The Scharfenstein lies in the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park on the eastern edge of the Upper Harz.

It is located about 1.5 km south-southwest of Nöschenrode, a village southeast of Wernigerode.

34[2] (Scharfenstein) in the system of checkpoints of the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network.

From its southern end a narrow stone staircase leads to the top of the spur.

The return path is the same as the spur drops steeply on all sides with the exception of the route to the north.