Stamp point 29 / Elversstein

The Elversstein (499 m above sea level) is a vantage point near the Wernigerode district of Hasserode.

HSB at the Elverstein

On the Elversstein you can enjoy great views of the Harz land­scape. It is par­tic­u­lar­ly impres­sive to see the steam-pow­ered Harz­quer­bahn train leav­ing the Thumkuh­len­tal tunnel. 

The Elversstein is named after the first dis­trict admin­is­tra­tor of the Pruss­ian dis­trict of Wernigerode, Dr. Johann Friedrich Rudolph Elvers (1825 — 1891). He came to Wernigerode in 1862 and ini­tial­ly worked as a court con­duc­tor. In 1864 he was pro­mot­ed to gov­ern­ment and con­sis­to­r­i­al coun­cil­lor and entered the ser­vice of Count Otto zu Stolberg-Wernigerode. 

The short­est ascent begins in Has­serode on the “Trift” road, fol­low­ing the Elversstein path. The Armeleuteberg inn HWN 35 is also a good start­ing point for a hike to the Elversstein. 

Silhouette of trees and hills at night