Winter hiking Beerheide - medium route

  • 6.28 km long
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Condition: very easy
  • Great panorama
  • Winter hikes
  • 1:35 h
  • 6.28 km
  • 61 m
  • 68 m
  • 673 m
  • 738 m
  • 65 m
  • Start: Old Coffee House / Forest Sports Ground Beerheide
  • Destination: Old Coffee House / Forest Sports Ground Beerheide

Beautiful winter hiking route through the Vogtland forest area between Beerheide and Grünheide passing Waldpark Grünheide, shelter at seven ways, Vogtland lake, and the shelter at six ways.

The idyllic winter hiking route through the snowy winter forests of the Vogtland starts either at the "Old Coffee House" Beerheide or at the "Forest Sports Ground" Beerheide. If you start at the "Old Coffee House," walk towards Waldpark Grünheide to the trail crossing at seven ways, passing Vogtland lake, the six-way crossing towards the Forest Sports Ground Beerheide. Along the way, you will find resting options or you can have a picnic at one of the shelters. Even the little hikers get their money’s worth, as numerous information boards along the trail invite learning and amazement.  

Good to know

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Old Coffee House - Waldpark Grünheide - seven-way crossing - Vogtland lake - six-way crossing - Forest Sports Ground

Tour information

  • Stop at an Inn

  • Tour with Dog

Equipment

Sturdy footwear appropriate to the weather

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there

Beerheide is located in the southwest of the Free State of Saxony. The nearest larger towns in the area are Plauen, Zwickau and Reichenbach. You can easily reach Beerheide via the A72 motorway. Motorway exit: leave the A72 at Treuen heading towards Treuen and from there continue on the B169 towards Auerbach, then take the S300 towards Klingenthal or motorway exit: leave the A72 at Plauen East onto B173 towards Falkenstein and from there take B169 to Auerbach, then the S300 towards Klingenthal

Parking

At the hiking car park by the forest sports ground in Beerheide, 90 parking spaces are available to you, or you can park at one of the public parking lots in the village of Beerheide, for example at the Beerheide Culture House

Public transportation

Information about travel by bus and train is available from the Vogtland Tourism and Transport Center at www.vogtlandauskunft.de or by calling the hotline 03744 19449

Additional information

Author

Claudia Gerisch

Organization

Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur

License (master data)

Claudia Gerisch
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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Shelters at six and seven ways

Waldpark Grünheide

Forest café in Waldpark Grünheide

Old coffee house Beerheide

Vogtland lake