location

The Rabenklippe is located a few hundred meters west along the plug extending limit of Lower Saxony and Saxony -Anhalt Harz National Park, 3.5 km (air line ) southeast of Bad Harzburg. The rocks that up to just below a 554.9 m above sea level. NN high mountain spur of Kaltetalskopf (about 605 m above sea level. NN ) rich, fall to the Southeast in the approximately 200 m below and wooded Eckertal from. Near the cliffs is the force applied by the national park administration resin lynx enclosure.

History

Immediately at the Raven Cliff, which has become in the 19th century to a popular hiking destination, 1874 a shelter hut was built, from which the forest guest house Rabenklippe (about 525 m above sea level. NN ) emerged.

Viewing and hiking

Part of the Rabenklippe has been made ​​accessible by stairs. From there, the view among other goes to the Brocken, down into the Eckertal and located beyond the Eckertals pigeons cliff. The cliff is included as No. 170 in the system of stamp locations of the Harz hiking pin; the stamp box depends on the forest guest house Rabenklippe.