Selketalstieg

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Selketalstieg
Data
length 74 kmdep1
location Germany , Saxony-Anhalt
Supervised by Harz Club e. V.
Markers Path markers with a dark red silhouette of Falkenstein Castle on a white background
Starting point Staircase
51 ° 39 ′ 39 ″  N , 10 ° 52 ′ 52 ″  E
Target point Quedlinburg
51 ° 47 '16 "  N , 11 ° 8' 20"  E
Type Distance hiking trail
Height difference 391 mdep1
The highest point Selke - Hassel watershed (513 m)
Lowest point Bode in Quedlinburg (122 m)

The Selketalstieg is a 74 km long hiking trail in the Harz Mountains . It starts at the train station stairs of Selketalbahn in stairs ( 485  m ) and partly follows the river Selke . The towns of Stiege , Güntersberge , Straßberg (district of Lindenberg ), Silberhütte , Alexisbad , Mägdesprung , Meisdorf , Ballenstedt , Gernrode , Bad Suderode , Quarmbeck and Quedlinburg are on the route . The end of the Selketalstieg is on Carl-Ritter-Strasse in Quedlinburg ( 125  m ). The highest point is the watershed between Hassel and Selke ( 500  m ) at the beginning of the path. The hiking trail was founded in 2006 by the Harz Transport Association. The associated signpost shows the silhouette of Falkenstein Castle in dark red on a white background.

The path leads through varied landscapes and largely parallel to the route network of the Harz narrow-gauge railway.

In Güntersberge, the 14.5 km long Bode-Selke-Stieg branches off to Treseburg .

Since 2006, the Ottonenlauf , a running, hiking and Nordic walking event with currently 26.1, 45.2 and 69 kilometers of routes, has taken place on the Selketalstieg every year.

Tourist information on the trail can be found on the official website.

Stages

The following stages are proposed on the official website:

  • Stage 1: Stiege - Alexisbad (26 km, 610  meters in altitude )
  • Stage 2: Alexisbad - Meisdorf (22 km, 542 meters in altitude)
  • Stage 3: Meisdorf - Bad Suderode (17 km, 498 meters in altitude)
  • Stage 4: Bad Suderode - Quedlinburg (9 km, 94 meters in altitude)

Web links

Commons : Selketal-Stieg  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Directions in the official Selketalstiegs leaflet (PDF document), accessed on April 12, 2016