Harzer Wandernadel – Ruine Ebers Castle
Another weekend, another stamp and another ruin castle.
Again in our quest to each 50 hiking stamps this year before the colder weather sets in, we hiked this weekend to the ruin castle Ebers near the city of Nordhausen. This castle was originally built in 1180 – 1191 for the Thuringia landowner Hermann I (Hermann of Thuringia). It became an outpost and was used by various counts over the centuries. The last family to live in the castle died in 1582.
The hike itself was pleasant and apart from the fact that we took the wrong trail and walked up the wrong hill it was a nice day out. We had enough energy left to continue on to another stamp (Stamp 198 – Glockenstein) some 5 kilometers away. The walk was through beautiful rolling countryside. It reminded me that although most people head straight to the Upper Harz and the National Park, there is a lot of unspoilt beauty to discover in the Harz foothills.
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