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- Hence3 days ago
The Jean Paul Trail is slowly approaching its endpoint. The final leg to Sanspareil would actually be just over 20 kilometers long, but since it's winter, the days aren't very long. Therefore, we decided to split this last leg in half. Today's route only took us as far as Neustädtlein am Forst, roughly
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- Hence6 days ago
I owe the suggestion for this route to @Mo, who hiked it last year and then made a mental note of it for my own exploration. The only thing that bothered me a bit was the noise from the wind turbines in the wind farm just past Marlesreuth, which prevented any wintery silence in the surrounding forests
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- Hence6 days ago
A path that caught my eye when I hiked the circular trail 9 near Selb some time ago. So today I finally set out to explore it, and overall I found it quite alright. However, until about halfway along, or roughly until the Selbbach flows into the Eger, the constant, low-level noise from the nearby motorway
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- HenceDecember 19, 2025
Traditions must be preserved!
I had a déjà vu today! While still at the Zoigl tavern "Zum Roud'n," I tried to convince myself that I absolutely wouldn't forget to turn off the tracker at the Windischeschenbach train station! And sure enough, it happened again: Almost exactly two years ago (we were also
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- HenceDecember 17, 2025
The chronological record of all the Jean Paul-borrowed quotations has gaps at this stage. I mean, one can at least mention the stations, since they can be researched online, but we weren't able to visit ALL the information panels. The route through Bayreuth corresponds to the separate city walk following
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- HenceDecember 11, 2025
My son Lukas was visiting for a few days, and since we had nothing else planned, we took a short trip to the former inner-German border near Carlsgrün. There, we walked along the Steigla "Grenzer-Weg" (Border Guard Trail) to the former border strip, then along the patrol road to the Krötenmühle (Toad
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- HenceDecember 11, 2025
A lovely loop for a quick hike! It's easy to squeeze in and, despite its manageable length, offers plenty to see, including views, beautiful forest paths, historical buildings, and a truly impressive rock formation in Schauenstein below the castle, the "Waking Virgin." There is a legend about how the
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- HenceDecember 4, 2025
Just so you know: Since the last leg of our hike, which took us from Goldkronach to Bindlach, we're no longer following the defined stage lengths for the final stretch of the Jean-Paul Trail. Instead, we're forced to adapt to the limitations imposed by the darker months. This inflates the original 10
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- HenceNovember 22, 2025
After a very pleasant, relaxing, yet varied Baltic Sea vacation, I was back exploring closer to home. My destination today was the Zegast Trail starting in Gottsmannsgrün. This is a district of Schwarzenbach am Wald and not to be confused with the town where the Gottsmannsgrün Brewery was located.
The
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We had actually planned a longer hike, but since we hadn't set an alarm this morning, we changed our plans at the last minute. And a short loop around Lake Joditz is just as lovely as a long hike somewhere else where you don't know what kind of trail conditions you'll encounter.
We thoroughly enjoyed
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