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The Schalke is a mountain, , in the
Upper Harz
The Upper Harz (german: Oberharz, ) refers to 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, th ...
in the German state of
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
. It lies in
Goslar district north of
Clausthal-Zellerfeld and west of
Schulenberg.
From 1959 there was a French listening post on the summit, which was supplemented in 1968 by a 64 m high concrete tower. This tower stood empty from 1993 and was demolished on 11 October 2002; the entire facility being removed in September 2003. Other listening posts in the Harz were located on the
Wurmberg and the
Stöberhai. Towers that still exist include those on the
Ravensberg and the
Bocksberg, the latter not far from the Schalke.
The
observation tower
An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least tall and are made from stone, iron, an ...
, which was about 10.5 m high, stood about 50 metres southeast of the listening post until 2002 and, following the demolition of the latter, was moved back to its original site on the summit. However it only has good views towards the east and south. The view extends from the Brocken past the
Wurmberg and
Hanskühnenburg to
Clausthal-Zellerfeld. Next to the tower stands a shooting hut belonging to the
Harz Club
The Harz Club (german: Harzklub) is club dedicated to maintaining the traditions of the Harz mountains in Germany and looking after the walking trails in the Harz. It was founded in 1886 in Seesen and, today, has about 16,000 members in some 90 ...
and stamp checkpoint no. 125 which is part of the ''
Harzer Wandernadel
The Harzer Wandernadel is a system of hiking awards in the Harz mountains in central Germany. The hiker (or mountain biker) can earn awards at different levels of challenge by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and stamping his or ...
'' hiking trail network. The tower is the oldest (built 1892, restored 1992) of four steel observation towers belonging to the ''Harzklub'' in the Harz.
A road, closed to private cars, runs from the Auerhahn Inn on the
B 241 federal highway up to the Schalke. There are also long hiking trails from Zellerfeld and
Goslar
Goslar (; Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines ...
and a short, steep footpath from Mittelschulenberg past the
Lower Schalke Pond and
Festenburg, two parishes in Schulenberg, up to the Schalke.
See also
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List of mountains and hills in Lower Saxony
This List of mountains and hills in Lower Saxony shows a selection of high or well-known mountains and hills in the German state of Lower Saxony (''in order of height''). Although there is no universally agreed definition of a 'mountain', summits ...
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Josephskreuz
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Poppenberg
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Wolfsklippen
The Wolfsklippen, also called the Wolfsklippe, is a granite mountain in the Harz mountains in Central Germany with an observation platform on the summit. Its height is frequently given as about , but occasionally also as only around .
Location
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External links
Photographs of the SchalkeVideo of the demolitionSchalke (Harz) listening post
File:SchalkeEhemaligerTurm.jpg, The old listening post
File:SchalkeGipfel.jpg, Observation tower and Pötzschner hut from the south
File:Schalker Turm.jpg, ... and from the north
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Mountains of Lower Saxony
Mountains of the Harz
Goslar (district)