Circular hiking trail - Mushroom experience trail Gräfenwarth - Thuringia

The hike begins at the parking lot at the entrance to Gräfenwarth. Above the parking lot runs a foot and bike path, which you follow westward parallel to the district road K550. After 500m, you leave the footpath, cross the street, and enter the forest path on the left side. After another 100m, the Mariechenweg crosses. Take a short left for a few meters to the forest edge with Station 3, then turn back. You now follow the Mariechenweg, past further stations, the viewpoint "Mariechenblick" with the Touringen stamp station until you finally arrive at the viewpoint "Lower Weather View". At the next fork, take a left and stay on the Mariechenweg until its end. At the "Tree stump with wooden mushrooms," turn left onto the path "Sperrmauer North Shore." After about 200m at Station 7, take the path uphill to the right to the street, cross it, and keep left. Follow the path along the forest edge next to the street to the locality Sperrmauer. Just before the buildings, turn right onto the long-distance hiking trail for a short section. From now on, continue straight ahead to Gräfenwarth. After the barefoot path at the wild meadow and stamp station, the hiking trail runs on a forest road with barriers, which you can easily bypass and are allowed to do so. At the forest edge with the last stamp station, you can already see Gräfenwarth over the open area. Once there, follow the Ruhgasse to the right to the town center with the St. Martin Church and a beautiful pond. Return to your starting point via the reservoir street and go right to the town exit.

sturdy footwear

rain gear

drink supply

small snack (restaurants not always consistently open!)

GPS navigation device or smartphone

The mushroom educational trail is not consistently suitable for strollers and is also not designated as a bike path.

Please always be aware of dangers from timber felling and storm damage on your hike and observe the typical dangers of the forest. Regularly look above you. Always follow the instructions of the forestry staff.

The use of the hiking trail and the experience places is at your own risk! All liability is rejected!

Due to the risk of slipping, avoid stepping on moss-covered stones, rocks, and roots, and watch out for deadwood, branches, and fallen trees. This is especially true in narrow path areas.

Coming from the A9 motorway, exit 28 (Schleiz). Then continue on the country road L1095 towards Saalburg-Ebersdorf / Bad Lobenstein. Gräfenwarth is the first town you reach directly after a few kilometers.

Gräfenwarth can be reached by bus. Choose the stop "Gräfenwarth Wartehalle" and walk the Stauseestraße to the hiking parking lot 350m west at the town exit.

Bus line 610 Lehesten-Bad Lobenstein-Schleiz and return | Bus line 730 Schleiz-Tanna-Stelzen and return

Tip: With KomBus you can use special offers from the Central Thuringia Transport Association (VMT) or use the travel planning of the German Rail.

Dining and supply options:

(not continuously and daily open!) 

in and around ...

Gasthof Zur Post in Gräfenwarth (Google Nav Point) Tel.: 03664722828

Hofcafe - Petra Orlamünder in Gräfenwarth (Google Nav Point) Tel.: 03664729159

Bratwurst stand Lutz Heuschkel in Gräfenwarth (Google Nav Point) Tel.: 017663184809

Hotel Piccolo - Marcel Wetzel in Gräfenwarth (Google Nav Point) Tel.: 03664729899

Vacation apartment Orlamünder in Gräfenwarth (Google Nav Point) Tel.: 015112853035

Saaleland Apartments at the Sperrmauer (Google Nav Point) Tel.: 017624238676