Maid’s Broom
Please give way to giants in a hurry
Would you like to see a size 64 footprint? You’ll find it at the Mägedetrappe above the Harzgerode district of Mägdesprung. Legend has it that a giantess jumped over the valley here and left a depression in the rock.
Start your walk to the Mädgetrappe from the center of Mägdesprung. Walk out of town in the direction of country road 235. A hiking trail branches off to the right at the bend. Follow this uphill for about 250 meters. Your destination, the rock depression, is located directly on the slope.
The Selketal trail leads directly past the Mägdetrappe. Continue in a south-easterly direction. After about 200 meters, the cast-iron Alexius cross awaits you. Treat yourself to a rest on the bench, the view is fantastic.
YOUR TOUR IN FIGURES
- STARTING POINT Mägdesprung
- DURATION 15 minutes
- ascent 67 hm
- DESCENT 1 hm
- HIGHEST POINT 346 m
- LOWEST POINT 279 m
DID YOU KNOW?
The Alexius Cross near the Mägdetrappe commemorates Duke Alexius von Anhalt, the founder of the village of Alexisbad.
His daughter, Princess Wilhelmine Luise von Anhalt, and her husband, Prince Frederick of Prussia, had it made in the Mägdesprung iron foundry in 1837 to honor their deceased father.
