{"id":16647,"date":"2016-02-11T12:17:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T11:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/stamping-point-8-stamping-beech\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:07:08","slug":"stamping-point-8-stamping-beech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/stamping-points\/overview-map\/stamping-point-8-stamping-beech\/","title":{"rendered":"Stamping point 8 \/ Stamping beech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Stempelsbuche crossroads (671&nbsp;m&nbsp;above sea level) is located on the Heinrich Heine Trail, which leads from Ilsenburg to the Brocken.<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\" style=\"margin-top:3%;margin-bottom:3%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HWN-Stempelsbuche-01.07.16-1024x578.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HWN-Stempelsbuche-01.07.16-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"Dead forest with young green spruces\" class=\"wp-image-4224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HWN-Stempelsbuche-01.07.16-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HWN-Stempelsbuche-01.07.16-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HWN-Stempelsbuche-01.07.16-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HWN-Stempelsbuche-01.07.16-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/HWN-Stempelsbuche-01.07.16-624x352.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p>The stamp\u00ading sta\u00adtion is also locat\u00aded in the refuge here. It prob\u00ada\u00adbly got its name from the once mag\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcent beech tree, which now only exists as a&nbsp;stump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>From Stem\u00adpels\u00adbuche you can con\u00adtin\u00adue the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/stamping-points\/overview-map\/stamping-station-9-brockenhaus\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"507\">tour<\/a>to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/stamping-points\/overview-map\/stamping-station-9-brockenhaus\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"507\">Brock\u00aden\u00adhaus HWN 9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/stamping-points\/overview-map\/stamping-point-22-gelber-brink\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"566\">Gel\u00adber Brink HWN 22<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/stamping-points\/overview-map\/stamp-point-16-ferdinands-stone\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"528\">Fer\u00addi\u00adnandsstein HWN 16<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/stamping-points\/overview-map\/stamping-point-2-scharfenstein-ranger-station\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"353\">Schar\u00adfen\u00adstein ranger sta\u00adtion HWN 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Between Bre\u00admer Klippe and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/stamping-points\/overview-map\/stamping-point-8-stamping-beech\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"502\">Stem\u00adpels\u00adbuche HWN 8<\/a>, you hike through dead spruce forests. This may fright\u00aden hik\u00aders, but the nation\u00adal park has the fol\u00adlow\u00ading strat\u00ade\u00adgy for deal\u00ading with this problem:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpark-harz.de\/de\/naturschuetzen\/waldentwicklung\/?refTID=499&amp;refDID=3019\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #1b5700);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Quote Harz National Park<\/span><\/a>:<\/h4>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-0f11ecd is-style-simple\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"0f11ecd\"><style>.stk-0f11ecd {margin-top:3% !important;margin-bottom:3% !important;}<\/style><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-0f11ecd-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-37f868f\" data-block-id=\"37f868f\"><style>.stk-37f868f {top:-50px !important;left:-50px !important;position:absolute !important;opacity:0.2 !important;}.stk-37f868f .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child{height:200px !important;width:200px !important;}.stk-37f868f .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child, .stk-37f868f .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g, path, rect, polygon, ellipse){fill:var(--theme-palette-color-5, #AF9E7E) !important;}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-37f868f\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-37-f-868-f-color-1)\" \/><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-37-f-868-f-color-2)\" \/><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M22.6 12.8c-1.9.5-3.7 1.2-5.3 2.1-1.6.9-3.1 1.9-4.3 3-1.2 1.1-2.2 2.4-2.9 3.7-.7 1.3-1.1 2.7-1.1 4 0 1.2.1 1.8.3 1.8.8 0 1.5-.3 2.4-.9.8-.6 1.9-.9 3.3-.9 2.1 0 3.9.8 5.4 2.4 1.5 1.6 2.3 3.7 2.3 6.2s-1 4.6-2.9 6.4c-1.9 1.8-4.3 2.6-7.3 2.6-1.8 0-3.4-.4-4.9-1.1-1.5-.8-2.8-1.8-3.9-3.1s-2-2.8-2.6-4.6C.3 32.5 0 30.6 0 28.6c0-3 .6-5.8 1.8-8.3 1.2-2.5 2.8-4.8 4.9-6.7 2-1.9 4.4-3.5 7.2-4.6 2.8-1.2 5.6-1.8 8.6-2v5.8zm27.4 0c-1.9.5-3.7 1.2-5.4 2.1-1.7.9-3.1 1.9-4.3 3-1.2 1.1-2.2 2.4-2.9 3.7-.7 1.3-1.1 2.7-1.1 4 0 1.2.1 1.8.4 1.8.8 0 1.5-.3 2.3-.9.8-.6 1.9-.9 3.3-.9 2 0 3.8.8 5.3 2.4 1.5 1.6 2.3 3.7 2.3 6.2s-1 4.6-2.9 6.4c-2 1.8-4.4 2.6-7.3 2.6-1.7 0-3.3-.4-4.8-1.1-1.5-.8-2.8-1.8-3.9-3.1s-2-2.8-2.7-4.6c-.7-1.8-1-3.7-1-5.7 0-3 .6-5.8 1.8-8.3 1.2-2.5 2.8-4.8 4.9-6.7 2-1.9 4.4-3.5 7.2-4.6 2.8-1.2 5.7-1.8 8.8-2v5.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-a630a5a\" data-block-id=\"a630a5a\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #1b5700);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Tar\u00adget\u00aded inter\u00adven\u00adtions to cre\u00adate the wilder\u00adness of tomor\u00adrow<\/strong><\/span><br><br>Forests are on the move. If peo\u00adple do not inter\u00advene, they fol\u00adlow their own for\u00adest laws. But because humans have overused the for\u00adest in past cen\u00adturies, we must help the cul\u00adti\u00advat\u00aded for\u00adest to become a&nbsp;nat\u00adur\u00adal for\u00adest again. In the nation\u00adal park, we sim\u00adply leave the for\u00adest to its own devices in areas that are already close to nature and trust in its pow\u00aders (nat\u00adur\u00adal dyam\u00adic zone). In oth\u00ader areas, we give it a&nbsp;help\u00ading hand, keep the bark bee\u00adtle at bay or pro\u00admote the cycle of life of growth and decay (nature devel\u00adop\u00adment&nbsp;zone).&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natural dynamic zone<\/h3>\n\n<p>For\u00adest in the nat\u00adur\u00adal dynam\u00adic zone is left to its own devices. There is no more human inter\u00adven\u00adtion here. The only excep\u00adtions are bark bee\u00adtle con\u00adtrol in a&nbsp;500-metre-wide strip on the out\u00ader bor\u00adders of the nation\u00adal park and traf\u00adfic safe\u00adty along impor\u00adtant&nbsp;paths.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nature development zone<\/h3>\n\n<p>In the nature devel\u00adop\u00adment zones, the nation\u00adal park is still car\u00adry\u00ading out mea\u00adsures to increase the close\u00adness to nature in these areas. This improves struc\u00adtur\u00adal diver\u00adsi\u00adty and eco\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal sta\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty and pro\u00admotes decid\u00adu\u00adous trees. No eco\u00adnom\u00adic goals are being pur\u00adsued. How\u00adev\u00ader, the wood pro\u00adduced in the for\u00adest can be&nbsp;used.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bark beetle control<\/h3>\n\n<p>Bark bee\u00adtle con\u00adtrol is car\u00adried out accord\u00ading to the fol\u00adlow\u00ading principles:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Con\u00adtrol on the out\u00ader bor\u00adder to pro\u00adtect endan\u00adgered neigh\u00adbor\u00ading pop\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtions (in a&nbsp;strip approx. 500&nbsp;m&nbsp;wide)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pro\u00adtec\u00adtion of large spruce com\u00adplex\u00ades in the nature devel\u00adop\u00adment&nbsp;zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No mea\u00adsures in the nat\u00adur\u00adal dynam\u00adic zone (with the excep\u00adtion of bark bee\u00adtles in the bor\u00adder&nbsp;area)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Our aim is for at least 75% of the nation\u00adal park area to be left to its own devices by 2022, i.e. to be clas\u00adsi\u00adfied as a&nbsp;nat\u00adur\u00adal dynam\u00adic&nbsp;zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Stem\u00adpels\u00adbuche cross\u00adroads (671&nbsp;m&nbsp;above sea lev\u00adel) is locat\u00aded on the Hein\u00adrich Heine Trail, which leads from Ilsen\u00adburg to the Brock\u00aden. The stamp\u00ading sta\u00adtion is also locat\u00aded in the refuge here. It prob\u00ada\u00adbly got its name from the once mag\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcent beech tree, which now only exists as a&nbsp;stump.&nbsp; From Stem\u00adpels\u00adbuche you can con\u00adtin\u00adue the tour\u00adto Brockenhaus&nbsp;[\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":12696,"parent":16744,"menu_order":10008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Hiking to the Stempelsbuche in the Harz Mountains: refuge, stamping point & starting point for tours to the Brocken and other HWN destinations in the national park.","_seopress_robots_index":"","wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"hf_cat_page":[120],"class_list":["post-16647","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16647"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25041,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16647\/revisions\/25041"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"hf_cat_page","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harzer-wandernadel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hf_cat_page?post=16647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}