Gänseschnabel Rock Formation
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 841 out of 854 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Südharz
Location: Harztor, Landkreis Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany
Best Hikes to Gänseschnabel Rock Formation
- Intermediate
4.8
(40)
167
Bielstein circuit near Ilfeld - Southern Harz Nature Park04:29
14.2km
490m
Intermediate4.6
(52)
210
View of the Südharz Valley – Trail to Wetterfahne loop from Netzkater02:36
7.67km
290m
Expert4.7
(23)
67
Gänseschnabel Rock Formation – Ebersburg Castle Ruins (HWN 100) loop from Osterode08:40
27.9km
920m
Tips
According to legend, the goose beak is a goose lady turned to stone. A witch transformed her when she cried for her secret love, a monk from the monastery. The witch had previously turned the monk into a stone when he waved at her.
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•January 28, 2022
The name is justified with a lot of imagination 🤭.
The rock is quite unique, and the paths there and back are a highlighttranslated by•April 19, 2020
The Gänseschnabel is a bizarre, weathered porphyry cliff high above the Beretal, near Ilfeld. The reddish-brown Ilfeld porphyry is a rock of very different strengths. The material is sometimes very brittle and weathers quickly. In the immediate vicinity, the same rock is very resistant and sometimes forms bizarre cliffs.
translated by•July 17, 2021
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Description
Location: Harztor, Landkreis Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany
Best Hikes to Gänseschnabel Rock Formation
- Intermediate
4.8
(40)
167
Bielstein circuit near Ilfeld - Southern Harz Nature Park04:29
14.2km
490m
Intermediate4.6
(52)
210
View of the Südharz Valley – Trail to Wetterfahne loop from Netzkater02:36
7.67km
290m
Expert4.7
(23)
67
Gänseschnabel Rock Formation – Ebersburg Castle Ruins (HWN 100) loop from Osterode08:40
27.9km
920m
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