Ilsestein, Harz National Park

Name: Ilsestein
Address: Harz National Park, Germany

#5 among attractions in Harz National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Rock, Top attraction

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The Ilsestein is a prominent granite rock formation near the town of Ilsenburg in the Harz mountains of central Germany. Offering a scenic view over the Ilse valley to the Brocken massif, the highest mountain of the range, it is today a popular tourist destination. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°50'49"N, 10°39'41"E

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Ilsestein – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Plessenburg, Schloss Ilsenburg, Bäumlersklippe, Froschfelsen.

1.1 miS
Forts and castles
Plessenburg, Wernigerode
28 min walk • Plessenburg is a village in the town of Ilsenburg in the Harz National Park, in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
1.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Schloss Ilsenburg, Ilsenburg
31 min walk • Ilsenburg House stands in the town of Ilsenburg in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and was given its present appearance in the 2nd half of the 19th century.
0.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Bäumlersklippe, Harz National Park
16 min walk • The Bäumlersklippe is a crag and one of the so-called Harzklippen in the Harz National Park southwest of Ilsenburg. Whilst in former times it was a popular observation point, which the remains of an enclosing fence bear witness to, today beech and spruce trees have grown up around it.
0.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Froschfelsen, Harz National Park
13 min walk • The Froschfelsen, also called the Froschsteinklippe, is a natural monument near Ilsenburg in the northern Harz in central Germany. It is a formation of granite rocks that take the shape of a frog, hence the name.
~1630 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Ilse valley
8 min walk • The Ilse valley is the ravine of the Ilse stream in the northern boundary of the Harz mountain range in Germany. Part of the Harz National Park, it runs from the town of Ilsenburg at the foot of the mountain range up to the source region near the summit of the Brocken massif, the highest mountain of the range.