Hike from Stiege to Eisfelder Talmühle

7.73 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Walking / hiking
  • 2:00 h
  • 7.73 km
  • 62 m
  • 197 m
  • 351 m
  • 548 m
  • 197 m
  • Start: HSB Station - Stiege
  • Destination: HSB Station - "Eisfelder-Talmühle"

A 7.7 km long hike from the Harz narrow-gauge railway station in Stiege to the Harz narrow-gauge railway station "Eisfelder-Talmühle" (return trip with the Harz narrow-gauge railway to Stiege).

Tourismusbetrieb der Stadt Oberharz am Brocken
Tourismusbetrieb der Stadt Oberharz am Brocken

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Directions

Please follow the hiking trail mark “green dot” to the HSB station "Eisfelder Talmühle." The hiking trail is marked as number 47L on the map.

Our hike starts at the parking lot in front of the HSB station in Stiege.

We cross the tracks and follow the country road K1352 southwards.

After about 1.1 km, we turn left into the high forest on a curve.

After 90 m, continue to the right and hike through mixed forest until after about 2.9 km we reach a shelter.

The path leads us left further downhill through the Mosebach valley until after about 800 m we come to a small viaduct.

Here the Harz narrow-gauge railway crosses the path. After 200 m, keep right and walk slightly downhill through the Behretal.

After about 1.9 km we come to a level crossing, where we turn left.

After about 700 m, we reach the Harz narrow-gauge railway station “Eisfelder Talmühle” on the right.

There is the possibility of refreshments in the station restaurant (Tel. 036331/47518).

With steam locomotive or railcar of the Harz narrow-gauge railway, we return to Stiege.

Directions & Parking facilities

You can reach Stiege by car

- via the B81 from the direction of Nordhausen to Hasselfelde, turn off at B242 towards Stiege

- from the direction of Wernigerode via the B244, in Elbingerode turnoff B27 towards Rübeland, then turnoff L96 towards Rappbodetalsperre, turnoff B81 to Hasselfelde, turnoff B242 towards Stiege

- from the direction of Braunlage / Tanne via the B242

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

from the direction of Wernigerode and Allrode with line 260

from the direction of Blankenburg with line 263

or

by the Harz narrow-gauge railway.

TIP:

With the Harz Holiday Ticket you are mobile free of charge throughout the entire Harz district.

HATIX - the free use of the public bus lines of the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe, the Q-Bus Nahverkehrsgesellschaft, the Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH, as well as the Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz in Harz district.

More information is available at: www.hatix.info

Additional information

Tourist Information Hasselfelde/Stiege

Breite Straße 17

38899 Oberharz am Brocken/OT Hasselfelde

Tel.: 039459-71369

www.oberharzinfo.de

hasselfelde@oberharzinfo.de

Author

Sandra Marquardt

Organization

Tourismusbetrieb der Stadt Oberharz am Brocken

License (master data)

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Experience the smallest HSB turning loop in Europe at Stiege station.

Map

City Oberharz am Brocken, 1:25000, Kartenverlag Nordhausen, ISBN 978-3-86973-065-3

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