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title: "Children's hiking trail \"Ecki's Nature Trail\""
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description: "In cooperation with Sachsenforst, a really educational path has been created, which is also very suitable for class trips and hiking days. Numerous information boards and interactive stations convey knowledge in a playful way and help children recognize and understand connections in nature. The green classroom, a log cabin with benches and tables, can be booked through the forestry office including a guided tour and allows for nature-based outdoor lessons. The whole experience is rounded off with a tasty \"Ecki Meal\", which is offered by the Meiler snack bar."
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Children's hiking trail "Ecki's Nature Trail"
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- 2.57 km long
- Difficulty: easy
- Condition: very easy
- Great panorama
- Hiking

- 2:00 h
- 2.57 km
- 11 m
- 7 m
- 761 m
- 780 m
- 19 m
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- Start: Tourist - Info Schöneck
- Destination: Meiler area

Come along and get to know the habitat of the little squirrel Ecki. He playfully shows you how important the forest and its inhabitants are for our nature.

In cooperation with Sachsenforst, a really educational path has been created, which is also very suitable for class trips and hiking days. Numerous information boards and interactive stations convey knowledge in a playful way and help children recognize and understand connections in nature.

The green classroom, a log cabin with benches and tables, can be booked through the forestry office including a guided tour and allows for nature-based outdoor lessons. The whole experience is rounded off with a tasty "Ecki Meal", which is offered by the Meiler snack bar.

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Waypoints
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Start

Start

Tourist - Info Schöneck

- Bike park

- Café

- Bistro

Destination

Destination

Meiler area

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Good to know
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Pavements

Asphalt (9%)

Gravel (71%)

Trail (9%)

Path (11%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

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Directions

The route starts at the tourist information office in Schöneck. Here you can pick up your puzzle booklet and then get started.

You walk towards the roundabout, turning left before it, follow the small path a bit, and carefully cross the street. On the other side, you will already see the welcome sign, and from here the path is fully signposted.

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Tour information

- Stop at an Inn
- Suitable for Pushchair

Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**Follow the signs in Schöneck to Parking Garage / Ski World / IFA Holiday Park.

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**Parking**Park conveniently in the parking garage or in the outdoor parking lot. There are also motorhome parking spaces with power connections and a drinking water column available.

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**Public transportation**Vogtlandbahn lines RB 1 and RB 5

Timetable at the following link:

Bus line 90 from Plauen or 93 from Bad Elster

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Author

Sandra Engelbrecht

Organization

Schöneck Tourismus

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Pick up your puzzle booklet at the tourist information office.

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Contact

08261 Schöneck/Vogtland

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