Sure-footedness and sturdy shoes in connection with good physical condition are very advantageous for the ascent here. Then it's also fun to hike up here. Even if the former spruce forest offers a very desolate sight, it will take many years until a mixed deciduous forest has replaced it.

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Elevation 670 m

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Location: Schierke, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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