Small circular route through the village of Stiege along the Stieger Lakes directly to the Stieger stave church.
Varied, eventful, and relaxed – the approximately 3.2 km short circular hiking trail leads you through the quaint Harz village of Stiege. Your hike starts directly at Stiege station (Selketalbahn) with Europe’s smallest turnaround loop and leads you past the Upper Pond to the Lower Pond – the well-known Stieger Lake. Romantic and beautiful, and a popular photo motif, is the panoramic view over the lake to Stieger Castle with chapel. With some luck, you can observe the resident white swans and ducks there. Numerous benches invite you to pause. Further through the village, you reach the new location of the Stieger stave church. This was moved from its original location – the Albrecht House – directly to the village between 2020 and 2022 after countless damages from vandalism. In loving detailed work, the extraordinary church in dragon style was dismantled and rebuilt, renovated, and restored.
