Stechlin offers a range of nature and cultural themes: the Nature Park House in Menz focuses on the nature park and visitor facilities; circular hiking trails around Lake Great Stechlin and Lake Dagow start in the area of the resort town of Neuglobsow. Neuglobsow and Dollgow also offer local history. If you are looking for accommodation in Stechlin, considering what you would most like to focus on can be a good starting point for planning your trip.
Nature Park House in Menz
The Stechlin Nature Park House in Menz is the visitor center for Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park. The center includes a sensory garden, a large aquarium with native fish, and a barefoot sensory trail. Each offers a different focus: the aquarium showcases native fish, while the garden and sensory trail provide other ways to experience nature. This makes a visit to the Nature Park House an activity in its own right, alongside the trails and historic sites.
Trails around lakes and through a bog
Circular hiking trails around Lake Great Stechlin and Lake Dagow start in the area of the resort town of Neuglobsow. The Lake Stechlin circular trail follows the lakeshore to the Mordbuche (Murder Beech), which is associated with a gruesome story. Another trail focuses on nature: the “From Bog to Bog” nature trail crosses a bog on a wooden boardwalk. Before setting out, it is advisable to check local conditions.
The trail descriptions offer different highlights: circular routes around two lakes, a lakeside route linked to the story of the Mordbuche, and a boardwalk across a bog. If you enjoy combining nature trails with a specific story, the Mordbuche is a distinctive landmark on the Lake Stechlin circular trail. By contrast, the “From Bog to Bog” trail focuses on the bog and crossing it via the boardwalk.
Glassmaking history and an old bell
The Neuglobsow glassmakers’ house, which is over 200 years old, houses the exhibition “Twelve Stories of Glass.” It covers Madame Pirl, the founding of Neuglobsow, and the lives and hard work of the glassmakers. Thus, alongside the town’s founding, the exhibition also focuses on an individual and the history of the work. Check the current visitor arrangements before your visit.
One of Brandenburg’s oldest bells hangs in the church in Dollgow, built in 1767. Dutch master Gerhard de Wou cast it in 1490. These dates place two distinct historical moments side by side: the bell was made long before the church in which it now hangs was built. Together, the building and the bell offer a tangible glimpse into the town’s earlier history.
Choose accommodation based on your interests
When looking for a hotel or other accommodation in Stechlin, it helps to first consider what you are interested in during your stay. The Nature Park House and trails offer different nature themes; the glassmakers’ house and church add local and craft history. This lets you choose your destination based on what interests you most during your time in Stechlin.
The wider region of Oberhavel
The wider natural landscape can also be understood within the broader travel destination of Oberhavel. Stechlin Nature Reserve lies immediately west and southwest of the resort town of Neuglobsow. It was shaped by the formations of the Weichselian glaciation and is considered the area with the most water bodies in the state of Brandenburg. Oberhavel is part of the Ruppiner Seenland tourism region. This regional context complements the picture of Stechlin; the places and trails described here offer practical starting points for planning your own trip.
Discover more destinations: Zehlendorf, Löwenberger Land, Amalienfelde, Birkenwerder, Gransee, Liebenwalde, Mühlenbecker Land, Sonnenberg.
Go to the main travel overview: Oberhavel.
