Nature park route »Crocker Kesseltal« ↻ 7.6 km

The Weisa bubbles out at the nature park gate from the Thuringian Slate Mountains, eroding the limestone and sandstone plateau running parallel to the mountain range. The mountain stream created a richly structured natural area.

The natural path leads up to the 525-meter-high Irmelsberg with its remarkable St. Veit parish church. Going down into the village, you pass along ancient hollow ways on the church path, past abandoned coal mines. Crock is a village first mentioned in documents in 1152 as Cracte. The hiker finds old village buildings there, along with a restaurant and shops.

The next rewarding view is offered by the limestone quarry on Crocker Berg (517 m) towards the southern edge fault of the Thuringian Slate Mountains, the Franconian Line. This separates the rocks of the Triassic from the slate mountain rocks. At the tectonic fault zone, the Muschelkalk layers are tilted. This special feature can be seen on the northern edge of the village along the path.