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Butterwegmoor Nature Reserve – Johanngeorgenstadt Horse Whim loop from Johanngeorgenstadt

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Johanngeorgenstadt

Butterwegmoor Nature Reserve – Johanngeorgenstadt Horse Whim loop from Johanngeorgenstadt

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Butterwegmoor Nature Reserve – Johanngeorgenstadt Horse Whim loop from Johanngeorgenstadt

02:15

8.00km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Kleiner Kranichsee, Butterwegmoor und Henneberger Hang

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2.29 km

Henneberg Plant Identification Trail

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With an educational plant path at Gasthof Henneberg in the middle of the nature reserve at the "Kleiner Kranichsee" and from here you can also go into the moor.

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2.32 km

Henneberg Inn

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Very nice and quietly located inn with guesthouse in the middle of the nature reserve at the "Kleiner Kranichsee".

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2.44 km

Kleiner Kranichsee (Raised Bog)

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The small detour from the way is worth a lot. About established ways to get directly into the moor. The lookout tower provides a good all-round view.

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2.55 km

Boardwalk through the bog

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Always worth a trip

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2.60 km

High Moor Trail to the Little Kranichsee

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The Kleiner Kranichsee (Czech: Malé jeřábí jezero) is one of the most important raised bogs in the Ore Mountains. In Saxony, the moor has been under nature protection since 1939. …

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2.66 km

Butterwegmoor Nature Reserve

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A very beautiful and well-preserved moor path

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5.75 km

Johanngeorgenstadt Horse Whim

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Horse-drawn sledges have been mining ore and stone in the Ore Mountains for centuries. Three such systems were built in Johanngeorgenstadt between 1721 and 1806, including the sledge of the …

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5.93 km

Exulant Sculptures, Johanngeorgenstadt

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Exile on the run (Friedhelm Schelter)
Refugees from the faith (exiles) from the Bohemian town of Platten founded the town of Johanngeorgenstadt on February 23, 1654 with the permission of Elector Johann Georg I.
Source and further information
johanngeorgenstadt.de/deutsch/tourismus/sehenswerte/riesenpyramide

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.94 km

3.28 km

472 m

300 m

Surfaces

3.17 km

2.15 km

1.42 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (920 m)

Lowest point (780 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

13°C

7°C

87 %

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Butterwegmoor Nature Reserve – Johanngeorgenstadt Horse Whim loop from Johanngeorgenstadt

Henneberg Plant Identification Trail

Henneberg Inn

Kleiner Kranichsee (Raised Bog)

Boardwalk through the bog

High Moor Trail to the Little Kranichsee

Butterwegmoor Nature Reserve

Johanngeorgenstadt Horse Whim

Exulant Sculptures, Johanngeorgenstadt

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