# Elversstein

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The **Elversstein** in the [Harz Mountains](/source/Harz_Mountains) of Germany is a [granite](/source/Granite) rock formation with a maximum elevation of [1] on the [Steinberg](/source/Steinberg_(Hasserode)) (ca. ) near [Hasserode](/source/Hasserode) in the county of [Harz](/source/Landkreis_Harz) in [Saxony-Anhalt](/source/Saxony-Anhalt).

## Name

The Elversstein is named after Rudolph Elvers (1825–1891), a German lawyer and civil servant who, amongst other things, acted as the *Landrat* of the county of [Wernigerode](/source/Landkreis_Wernigerode_(Provinz_Sachsen)) in the Prussian [Province of Saxony](/source/Province_of_Saxony).

## Location

The Elversstein lies within the [Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park](/source/Harz/Saxony-Anhalt_Nature_Park) about 2 km south-southwest of the village of [Hasserode](/source/Hasserode) in the borough of [Wernigerode](/source/Wernigerode), the latter town adjoining Hasselrode to the northeast. It is located on the northwest flank of the *Steinberg* east and above the *Drängetal*, through which the *Drängetalwasser*, a tributary of the [Braunes Wasser](/source/Braunes_Wasser), flows. The [Landesstraße](/source/Landesstra%C3%9Fe) 100 (Hasserode–[Drei Annen Hohne](/source/Drei_Annen_Hohne)) also runs through this valley.

## Views

The view from the Elversstein over the Harz countryside includes the [Brocken](/source/Brocken) (), the highest mountain in the Harz. In addition, the [Trans-Harz Railway](/source/Trans-Harz_Railway) can be seen on the far side of the *Drängetal* and, sometimes, a train on this [narrow gauge railway](/source/Narrow_gauge_railway) may be seen entering or leaving the 58 metre long *Thumkuhlenkopf* Tunnel.

## Hiking

The Elversstein is a popular hiking destination that can be reached from Hasserode on the *Elverssteinpfad*. On the forest track above it walkers can make their way back past the [Steinbergskopf](/source/Steinbergskopf) (). The [Kaiser Tower](/source/Kaiser_Tower_(Wernigerode)) on the [Armeleuteberg](/source/Armeleuteberg) can be reached by heading northeast from the Elversstein.

The Elversstein is no. 29[1] in the system of checkpoints in the [Harzer Wandernadel](/source/Harzer_Wandernadel) hiking network.

## See also

- [List of rock formations in the Harz](/source/List_of_rock_formations_in_the_Harz)

## References

1. Harzer Wandernadel: [Stempelstelle 29 – *Elversstein*](http://www.harzer-wandernadel.de/home/stempelstellen_details.php?id=29) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140330124738/http://www.harzer-wandernadel.de/home/stempelstellen_details.php?id=29) 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine auf harzer-wandernadel.de

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