Mysterious gnomes have built several houses and holiday homes around Bad Steben, as well as a school and a mountain church. A path for explorers. Unfortunately, the small organic market has already been destroyed.

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Thomas

June 15, 2025

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Small buildings on the sawn-off tree stumps prove that gnomes live here on the mountainside. They themselves, of course, hide from hikers.

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SvenN

November 6, 2025

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During the winter months, most of the houses on Wichtelpfad are dismantled - they are being renovated.

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2. Seifenteich, Bad Steben – Upper Seifenteich loop from Geroldsgrün

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3. Frankenwarte Observation Tower – Upper Seifenteich loop from Bad Steben

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Distance 373 m

Downhill 30 m

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Friday 6 March

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Location: Geroldsgrün, Landkreis Hof, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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1. Upper Seifenteich – Frankenwarte Observation Tower loop from Bad Steben

2. Seifenteich, Bad Steben – Upper Seifenteich loop from Geroldsgrün

3. Frankenwarte Observation Tower – Upper Seifenteich loop from Bad Steben

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