Circular hiking trail stave church of Stiege

Your little hike or walk starts at the parking spots right at the train station of Stiege. Follow the signposted Selketal-Stieg behind the bowling alley for a distance of about 850 m. You will then reach a fork in the road and leave the Selketal-Stieg and follow the gravel path on the left for another 450 m with a beautiful view of the lake. At the next crossing area, the path takes you approx. 100 m further along the lake. Then turn right into Teichstraße and get directly to the lower Lake Stiege. Numerous benches invite you to linger. An enchanting panorama awaits you along the Lake Stiege with a view of the lake and the castle of Stiege with chapel - a popular photo motif. A fenced-in playground is waiting for the small children to be discovered and for the big children there is the possibility in the summer months to rent a cruiser boat or a stand-up to drive across the lake. An inn and the castle café invite you to stop by. After your brief stay, continue walking to the end of the lake. Cross Lange Straße and turn left into Alte Breite Straße, which you follow for approx. 200 m. There you will come to a crossroads and turn left into Jahnstraße. After another 200 m keep left again until you come to Lange Straße. Follow the VIA ROMEA signs on the right hand side until you reach the small Stieger stave church in about 300 m. Rest areas and other seating options invite you to have a picnic. The church opens its doors on selected dates, by appointment or for events. Find out a lot of interesting facts about the church and its move to the village of Stiege. You will find another special feature just a few steps further in the direction of your starting point. A special attraction for railway enthusiasts. Europe's smallest turning loop. It is just 400 m long.

There are no known safety instructions.

On some sections of the route, short-term impairments, detours and road closures can occur at any time due to forest changes and storm damage. Inform yourself shortly before your hike.

Current information can be found here >

No special equipment is necessary.

Visit the church during its selected > opening times.

Since spring 2022 it can now be viewed and admired in all its glory. As a new venue, occasional events are held here.

You can reach Stiege by car

- via the B81 from Nordhausen to Hasselfelde, junction B242 towards Stiege

- Coming from Wernigerode via the B244, in Elbingerode branch B27 towards Rübeland, then branch L96 towards Rappbodetalsperre, branch B81 towards Hasselfelde, branch B242 towards Stiege

- from the direction of Braunlage / Tanne via the B242

Free parking spots available at the station of Stiege

You can reach the Harz town of Stiege by taking the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe bus:

from Wernigerode and Allrode

from Blankenburg

or

with the Harzer Schmalspurbahn.

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TIP :

With the Harz Holiday Ticket, you can travel throughout the Harz region free of charge.

HATIX - free use of the public bus lines of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe, the Q-Bus Nahverkehrsgesellschaft, the Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH, and the Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz in the Harz district. Now also free use in the districts of Goslar and Göttingen.

More information is available at: www.hatix.info

No literature known

Wanderkarte - Stadt Oberharz am Brocken 1:25000 ; ISBN 978-3-86973-065-3

Tourist information office Hasselfelde/Stiege

Breite Straße 17

38899 Oberharz am Brocken/OT Hasselfelde

phone: 039459/71369

www.oberharzinfo.de

hasselfelde@oberharzinfo.de