It goes steeply between spruce trees up to the Kiliansstein rock tower, which, according to the legend, hurled the rock from the staircase stone towards Saint Kilian, where it still stands today.

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September 4, 2020

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According to a Wintersteiner legend, this rock was created when the devil rammed his walking stick into the ground here because of the success of the missionary Saint Kilian, who was sent to the area, and the tip of the walking stick got stuck there.

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April 10, 2020

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The Kilianstein in the Sembach valley, short, crisp climb up to the foot of the rock, from here only one climb leads up, which makes up for it with an entry in the summit book.

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1. Great Inselsberg – Bärenbruchsgraben Gorge loop from Bad Tabarz

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2. Kreuzwiese Shelter – Kilianstein Rock Formation loop from Fischbach

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3. Winterstein Castle Ruins – Kilianstein Rock Formation loop from Winterstein

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Elevation 440 m

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1. Great Inselsberg – Bärenbruchsgraben Gorge loop from Bad Tabarz

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