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Winter Wonderland auf dem Ochsenkopf im Fichtelgebirge

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Winter Wonderland auf dem Ochsenkopf im Fichtelgebirge

Unterwegs in der Heimat planned a hike

February 8, 2022

Winter Wonderland auf dem Ochsenkopf im Fichtelgebirge

Moderate

03:21

11.2km

3.3km/h

360m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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43 m

Karchesweiher

Highlight • Lake

Numerous hiking trails start from this small lake and the adjacent car park. Since the Karchessee is located directly on the B 303, it is not so idyllic.

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108 m

Karches Forest Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

Cozy restaurant with a lovely beer garden. You can enjoy delicious food here after hiking.

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484 m

White Main Crossing

Highlight • River

Here the hiker has to hop over a narrow part of the river. Really fun.

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924 m

Rupprechtbrünnlein

Highlight • Natural Monument

A beautiful little granite fountain.

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1.11 km

Goethe Trail on the Ochsenkopf

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Nice narrow path with lots of stones and roots.

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1.65 km

Weissmain Rocks

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very nice view over the summits of the Fichtelgebirge (Ochsenkopf, Schneeberg, Nußhardt) - very worthwhile. In good weather, the view extends to about 50 kilometers.

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2.25 km

Beautiful source on the northeastern slope of the Ochsenkopf near Bischofsgrün. Good accessibility, as well as opportunities to relax (benches, etc.). The White Main unites west of Kulmbach with the Red Main and flows at Mainz in the Rhine.

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2.96 km

Stone cairns on the rocks in Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

Highlight • Structure

Stone men along the way to the Ochsenkopf are always a pleasure to look at and a great photo opportunity

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3.48 km

Goethe Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was known to be a diligent hiker. He is said to have visited on July 1, 1785 in his great Fichtelgebirgswanderung this place. Reason enough to …

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3.74 km

Asenturm on the Ochsenkopf

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The Asenturm, which opened in 1923, is still considered the best place for a spectacular Ochsenkopf view. As the second highest mountain of the Fichtelgebirge, located at an altitude of …

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4.07 km

Ochsenkopf Summit — Bull’s Head Carving

Highlight • Summit

The name "Ochsenkopf" first appeared in mine records in 1495, when Lorenz von Ploben from Nuremberg received the mine on the Fichtelberge "near the Ochsenkopf" as a fief. This may …

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4.12 km

Schneeloch (Snow Hole)

Highlight • Gorge

The snow hole is not far from the Ochsenkopf landmark. The snow hole is a hole in the ground secured by a metal grid, in which the snow remains for a particularly long time in spring.

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4.40 km

Whale-shaped wooden bench in Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

Highlight • Structure

Comfortable to take a break, but unfortunately you only see trees.

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4.68 km

Reissinger Fountain

Highlight • Natural Monument

The fountain is named after Chief Forester Reissinger. He was head of the then forestry department in Bischofsgrün and from 1918 to 1932 FGV chairman of the local group in …

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4.82 km

A lynx in the middle of the forest

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Discovered on the descent from the Ochsenkopf towards Bischofsgrün. At the right distance, the lynx looks really real.

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5.01 km

Shelter with spring on Oberer Ringweg

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Covered rest area directly on the Upper Ringweg. Here you can wait out a rain shower. Next to it is a wooden fountain.

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6.99 km

Bischofsgrün

Highlight • Settlement

Bischofsgrün in the Fichtelgebirge lies at the foot of Ochsenkopf and Schneeberg. Not far from the village is the source of the White Main. The place is the starting point …

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