Stamp point 73 / Glockenstein

The Glockenstein (506 m above sea level) is located above the Wurmbach valley in Stecklenberg.

The gra­ni­te block, who­se shape is remi­nis­cent of a bell, was pro­ba­b­ly an anci­ent Ger­ma­nic place of wor­ship in pre­his­to­ric times. Accor­ding to legend, the Glo­cken­stein rings like a bell on Wal­pur­gis Night, show­ing the wit­ches the way to the Brocken. 

The direct rou­te to the Glo­cken­stein leads stee­p­ly uphill from Steck­len­berg through the Wurm­bach valley.