Stamping point 183 / Försterblick Gernrode

The Försterblick is a vantage point above Gernrode with a fantastic view over the town and the Harz foreland.

The resort town of Gern­rode lies on the north­ern edge of the east­ern Harz Moun­tains at the foot of the Stuben­berg in a charm­ing hill­side loca­tion and is par­tic­u­lar­ly famous for its col­le­giate church of St. Cyr­i­a­cus, which is over 1000 years old and can be seen from afar. Sit­u­at­ed on the Romanesque Road, St. Cyr­i­akus Church is one of the old­est church­es in north­ern Europe, with an almost unchanged build­ing from the Otton­ian period. 

Gern­rode is also home to the Harz­er Likör-Man­u­fak­tur, which also pro­duces the “Stem­pelschluck” of the Harz­er Wan­der­nadel. The focus of pro­duc­tion is on fine liqueurs and fine brandies. These spe­cial­ties are very pop­u­lar and are deeply root­ed in the region. 

From the col­le­giate church in Gern­rode, hike along the Selke­tal­stieg through the Hagen­tal val­ley and then fol­low the sign­post­ed hik­ing trail over the Stuben­berg to the Försterblick.