Steinway-Trail
- 4:45 h
- 17.11 km
- 402 m
- 459 m
- 204 m
- 546 m
- 342 m
- Start: Festhalle Wolfshagen in the Harz, Am Jahnskamp
- Destination: Stamp location Poststraße 7, Seesen
Here Heinrich Engelhard initially repaired upright pianos on the side until he established himself as an instrument maker in 1836. He specialized in building pianos and emigrated to New York with his family in 1850. There they founded the internationally renowned company Steinway & Sons. The Steinweg family, later Steinway, always maintained contact with their Harz homeland and visited repeatedly. Even today, numerous traces of the family can be found in Wolfshagen in the Harz and in Seesen. Set off on the trail and learn more about the history of the Steinways.
Stamp passport with 6 stamp locations and badge available!
More info at www.steinway-trail.de
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Pavements
Best to visit
Directions
It starts at the Festhalle Wolfshagen (stamp location). From there, follow Jahnskamp towards the forest edge, past the playground to Burgweg (nature trail). On the pastures along the way, you encounter the Harz upland cattle. After the pavilion “Steep Meadow”, continue via Wittenbergsweg to the “Mandolin Hut” (stamp location). From there, a steep path (400m) leads down to the Innerste reservoir (alternative route via Ochsental). Once on the bike path, keep left towards Lautenthal. At the “Trogtal” bus stop, cross L515 and return to the flood area of the reservoir. Behind the parking lot, the Steinway-Trail turns left again into the forest. Now follows the ascent into the “Small Trogtal”. At “Stiefel” turn right, over Schnapsweg and Schnapsplatz to reach the Tränkebach Hut (stamp location). Downhill, the remains of medieval mining line the trail. Keep left and cross the road after the bridge. The path to Seesen runs right along the course of the Schildau. Crossing the Forellenstieg Bridge brings you back to Lautenthaler Straße / town entrance and to Steinway Park (stamp location). The Municipal Museum Seesen (Wilhelmsplatz 4) has a permanent exhibition about the history of the Steinways. The museum also has a stamp location. (The stamp is optional for the badge as it is only accessible during opening hours.)
Special notes, tips:
Nature trail, Harz upland cattle, Mandolin Hut, Innerste reservoir, Tränkebach Hut, Neckelnberg hikers' hut (Sunday gastronomy Apr - Oct), fitness trail
Directions & Parking facilities
B82 to Wolfshagen
A7, B242, B243, B248 to Seesen
Wolfshagen: Parking lot at Festhalle Wolfshagen
Seesen: Markthaus parking garage or Seesen train station
Langelsheim train station, continue by bus to Wolfshagen; Seesen train station
Additional information
Tourist Information Wolfshagen
Im Tölletal 21
38685 Wolfshagen im Harz
Tel. 05326 4088
info@wolfshagen.de
www.wolfshagen.de
City Marketing & Tourism Seesen
Jacobsonstraße 9
38723 Seesen
Tel. 05381 984177
info@stadtmarketing-seesen.de
Author
Harzer Tourismusverband
Organization
Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt
License (master data)
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
With the hiking trail companion booklet for the Steinway-Trail, you can collect a total of 6 stamps on the route.
Four stamp locations can be found along the Steinway-Trail and in the town center of Seesen. One at the Festhalle in Wolfshagen, one in Steinway Park, one in Poststraße in Seesen, and one in the Municipal Museum, with this stamp considered a special stamp due to its opening hours.
Further information at https://steinway-trail.de/wanderweg-begleitheft/.
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