Am Kruzifix

Am Kruzifix was first mentioned in the records around 1640.^[1] The old crucifix that stood here was destroyed when the Inner German Border was built in the 1950s.^[1] The present one was erected in 1990 by the Ilsenburg branch of the Harz Club.^[2]

Am Kruzifix is located at an elevation of 595 metres above sea level^[1][3] in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is on a junction where several hiking trails meet and there is a refuge hut nearby.

Am Kruzifix is on the old Kolonnenweg ("Convoy Way") at a junction where trails from Ilsenburg, the Scharfenstein, the Brocken and the Ecker Dam meet. Checkpoint no. 3 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network is located in the refuge hut.