Hanskühnenburg Cliff – Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) loop from Stieglitzecke

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Saxony-Anhalt

Harz Mountains

Hanskühnenburg Cliff – Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) loop from Stieglitzecke

Moderate

4.6

(488)

1,603

hikers

Hanskühnenburg Cliff – Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) loop from Stieglitzecke

03:58

14.5km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Nationalpark Harz

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

25 m

Stieglitzecke Parking Area and Communications Tower

Highlight • Parking

The Stieglitzecke car park is located directly on the Harzhochstraße and is easily recognizable by its characteristic steel-mesh radio masts.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.67 km

Reitstieg Trail (Harz National Park)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Difficult to walk, but awesome. Waterproof footwear is essential.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.86 km

View of the Harz Mountains from Reitstieg

Highlight • Viewpoint

A very nice view

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.70 km

Hanskühnenburg Crag

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great vantage point not far from the Hanskühnenburg.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.75 km

Hanskühnenburg Cliff

Highlight • Natural Monument

😎The legend of "Hans the Bold" and the abducted maiden who was eventually miraculously rescued is a captivating story from times gone by. This legend tells of a time when …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.08 km

Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In every season there is an opportunity to rest with hospitality. It is highly recommended here in winter during the week.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.11 km

Hanskühnenburg Mountain Hut and Observation Tower

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A popular destination on the weekend quickly full.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

11.6 km

Hubertus Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Before you reach the Hanskühnenburg, you can take a short break in the Hubertus Hut.

Our shelters in the Harz National Park are usually located in places worth seeing and …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

14.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

3.24 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.7 km

2.64 km

147 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (820 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

8°C

6°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

February 22, 2025,Hanskühnenburg (HWN 144) Runde 🧊❄️🥶😎🥾💪

I've been wanting to go back to Hanskühnenburg for a long time and Micha needed to break in his new shoes🥾
So we set off from Stieglitzeck via Reitstieg, where there was everything: lots of ice, snow, mud, rubble... It was quite adventurous at times 😱
The return leg via Ackerstrasse was almost boring in comparison 😂
But all in …

Showing Translation

June 26, 2022,Wanderung zur Hanskühnenburg (kleine Berggaststätte mit Aussichtsturm)🥾🌲🌳🪵⛰️

In the morning, today's first tour took me to the Hanskuehnenburg, spontaneously stopped at a parking lot and looked where it could go 😅👍, wasn't bad at all!

Showing Translation

January 29, 2023,Rundwanderung Hanskühnenburg

Today we did a circular hike from the "Stieglitzecke" car park to the Hanskuehnenburg. We went over "the field" and back over the Reitstieg. Conclusion: the way there was ok, on the way back it was difficult to walk, sticky snow. The snow landscape was very beautiful, but today we had 0 visibility 😒.

Showing Translation

October 25, 2022,Hanskühnenburg

Hagen just jumped up and down on the Hanskuehnenburg 🤣

Showing Translation

December 29, 2025,Ackerhöhenzug und Hanskühnenburg

My son and I arranged to go hiking today, and you have to take the weather as it comes. Apart from the slippery conditions on the bridle path, it was a very relaxing hike for us.

Showing Translation

April 12, 2026,Auf den Spuren der Wolfslosungen

I count 27 photos of wolf droppings. Since I only photographed about every third pile, there are about 85 wolf droppings here over 14 kilometers. One every 180 meters. A pack must have been patrolling here for several days or weeks. However, unlike our last hike here about four weeks ago, we found no really fresh droppings. The pack may …

Showing Translation

March 31, 2024,Osterwanderung 2024 Hans Kühnenburg

Nice round and escape the Easter hustle and bustle. Important for the Rennsteig always with waterproof 👢 🌄😎

Showing Translation

April 13, 2025,Nationalparkharz 🌲Wanderung zur Hanskühnenberg mit Julia ❤

I wasn't alone on my last day in the Harz Mountains either.

Together with Julia, whom I met on Instagram, we went to Hanskühnenburg Castle 🌲🥾
That was definitely not our kind of hike...those 7.5 km straight ahead and forest highway, yuck 😬😖

Showing Translation