The Kästeklippen , often shortened to Käste , is a rocky tor above the Oker valley in the Upper Harz mountains of central Germany. It lies at a height of 602 m above NN .
3-705: Near the Käste are other similar granite rock formations such as the Hexenküche ("Witch's Kitchen"), Mausefalle ("Mousetrap"), Feigenbaumklippe and the Treppenstein . Next to the observation platform is a protruding rock which resembles the face of an old man and is called Der Alte vom Berge ("Old Man of the Mountain"). The rocks consist of granite "wool sacks" , typical of the Harz region. The Kästeklippen ( Klippen = crags) are
6-687: A popular destination in the Harz. From here, there are views to the Sudmerberg hill in the borough of Goslar . Numerous paths lead from the Oker Reservoir , Romkerhall , Oker , Göttingerode and Bad Harzburg up to the Käste . The most important access route is the Kästestraße . It runs from Bad Harzburg up to the Schlackenplatz on the Morlberg and then continues at a height of just under 600 m over
9-594: The Alte Schlewecke and the crags of the Stiefmutterklippen to the Käste . From there it goes downhill again, past the Hinterer Ziegenrücken and Vorderen Ziegenrücken to Oker. The Kästestraße was once tarmacked all the way from Bad Harzburg to the Käste . Remnants of the asphalt surface can still be seen today. From the beginning of April to the end of October a bus service runs from Bad Harzburg to
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