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Runkesten — Balancing Rock

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Runkesten — Balancing Rock

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Runkesten — Balancing Rock

Name: Runkesten — Balancing Rock
Rating: 2

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Location: Vimmerby, Kalmar, Sweden

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1. Runkesten — Balancing Rock – Runkesten Balanced Boulder loop from Mariannelund

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2. Runkesten Balanced Boulder – Runkesten — Balancing Rock loop from Mariannelund

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3. Runkesten Balanced Boulder – Runkesten — Balancing Rock loop from Mariannelund

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Sandra & Ray 🌻

January 2, 2022

Does it wobble or does it not wobble? I really tried with all my might, the dog also helped, but failed miserably ;-)

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Grueffelo

August 16, 2019

The Runkesten (or Wippstein) is a huge boulder between Mariannelund and Rumskulla. The stone actually looks like it could be tilted or made to wobble.
If the stone could tell, it would certainly blabber how many people have already tried to make the stone wobble ... ;-)
PS: There is also a GeoCache nearby.
Enjoy nature!

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Hptm.mumm

June 18, 2017

Stunning scenery, I am in love with Sweden ever since.

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Andre

August 20, 2021

The Runkesten is about 5 meters high, 4 meters wide and 10 meters long.
You should be able to swing him ...
From the small parking lot it is only 500 m through the enchanting forest to Runkesten.

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Nordhesse

August 15, 2019

Huge rock colossus, which can be moved with a little skill and power.

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Niklas 🥾🚲🛶🛼😀

October 7, 2025

Essentially, Runkesten is just one of countless large boulders that were transported southward from the mountainous regions by the 2- to 3-kilometer-thick glaciers of the Ice Age and can be found throughout Sweden. Several coincidences make Runkesten a rare rocking stone. Namely, when the ice melted around 10,000 years ago, it came to rest on a straight rock, perfectly balanced on a downward-pointing point. The contact surface is so small that the 260-ton stone can be moved several centimeters using pure muscle power.

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Runkesten — Balancing Rock

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