Stamping point 205 / rest area below the Clusberg

The “Rastplatz am Clusberg” stamping station is located between Pansfelde and Stangerode.

The Clus­berg was placed under nature con­ser­va­tion pro­tec­tion in 1994 due to its spe­cial scenic beau­ty, caused by a vari­ety of land­scape ele­ments such as rock for­ma­tions, steep slopes and the Schwen­necke valley.

In the north there is an arti­fi­cial pond, which is an extreme­ly valu­able habi­tat for drag­on­flies, amphib­ians and oth­er water-relat­ed organ­isms. The south-east­ern sec­tion of the Clus­berg is dom­i­nat­ed by an old, eco­log­i­cal­ly valu­able horn­beam for­est, which is there­fore wor­thy of pro­tec­tion, with sig­nif­i­cant pop­u­la­tions of the stink­ing water lily. On the south-west­ern slope there are species-rich dry oak forests with vig­or­ous ses­sile oaks. Dead thick wood is used as a habi­tat by numer­ous endan­gered insect species and cav­i­ty-nest­ing birds such as stock dove and black woodpecker. 

The slopes are home to near-nat­ur­al moun­tain mead­ows with a rich flo­ra. The orchard mead­ow on the east­ern edge of the nature reserve com­pletes the pic­ture of an eco­log­i­cal­ly extreme­ly valu­able, rich­ly struc­tured nat­ur­al area that is high­ly wor­thy of protection. 

The quick­est way to reach the stamp­ing point at the rest area is from Pans­felde via well-sign­post­ed hik­ing trails. From the bison enclo­sure in Stangerode, fol­low the sign­post­ed paths to Stangerode, some of which lead along the Schwen­necke river.