If you like it sporty, explore the different faces of the Harz on two wheels - sometimes pedalling breathlessly uphill on steep paths, sometimes rolling downhill with verve. The southern Harz offers the right challenge for every fitness level on well-signposted routes. E-bikes can be hired directly from the hotel by prior arrangement.
Attractions in the Harz Mountains
A place for treasure hunters
The small town of Stolberg surprises with its rich history and romantic flair. Surrounded by forests, the small town of just 1,000 inhabitants is considered a half-timbered jewel, the pearl of the southern Harz and even the "most beautiful village in Germany" by some - as voted by the online travel magazine Travelbook. No wonder Stolberg left the competition behind, as the dreamy alleyways, the half-timbered ensemble with houses dating from the 15th to 18th centuries and the castle towering above it all - residence of the Stolberg counts and princes - really do exude a special charm.
The "Alte Münze" museum is located in one of the town's most beautiful buildings and takes visitors on a journey through the history of minting coins. The Stolberg town hall is an architectural curiosity. Its floors can only be reached via an external staircase. It originally had twelve doors, 52 windows and 365 window inscriptions - based on the number of months, weeks and days in the year. In addition to the architectural treasures, you will encounter many personalities who were born in Stolberg, visited the town, lived and worked here and left their mark on the history of Europe - including Thomas Müntzer, Juliana zu Stolberg and Johann Gottfried Schnabel. Even Martin Luther once took a walk here.
A place for summiteers
Even a stroll through Stolberg is full of temptations for hikers: behind small half-timbered alleyways, paths lead out of the valley onto the surrounding mountain ridges. After just a few steps, you leave the town centre behind you and gaze in amazement over the treetops into the valley.
Well-signposted hiking routes of varying degrees of difficulty take you to excursion destinations such as the Josephskreuz, a kind of small Harz Eiffel Tower, the Unterharz pond and ditch system or the tranquil village of Stiege with its wooden stave church.
The hearts of nostalgia and railway fans beat faster when the steam locomotives of the famous narrow-gauge railway puff through the forest and cross the hiking trails.
Hiking is even more fun if you collect stamps from the "Harzer Wandernadel" hiking pin along the way - and become a hiking king or emperor along the way. Geocachers also have fun hunting for treasure around Stolberg.
If you're looking for a challenge, take the really big tour: the 250-kilometre karst hiking trail, which stretches from Lower Saxony via Thuringia to near Sangerhausen. There is plenty to discover in nature along the way: Caves, sinkholes, sinkholes, karst springs, winding streams, gypsum rocks and a wealth of flora and fauna.
If you like it sporty, you can explore the different faces of the Harz Mountains on two wheels - sometimes breathlessly uphill on steep paths, sometimes vigorously downhill. For a varied active holiday in the Harz Mountains, the well-signposted routes of the southern Harz offer the right challenge for every fitness level.
By the way: e-bikes can be hired directly on site by prior arrangement.
In friendly co-operation with Franz Rauprecht from the Ideallinie agency in the southern Harz, we have compiled the following route suggestions for you.
Tour 1: Mountain bike tour to Iberg
Starting point: Hotel & Spa Suiten FreiWerk, Thyrahöhe 24, 06536 Südharz OT Stadt Stolberg
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Distance: 27km
Ascent: 380m
Difficulty: Easy to moderate, suitable for touring bikes
Route: Wide forest paths, gentle climbs and descents
Description: This tour is ideal for families and guests who want to enjoy a relaxed ride through the countryside. The wide paths and gentle inclines also make the tour suitable for less experienced cyclists You can take a break at the marked picnic areas and enjoy the surroundings.
Here you can find the tour in Komoot.
Tour 2: Mountain bike tour via Heimkehle / Alter Stolberg
Starting point: Naturresort & Spa Schindelbruch (alternatively Hotel & Spa Suiten FreiWerk)
Duration: approx.3-4 hours
Distance: 46 km
Ascent: 940 m
Difficulty: Moderate to challenging, mountain bike recommended
Route:Forest paths, single trails, easy technical sections
Description: This tour is intended for guests looking for a more athletic challenge. The route leads along varied forest paths and narrow trails that require some technical skill, but are still manageable for most cyclists. Enjoy the breathtaking views and the tranquillity of nature.
Here you can find the tour in Komoot.
Tour 3 (alternative route to Tour 1): Mountain bike tour to Iberg
Starting point: Naturresort & Spa Schindelbruch
Duration: approx.3-3.5 hours
Distance: 38 km
Ascent: 640 m
Difficulty: Easy to moderate, suitable for touring bikes
Route:Wide forest paths, gentle ascents and descents, easy climbs
Here you can find the tour in Komoot.
If you are looking for more customised tours, bike training or a guide, please get in touch with us.
The Harz Mountains are far more than just a natural idyll. The wealth of natural resources made the region a valuable settlement area in early history - and a few centuries later it became the centre of power in the medieval German Empire and the cradle of German politics and culture. History has left its mark: Imperial palaces and castle ruins, cathedral treasures, half-timbered towns and churches, old mines and waterworks, monuments and thousands of treasures in the region's museums. Important noble families acquired their power here, famous artists and scholars were at home in the Harz.
You can explore romantic little towns, mysterious mines, spiritual places and hike to legendary peaks. Your search for traces in the Harz also takes you to UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as Quedlinburg's Old Town or the Rammelsberg ore mine, Goslar's Old Town and the Upper Harz Water Management System.
The magical attraction of the Harz Mountains has always fuelled the imagination and creativity: the inexplicable, the eerily beautiful and the mystical are reflected in legends and tales, in literature and the visual arts. Goethe, Heine and Caspar David Friedrich found inspiration here.
Of course, art and culture characterise the region today as they did then. Numerous exhibitions, concerts, cabaret guest performances, theatre productions and cultural projects are constantly setting new highlights. Discover the wild and romantic natural stages of the Harz in Altenbrak, Thale and Benneckenstein, experience an underground theatre performance in Rübeland or a cabaret evening at the AndersWelt-Theater in Stolberg!
In spring, lush carpets of flowers in the awakening beech forest, in summer, lively mountain streams and cool forest paths under a dense canopy of leaves, in autumn, the roaring of deer from the golden forest, in winter, a single white splendour - the southern Harz is a fairytale place for a time-out for two.
Your excursions will take you to old monasteries, mighty palaces, hidden forest lakes, romantic parks and gardens, castles and palaces. In the evening, you can sit on our terrace under the starry sky, watch the bats fly and wait for the deer to meet at the edge of the forest. In the morning, enjoy the sweeping view of the countryside from your window and watch the mountain ridge opposite emerge from the morning mist. A new day at FreiWerk begins!
In a world that never stands still, we want time and space. Time to be with ourselves and space to finally breathe freely again. Let your gaze wander over the treetops and simply let your thoughts wander - it feels so good, and we treat ourselves to it far too rarely. Give yourself the gift of time out and discover how beneficial it can be to simply do nothing.
The warmth of the sauna relaxes the muscles and calms the mind. A stay in our hotel with sauna in the Harz Mountains will bring you back into harmony with your body.
Discover Stolberg and the Harz Mountains on a hike, enjoy culture, nature and the sweetness of doing nothing. Browse through our exclusive arrangements and book your next holiday at our wellness hotel in the southern Harz.
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