A walking holiday in the enchanting Harz Mountains

Whether an easy family tour or a challenging hike - the Harz Mountains offer hiking routes for every fitness level and fascinating viewpoints. If you want to take things a little more leisurely, you can try forest bathing. This involves consciously spending time in the forest. The aim is not to achieve a goal, but to immerse yourself in nature with all your senses and recharge your batteries. Listen to the melody of nature, the chirping of the birds and the rustling of the trees. Watch as the sun's rays make their way through the treetops.
If you immerse yourself in the forest, you are not only doing something for your health, but also experiencing an incomparable active holiday in the Harz Mountains, because nature has a positive effect on our mental and physical well-being.
Please contact us for a route recommendation!

Hiking in the Harz Mountains

Dense forests, mystical gorges and beautiful villages - the Harz is undoubtedly one of Germany's most beautiful holiday regions. Active holidaymakers and hiking fans in particular are drawn to the beautiful low mountain range time and time again. No matter how often you plan a hiking holiday in the Harz Mountains, you are guaranteed to always find something new to discover.

Numerous impressive hikes for all levels await you in the Harz Mountains, including for families with children.

Our stylish hiking hotel in the Harz offers you the ideal starting point to be enchanted by the Harz and simply start hiking.

Find peace while forest bathing

Have you ever heard of forest bathing or even tried it? If not, then you should definitely change that.

Forest bathing means consciously spending time in the forest. It's not about achieving a goal, but about engaging with nature with all your senses and recharging your batteries. Listen to the melody of nature, the chirping of the birds and the rustling of the trees. Watch as the sun's rays make their way through the treetops.
If you immerse yourself in the forest, you are not only doing something for your health, but also experiencing an incomparable active holiday in the Harz Mountains, because nature has a positive effect on our mental and physical well-being.

Please contact us for a route recommendation!

Hiking holiday with dog

Does your four-legged friend love hiking as much as you do? Then be sure to bring your dog with you. The Harz Mountains are also a wonderful region for an extensive hiking holiday with your dog. Tours large and small will not only make your eyes light up, but also those of your furry friends, and everything is a little better together with your dog, isn't it?

Dogs are very welcome here at the Naturresort & Spa Schindelbruch and, if you wish, your fluffy darling can also have their own cosy bed so that they feel completely at ease.

Holidays with a dog in the Harz Mountains

Guest feedback

May 2025

Laura Feindt

A wonderful hotel complex: from the service and the delicious, varied breakfast right through to the lovely spa area, we loved absolutely everything. We felt very much at home and went on lots of walks in the area, which is absolutely stunning in early May. We’d love to come back.

Room: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Location: 5/5

Hotel highlights

Luxurious, Beautiful views, Romantic, Peaceful, Family-friendly

May 2025

Christine Döring

We always bring our little 🐕 with us, and he’s always welcome at the hotel too. The hotel is in a brilliant location. Great for walking and enjoying the countryside. All the staff are really friendly. We’re always happy to come back.

Room: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Location: 5/5

Walking distance

Great for hiking

Food and drink

Food superbly prepared, very tasty

Hotel highlights

Luxurious, romantic, peaceful

October 2024

Achim Jaitner

Peaceful and forest-like atmosphere, fresh air at 600m above sea level!

Rooms: Clean, pleasantly bright and comfortable! 

Nearby activities: Stolberg is well worth a visit (castle, biscuit factory, cafés and restaurants, and some lovely half-timbered buildings worth seeing!

Walking: Excellent walking trails and well signposted! Nature trails leading to the nature reserve (e.g. geology)

Food and drink: Excellent cuisine and restaurants in a lovely setting, flooded with natural light thanks to plenty of glass, staff exceptionally attentive and friendly – we felt very much at home here! High-quality breakfast with a wide selection, excellent service, very friendly staff!

Highlights: The spa area, with its full range of facilities, is one of the best in the whole of GERMANY; for that reason alone, we’ll be returning to this hotel as guests! We’ve never felt so refreshed! We’re frequent hotel-goers and have enjoyed staying at numerous hotels in Germany and abroad; as a wellness hotel, this one is of the very highest quality!!

Highlights of the hotel: Luxurious, peaceful, equipped to a high technical standard

August 2024

Stephan

Peaceful and relaxing, with a wonderful connection to the Harz countryside.

Rooms: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Location: 5/5

Walking distance

Well-maintained nature trails leading to nearby attractions.

Hotel highlights

Luxurious, beautiful views, peaceful, high-quality technical facilities

April 2025

Alexander Roth

The hotel appeared to be in very good condition, both inside and out; the hotel and the rooms were clean and free from any major faults. As we were travelling to relax and go hiking, the hotel was perfectly suited to our needs thanks to its location by the forest and the peaceful surroundings.

April 2025

Dagmar

We can’t recommend it highly enough.

The hotel is in a very peaceful location, surrounded by nature. There are lovely walking trails, and you can discover lots of beautiful spots.
What we liked best were the many friendly and welcoming hotel staff; two members of staff in particular, Max and Leonie, were so kind and helpful.
We felt completely at home. You can even bring your dog along.

March 2025

Jens

Wellness hotel in a stunning woodland setting.

A stunning location with hiking trails on the doorstep. Ideal for a holiday with your dog. Very friendly staff. Daily sauna infusions.