The Schindelkopf () in the
Harz Mountains
The Harz (), also called the Harz Mountains, is a Mittelgebirge, highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The nam ...
of central
Germany
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is a southwestern outlier of the mountain ridge known as
Auf dem Acker
Auf dem Acker (commonly called the ''Acker'') is a mountain ridge up to high, which is located in the southwestern part of the Harz mountains in Lower Saxony (Germany).
Geography
The ridge begins south of the Bruchberg near ''Stieglitzecke'' ...
(865.1 m). It is located near the town of
Osterode am Harz
Osterode am Harz (, ), often simply called Osterode (Eastphalian dialect, Eastphalian: ''Ostroe''), is a town in south-eastern Lower Saxony in central Germany on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It was the seat of government of the ...
within the
unincorporated area
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of
Harz
The Harz (), also called the Harz Mountains, is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' der ...
which is in the district of
Göttingen
Göttingen (, ; ; ) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (political), capital of Göttingen (district), the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. According to the 2022 German census, t ...
in the state of
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...
.
Location
The Schindelkopf lies in the
Upper Harz
The Upper Harz (, ) is the northwestern and higher part of the Harz mountain range in Germany. The exact boundaries of this geographical region may be defined differently depending on the context. In its traditional sense, the term Upper Harz cover ...
within the
Harz Nature Park. It rises between the southwestern end of the main ''Acker'' crest in the east and the town of
Osterode am Harz
Osterode am Harz (, ), often simply called Osterode (Eastphalian dialect, Eastphalian: ''Ostroe''), is a town in south-eastern Lower Saxony in central Germany on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It was the seat of government of the ...
in the west. Towards the north-northeast the countryside falls away through the valley of ''Schachttal'' to the eastern end of the
Söse Reservoir
Söse () is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the river Rhume and long.
Geography
The Söse rises on the plateau of ''Auf dem Acker'' in the district of Göttingen in the southwestern part of the Harz Mountains in ...
with its pre-basin. To the south-southwest it descends through the valley of the
Kleine Steinau, which has its source on the mountains, to the
Sieber valley, and, to the west-northwest, it descends along the
Eipenke
The Eipenke is a left tributary of the River Söse near Osterode in the Harz Mountains in the German state of Lower Saxony.
Course
The Eipenke rises south of the Söse Reservoir and flows below the hill known as the ''Sösenkopf'' (423 ...
, which also rises on the mountainside, into the valley of the
Söse. The
Große Schweimke rises a little southwest of the mountain; it is fed by the
Kleine Schweimke and is a tributary of the ''Kleiner Steinau''.
Hiking
The Schindelkopf can only be reached on forest tracks. On its northwestern flank stands a
Köte (ca. ;
[Harzer Wandernadel]
Checkpoint 143 – ''Köte Schindelkopf''
at harzer-wandernadel.de {{Coord, 51, 43, 22.97, N, 10, 20, 10.95, E, type:landmark_dim:25_region:DE-NI, name=Lage: Schutzhütte am Schindelkopf), which is checkpoint no. 143
in the
Harzer Wandernadel
The Harzer Wandernadel is a system of hiking awards in the Harz mountains in central Germany. Hikers (or mountain bikers) can earn awards at different levels of challenge by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and stamping their ...
hiking system.
References
Mountains of Lower Saxony
Mountains of the Harz
Mountains under 1000 metres
Göttingen (district)