6 or 8 days of leisurely walking on the Hoher Meißner on premium trails in the Geo-Naturpark

Day 1: Arrival by car every Wednesday

Make your own way by car to the guesthouse by the Jausenstation (approx. 50 m) on the Hoher Meißner; free parking. Please note: arrival and walks are only possible by car; public transport on the Hoher Meißner is very limited!

Day 2: Premium Trail Hoher Meißner

The Premium Trail P1 Hoher Meißner leads to the mountain’s finest highlights and to fairy-tale Frau Holle locations. Richly diverse, colourful mountain meadows and vast basalt blockfields surprise you along the way, as do lofty views and insights into the mountain’s geologically fascinating origins; lignite was mined here until the 1970s. A break at a mountain inn with superb views rounds off this experience-packed walk (approx. 13 km, approx. 500 metres of ascent)

Day 3: Premium Trail Frankenhäuser Karst

The Premium Trail P2 Frankenhäuser Karst runs through the eastern foreland at the foot of the Hoher Meißner, offering wonderful panoramic views and leading to botanical treasures, through the Hielöcher nature reserve, to the Ellerstein and the Großer Marstein, across open farmland to the Old Pond and the impressive Mühlstein natural monument near Wolfterode (approx. 11 km, approx. 470 metres of ascent)

Day 4: Premium Trail Höllental

From the ruined church at Abterode, the path leads through the Kupferbachtal up to the Iberg; after a descent into the valley, the climb continues to the Bilstein castle ruins, then down again to the Grube Gustav visitor mine, and after another ascent to the Krösselberg, this scenic walk ends where it started in Abterode (approx. 10 km, approx. 490 metres of ascent)

Day 5: Premium Trail Wacholderpfad Roßbach

This premium trail links several juniper heaths rich in botanical rarities, undulating past fields with rare arable wildflowers to the Hesselberg with far-reaching views towards the Kaufunger Wald, and after a detour to the lost stream, back to Roßbach (approx. 12 km, approx. 420 metres of ascent)

Day 6: Premium Trail Söder Wald

As the trail’s name suggests, this walk runs mostly through woodland — a definite plus on hot days, with lovely viewpoints to enjoy (approx. 15 km, approx. 370 metres of ascent)

Day 7: Premium Trail Heiligenberg / Bühlchen

To round off your walking holiday on the Hoher Meißner, enjoy a short walk on the Premium Trail Heiligenberg / Bühlchen (approx. 7 km, approx. 260 metres of ascent)

Day 8: Departure

Make your own way from the Hoher Meißner

Leisurely walking on the Hoher Meißner in the Geo-Naturpark: over 6 or 8 days, premium trails lead you to mountain meadows, seas of basalt boulders and Frau Holle sites. Stops include Hoher Meißner (P1) with a mountain inn, Frankenhäuser Karst (P2) with NSG Hielöcher, Ellerstein and Mühlstein, Höllental with the Bilstein ruins and the visitor mine, the Wacholderpfad Roßbach, the wooded Söder Wald and, to round things off, Heiligenberg/Bühlchen. Your base is a four-star guesthouse with direct trail access; modern rooms, breakfast included, and a farm shop with regional produce.

Tourist tax is payable locally.