Stamp point 120 / Elfenstein

The Elfenstein is a rock formation on the outskirts of Bad Harzburg in the so-called Elfenecke above the fairytale-like Café Winuwuk building.

The impos­ing gran­ite rock can be climbed via steps carved into the rock and offers a beau­ti­ful view of Bad Harzburg and the Harz foreland.

Peo­ple in the Mid­dle Ages saw this rock as the home of elves or oth­er beings of light. Elves, elves or even alves also played a major role in the witch tri­als of the Mid­dle Ages. 

A good start­ing point is Café Win­uwuk with its bold, uncon­ven­tion­al archi­tec­ture. From there, take the for­est road and turn left along the “Am Elfen­stein” road onto hik­ing trail 50 C, which leads steeply up to the Elfenstein.