Hoher Kleef
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The Hoher Kleef is a rock formation in Rübeland
in the district of Harz within the Harz mountains of Germany
. It is mainly composed of granite
.
The Hoher Kleef can be reached via a footpath. It lies only a few metres away from the Harzer Hexenstieg
("Harz Witches' Path"). An observation pavilion was erected here at the start of the 20th century, from which there is an expansive view of the village, the River Bode and the surrounding Harz mountains as far as the Wurmberg
and the Brocken.
There is a checkpoint for the Harzer Wandernadel
hiking network on the Hoher Kleef.
Rübeland
Rübeland is a village in the collective municipality of Elbingerode in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and, since 2004, has been given the additional description of Höhlenort...
in the district of Harz within the Harz mountains of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is mainly composed of granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
.
The Hoher Kleef can be reached via a footpath. It lies only a few metres away from the Harzer Hexenstieg
Harzer Hexenstieg
The Harzer Hexenstieg is a footpath, just under 100 km long, in Germany that runs from Osterode through the Harz mountains and over its highest peak, the Brocken, to Thale...
("Harz Witches' Path"). An observation pavilion was erected here at the start of the 20th century, from which there is an expansive view of the village, the River Bode and the surrounding Harz mountains as far as the Wurmberg
Wurmberg
Wurmberg is a town in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
and the Brocken.
There is a checkpoint for the Harzer Wandernadel
Harzer Wandernadel
The Harzer Wandernadel is a network of checkpoints for walkers in the Harz mountains in North Germany. It includes a system whereby the hiker can earn badges at different levels by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and recording them...
hiking network on the Hoher Kleef.