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Viola Bauer route
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- 18.62 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: difficult
- Condition: difficult
- Hiking

- 5:14 h
- 18.62 km
- 483 m
- 482 m
- 728 m
- 1,027 m
- 299 m
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- Start: Valley station of the Fichtelberg cable car, 09484 Kurort Oberwiesenthal, Vierenstraße 10
- Destination: Valley station of the Fichtelberg cable car

The circular route runs along the ridge trail over several adventurous paths to the raised bog at Siebensäure. On forest paths, it goes back over the ski jumps to the starting point.

The shady circular route runs along the ridge trail over several adventurous paths to the raised bog at Siebensäure. After a typical Ore Mountains stop, well-developed forest paths lead over the ski jumps back to the starting point.

\--> marked as Viola Bauer route (6)

ATTENTION: The route currently includes a small, well-signposted detour due to forestry work.

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Good to know
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Pavements

Unknown (5%)

Asphalt (8%)

Gravel (60%)

Trail (27%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

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Directions

The starting point of the hike is the valley station of the Fichtelberg cable car. Following Vierenstraße, you reach the Rotes Vorwerk car park. Past the Jens Weißflog apartment hotel, you walk along the Yellow Path towards Neudorf. You follow Pförtelstraße to the excursion point Siebensäure inn. Towards Kurort Oberwiesenthal, you walk back along Pförtelstraße to Gifthüttenstraße. Down the clearing path past the Waldeck guesthouse, you reach Philosophenweg. It leads you under the cables of the Fichtelberg cable car to the ski jumps and the Schönjungferngrund nature reserve. From there, it's just a stone’s throw back to the valley station.

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Tour information

- Loop Road
- Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

**Parking**Car park – Valley station Fichtelberg cable car - toll required

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**Public transportation**BusFichtelbergbahn

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Additional information

Guest information Kurort Oberwiesenthal
Karlsbader Straße 3
09484 Kurort Oberwiesenthal
Tel. +49 37348 1550-50
Fax: +49 37348 1550-182
info@oberwiesenthal.de
www.oberwiesenthal.de

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Author

Ute Florl

Organization

Stadt Kurort Oberwiesenthal

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

**Attractions**
• Marine aquarium
• Bergmann photo point

• Steam-powered narrow-gauge railway
• Raised bog Siebensäure
• Ski jumps

**Dining options**
• Sports center at Fichtelberg
• Naturbaude Eschenhof (Tel. +49 37348 20211)
• Jens Weißflog apartment hotel (Tel. +49 37348 10101)
• Siebensäure inn (Tel. +49 37342 8200)

Viola Bauer - Olympic champion in cross-country skiing

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Safety guidelines

ATTENTION: The route currently includes a small, well-signposted detour due to forestry work.

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Contact

09484 Oberwiesenthal

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