The Treppenstein (511 m above sea level) is one of the bizarre rocky cliffs in the Oker valley between the Goslar district of Oker and the Oker dam.
Ancient steps carved into the rock lead up to the Treppenstein and suggest that the rock has exerted a great attraction on people in prehistoric times.
There was a fortification at the foot of the Treppenstein, which was discovered in 1989 with the remains of a stone building and a neck ditch about 40 m from the rock. Today it is still 1.5 m deep and 4 m wide, in some places even deeper and wider. Pottery shards and iron fragments dating from the 13th century have been found in this area since 1963.
About 500 m above the Treppenstein lies the small, presumably medieval Tränkestein fortification. This is a 50 m long moat system. The ditch is still 1.5 m deep and the rampart is still around 1 m high.
From the Romkerhalle parking lot below the Oker dam, you should first take the hiking trail to the Romkerhall waterfall. From the waterfall, a beautiful circular tour leads over the Feigenbaumklippe, Mausefalle, Hexenküche, Kästehaus HWN 118 and to the Treppenstein.
