Stamp point 95 / Ilfeld weather vane

On the summit of the Herzberg near Ilfeld is the Ilfeld weather vane, which has been a landmark of Ilfeld for over 100 years.

The first weath­er vane was erect­ed in 1870/71 as a wood­en mon­u­ment. Over the course of time, the weath­er vane had to be replaced sev­er­al times due to var­i­ous weath­er con­di­tions and the cur­rent weath­er vane was erect­ed in 1974 and restored in the 1990s. The arrow on the reverse side means that the wind direc­tion can also be seen from the valley. 

A sign­post­ed hik­ing trail leads from the guest park­ing lot in the cen­ter of Ilfeld past the Nean­derklinik via the Gäns­eschn­abel to the Ilfeld weath­er vane.