Stamping point 205 / rest area below the Clusberg

The „Rastplatz am Clusberg“ stamping station is located between Pansfelde and Stangerode.

The Clus­berg was pla­ced under natu­re con­ser­va­ti­on pro­tec­tion in 1994 due to its spe­cial scenic beau­ty, cau­sed by a varie­ty of land­scape ele­ments such as rock for­ma­ti­ons, steep slo­pes and the Schwenne­cke valley.

In the north the­re is an arti­fi­ci­al pond, which is an extre­me­ly valuable habi­tat for dra­gon­flies, amphi­bi­ans and other water-rela­ted orga­nisms. The south-eas­tern sec­tion of the Clus­berg is domi­na­ted by an old, eco­lo­gi­cal­ly valuable horn­beam forest, which is the­r­e­fo­re wort­hy of pro­tec­tion, with signi­fi­cant popu­la­ti­ons of the stin­king water lily. On the south-wes­tern slo­pe the­re are spe­ci­es-rich dry oak forests with vigo­rous ses­si­le oaks. Dead thick wood is used as a habi­tat by num­e­rous end­an­ge­red insect spe­ci­es and cavi­ty-nes­t­ing birds such as stock dove and black woodpecker. 

The slo­pes are home to near-natu­ral moun­tain mea­dows with a rich flo­ra. The orchard mea­dow on the eas­tern edge of the natu­re reser­ve com­ple­tes the pic­tu­re of an eco­lo­gi­cal­ly extre­me­ly valuable, rich­ly struc­tu­red natu­ral area that is high­ly wort­hy of protection. 

The qui­ckest way to reach the stam­ping point at the rest area is from Pans­fel­de via well-sign­pos­ted hiking trails. From the bison enclo­sure in Stan­ge­ro­de, fol­low the sign­pos­ted paths to Stan­ge­ro­de, some of which lead along the Schwenne­cke river.