Swap grey for green! – Volvic City Escapes Saxony & Thuringia

The end of the day lures you and you want to get out. Gladly also on not so well-trodden paths. So why not visit the former granite quarries of Ammelshain? Today glittering lakes are reflected in the fractures and you hike on beautiful and natural paths in a charming round from Ammelshain to the nature… read more

On this delightful hike, you will roam through two of Leipzig's four nature reserves. Both are in the northwest of the city and run along the course of the Neue Luppe. You hike through a meadow landscape with rich flora and fauna, dry oxbow lakes, wet meadows, ponds and beautiful alluvial forest.



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The former opencast mining area near Petersroda and Holzweißig is now an exciting local recreation area. The lakes fill former opencast mines, in whose shore areas and reed belts refuges for rare birds and amphibians have formed. In addition, the natural renaturation of the area has given rise to attractive… read more

The Leipzig floodplain forest is one of the largest preserved floodplain forests in Central Europe. And despite its proximity to the big city, it has retained a wonderfully natural character. On this delightful hike you cross the Elster-Pleiße-Auwald and Lehmlache Lauer nature reserves and then hike… read more

The hike to the southern part of the Weißeritztal slopes nature reserve takes you to wonderful beech groves as well as ravine and mixed hillside forests, which offer a perfect habitat for many animal species that are worthy of protection, including several species of bats. Otters also feel at home here… read more

In the urban area of Freital near Dresden lies the Windberg with its striking silhouette that can be seen from afar. On this beautiful circular hike you climb it, hike through the nature reserve with its magnificent sessile oak and beech forests and admire the magnificent view from the King Albert Monument… read more

The Dresdner Elbe Valley slopes nature reserve is located in the natural area of the western Lusatian hills and mountains, but for the most part still in the Dresden city area - so your path from gray to green starts almost on the doorstep. The path leads you into the sun-kissed slopes of the right bank… read more

This beautiful circular hike takes you into a beautiful forest area with several ponds, small watercourses and charming remains of alluvial forests. Although some forestry is practiced here, you will find many biotopes and natural habitats. With such favorable conditions, especially at the Neuteich… read more

In the north-west of the city lies the still very young nature reserve Chemnitzaue near Draisdorf. It was not until 2015 that the floodplain with its forest, meadows and flood plains was designated as worthy of protection. You hike along the meandering Chemnitz and are partly on the route of the former… read more

This charming circular hike takes you to the Zeisigwald. It is the largest contiguous forest area in the city of Chemnitz. You roam through the beautiful mixed forest of beech, oak and robinia, which is interspersed with conifers such as pine, spruce and larch. Countless small streams flow through the… read more

This wonderful hike takes you into the wild Zschopautal near Wilischthal. You follow the meandering Zschopau, cross the mouth of the Wilisch, dive into the sometimes narrow side valleys and enjoy great views from exposed spots on the slopes high above the river. If you are lucky, you can even see one… read more

South of Chemnitz, in the valley of the Zwönitz, lies the small town of Einsiedel with the drinking water dam and the charming and natural Einsiedler Forest. The forest begins right on the outskirts and the path first leads you to a height with a rest area and a beautiful view. Then you hike under the… read more

The Fahner Höhe north-west of Erfurt is an elongated and densely forested range of hills in the Thuringian Basin. It is a wonderful local recreation area for all seasons, but in spring, when the forest floor is covered with carpets of flowers, it is an enchanting experience to hike here. The Hirschgrund… read more

The area around the Großer Seeberg is a charming nature reserve and hiking area in a varied landscape. You hike mainly through cool forest, which is broken up by small wet and dry meadows and orchards. Up to 15 species of orchids feel at home here. Moor frogs also live here and if you are lucky you can… read more

Your hike through the Hopfengrund will take you through beautiful oak and hornbeam forests, with hidden stocks of plants that have become rare, such as the wolf's monkshood or the Turk's cap lily. Many endangered beetle species also live here, some of which probably enrich the breakfast of the equally… read more

The wooded ridge of the Steigerwald lies on the southern edge of Erfurt. The forest used to be a supplier of construction timber and firewood, but has been a landscape conservation area since 1940. Now it serves as a recreation area close to the city and you walk under the canopy of a wonderful mixed… read more