• 8.13 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: easy
  • Hiking
  • 2:05 h
  • 8.13 km
  • 175 m
  • 175 m
  • 771 m
  • 930 m
  • 159 m
  • Start: Platz des Bergmanns, 08349 Johanngeorgenstadt
  • Destination: Miner's square

The circular hike takes you to the "Kleiner Kranichsee" nature reserve. This is one of the best-preserved moors in the upper low mountain regions. But it is not only the Kleiner Kranichsee that is worth seeing, the hiking trail takes you to Oberjugel, a district of Johanngeorgenstadt, where you can enjoy a wonderful view. Another new attraction on the circular hiking trail is the educational plant trail at the Henneberg restaurant. Here you can see plants that otherwise only grow in the raised bogs.

Marking: white-yellow-white

ATTENTION: From October 2021, the hike will be signposted as "Rundwanderweg Henneberg/Oberjugel".

Start
Start
Platz des Bergmanns, 08349 Johanngeorgenstadt
Eiscafé Leonhardt
  • Ice cream parlour

Pavements

Asphalt (22%)
Gravel (58%)
Trail (13%)
Path (7%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The circular tour begins and ends at the miner's square. It leads to the particularly interesting "Kleiner Kranichsee" nature reserve at an altitude of 930 m. You walk past the Pferdegöpel in the direction of the ski jumps. Continue along the Henneberger Flügel until you reach the T-junction with Eisenstraße. Keep left and after approx. 150 m you will reach the "Hochmoor" information board. You will reach a wooden viewing platform via a meadow path and a boulder dam. From there, walk back and continue via Henneberg to Oberjugel.

Follow the signposts around Oberjugel on the left. Turn off in the direction of Lehmergrund, cross the stream and follow the mining nature trail to Pferdegöpel and return to the starting point.

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

Directions & Parking facilities

Parking
Parking spaces at Platz des Bergmanns, 08349 Johanngeorgenstadt (free of charge)
Public transportation
Bus - lines 334, 336, 348

Erzgebirgsbahn - Line KBS 535

Bus stop: Johanngeorgenstadt/Platz des Bergmanns

Additional information

Tourist Information Johanngeorgenstadt

Eibenstocker Str. 67

08349 Johanngeorgenstadt

Tel. +49 3773 888222, Fax: +49 3773 888280

touristik@sv-johanngeorgenstadt.de

www.johanngeorgenstadt.de

Author

Michelle Hof, Stadt Johanngeorgenstadt

Organization

Erlebnisheimat Erzgebirge

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Sights
- Pferdegöpel, Tel +49 3773 883168, closed Mon/Fri
- Heimatstube, Tel +49 3773 888260, closed Fri/Sun

- Largest free-standing candle arch in the world and highest free-standing pyramid in the Ore Mountains

- Natural swimming pool

- Viewing platform in the "Kleiner Kranichsee" raised bog


Refreshment stops
- "Leonhardt" ice cream parlor at Platz des Bergmanns, tel. +49 3773 882608, closed on Wed,
- traditional restaurant "Am Pferdegöpel", tel. +49 3773 8819960, closed on Mon/Thu
- "Henneberg" restaurant; tel. +49 3773 882104, closed on Wed

Map

Hiking, skiing and cycling map "Westerzgebirge Johanngeorgenstadt, Eibenstock, Auersberg and surroundings" Verlag Dr. Barthel