Nature Park route - Karst-Water - Schirnrod

The hiking trail is very varied but also tiring due to the ups and downs. Right at the beginning, there are steps leading up the outlet of an old ski jump. At the confluence of the Werra source streams, we follow a narrow path along the bank to the karst spring "Schwarzer Brunnen". Through a small yew forest and across a meadow, you reach Schirnrod. There, the path climbs steeply to the doline chain Schirnrod at the foot of the Bleßberg massif. Across meadows, the path follows the forest edge to the highest point of the route: the watershed of the Weser and Rhine. At the Itz spring, there is a cool resting place. From Stelzen, the path leads back through the open land of the Schalkau Muschelkalk Plateau to the starting point.

In the windward area of the mountain range, with its southwest orientation, good sun protection is necessary in sunshine and rain protection is advantageous in damp weather.

Sturdy hiking shoes are sufficient for the structurally rich karst landscape. Since karst springs are not drinking water sources, please take enough fluids with you.

Use the A73 Eisfeld Nord exit. Drive via B281 towards Neuhaus am Rennweg. The starting point of the Nature Park route Karst-Water is located directly on B281 at the eastern exit of Sachsenbrunn on Sophinauer Street.

Bus stops are located directly on the route in Sachsenbrunn and Schirnrod. Please use the stop at the school.

Please use the free parking spaces at the sports field in Sachsenbrunn on Sophinauer Street.

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Directly on the Nature Park route Karst-Water there is a school camp with a nature trail.

Historical points and ground monuments are the twin children and the Stelzen Docke, a former wayside shrine from pre-Reformation times.