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title: "Stream – Sand and treasures"
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description: "All small and big explorers are invited to a varied route around the Greifenbachstauweiher. From the parking lot, you walk along the bank of the reservoir through the camping park, past the sandy beach and the forest café. At the inlet of the reservoir, you can discover delicious berries, cotton grass, and other peatland plants. The \"Red Water\" winds crystal-clear through the idyllic forest here and feeds the Greifenbachstauweiher. Across the ford with a bridge, you hike back towards the reservoir. At the bathing beach, children can enjoy sandy beach, mini golf, an adventure playground, and \"Toni's World of Quartz.\" Here, little treasure hunters can still dig for gemstones or grind their own souvenirs."
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Stream – Sand and treasures
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- 3.76 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: easy
- Condition: very easy
- Hiking

- 0:56 h
- 3.76 km
- 30 m
- 30 m
- 626 m
- 638 m
- 12 m
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- Start: Parking lot at Campingpark Greifensteine, 09468 Geyer, Thumer Straße 65
- Destination: Parking lot at Campingpark Greifensteine

Family-friendly hike around the Greifenbachstauweiher, approx. 4 km

All small and big explorers are invited to a varied route around the Greifenbachstauweiher. From the parking lot, you walk along the bank of the reservoir through the camping park, past the sandy beach and the forest café. At the inlet of the reservoir, you can discover delicious berries, cotton grass, and other peatland plants. The "Red Water" winds crystal-clear through the idyllic forest here and feeds the Greifenbachstauweiher. Across the ford with a bridge, you hike back towards the reservoir. At the bathing beach, children can enjoy sandy beach, mini golf, an adventure playground, and "Toni's World of Quartz." Here, little treasure hunters can still dig for gemstones or grind their own souvenirs.

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Waypoints
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Start

Start

Parking lot at Campingpark Greifensteine, 09468 Geyer, Thumer Straße 65

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Destination

Destination

Parking lot at Campingpark Greifensteine

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Pavements

Unknown (12%)

Street (1%)

Asphalt (25%)

Gravel (23%)

Trail (12%)

Path (28%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

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Directions

From the parking lot, you walk along the southern bank of the reservoir through the camping park, past the sandy beach towards the forest café. Now the path follows the inlet of the Greifenbachstauweiher up to the large crossroads near the JH Hormersdorf. Across the bridge, you hike back towards the reservoir.

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Tour information

- Loop Road

Equipment

sturdy footwear

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Parking**Parking lot at Campingpark Greifensteine (fee required)

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**Public transportation**Bus, stop Teichschänke at Greifenbachstauweiher

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Additional information

Tourist Information Geyer, Altmarkt 1, 09468 Geyer, 
Tel. +49 37346 10521, Fax. +49 37346 10561, 
touristinformation@stadt-geyer.com,
www.stadt-geyer.de

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Author

Greifensteinregion

Organization

Greifensteinregion

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

**Sights**

\- Toni's World of Quartz (www.tonis-haus-der-steine.de) 
\- Adventure playground, mini golf (Tel. +49 37346 1398)
\- Canoeing/rafting, boat rental (Tel. +49 175 6692336)
\- Sandy bathing beach
\- Climbing forest at the Greifensteine (Tel. +49 37346 69467)
\- Open-air theatre (www.greifensteine.com)

**Food and drink options**
\- Campingstübl (Tel. +49 172 1489458)

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Safety guidelines

Use the paths at your own risk

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Contact

09468 Geyer

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