Hiking Highlight
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Fichtelgebirge
Location: Bischofsgrün, Bayreuth, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
From the Karches-See or Karches-Weiher with the Waldrasthaus Karches (hiking car park) the Goetheweg leads to the Weißmainfelsen, the Weißmainquelle and the Ochsenkopf summit. You can also hike the Weißmain nature trail to the Bischofsgrün valley station here.
November 11, 2021
Beautiful lake with a restaurant to stop off at right on the main road. 😀
August 26, 2021
Karchesweiher
The Karchesweiher is an artificially created reservoir three kilometers southeast of the municipality of Bischofsgrün in the district of Bayreuth (Northern Bavaria), at the foot of the Ochsenkopf in the forest in the high valley of the White Main on the B 303 / E 48. It owes its origin to the mining of iron mica and processing of ore in a hammer mill. The lake is fed by the White Main.
history
In 1706, hammer master Johann Christoph Weller built the Weißmain blast furnace (Karches) with an associated apartment for the smelter. He processed the iron mica found in the vicinity. In 1716 the property passed to his son-in-law von Paschwitz, in 1720 to the hammer gentlemen von Roth, and in 1735 the furnace went down. On February 13, 1757, Roth sold the house and property to the servant Johann Karches on the Fröbershammer, at that time there was already a "protective pond" (to protect = dam). Later the house and reservoir passed to the state, which sold them again in 1841; In 1857 the state bought the house again, it served as a residence for a state forest ranger and was rebuilt in 1898. The Waldhaus Karches and the Karchesweiher have been privately owned again since 1970. From 1660 on, the Karchesweiher was used for timber rafting. It got its current size after the construction of the Fichtelgebirgsstraße which leads directly past it.
Source: Wikipedia
December 28, 2020
Idyllic lake with a highly recommended inn. The hiking car park is a good starting point for tours in the surrounding area.
June 28, 2021
Located directly on the B303, there is also Gasthaus zum Karches nearby. You can eat very well here.
September 12, 2020
Very nice little lake, especially in autumn. Very good food in the Waldrasthaus Karches. From here you can also start hikes, no parking fee.
November 1, 2021
Numerous hiking trails start from this small lake and the adjacent parking lot. Since the Karchessee is located directly on the B 303, it is not so idyllic.
August 30, 2022
Starting point for cross-country skiing tours at the Ochsenkopf
There are many great tour suggestions for cross-country skiing at komoot.de/collection/1029697/-ski-langlaufen-im-fichtelgebirge or more detailed at fichtel-outdoorer.de/tourenportal-fichtelgebirge-skilanglauf.htm
November 27, 2021
Located directly on the B303, you will also find Gasthaus zum Karches not far away. Here you can eat very well.
July 2, 2022
Parking lot at the Waldrasthaus Karches - directly on the B303
November 11, 2021
A beautiful lake located directly on the main road. It belongs to the inn and is a great motif at any time of the year.
May 2, 2023
Hospitality (except Wednesday and Thursday)
August 26, 2023
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