Experience 24 hours stone forest
Experience 24 hours stone forest
June 24 and 25, 2023
Experience the 24-hour Steinwald stands for an adventurous weekend with lots of exercise in nature. Various tour guides lead you on foot or by bike to the loveliest corners of the Steinwald and tell you about hidden treasures and geological features. You can organize your own eventful hours in the Steinwald according to your personal taste and get to know the multifaceted nature of the second smallest nature park in Bavaria.
Bio moves - hike through the Steinwald eco-model region(8 kilometers)
Saturday, 06/24/2023
The Steinwald eco-model region, together with the Tirschenreuth adult education center, invites you to take a hike in the Steinwald. Discover selected organically certified companies in the heart of the eco-model region together with the project managers Günther Erhardt and Eva Gibhardt.
The tour begins at the organically certified castle brewery in Reuth. From there it goes to Eiglasdorf to the organic dairy farm of the Zahn family, with around 70 dairy cows. A milking robot works in the barn and the organic milk is processed directly in the farm's own dairy.
The hike continues through Premenreuth to Forsthof to Jürgen Streubel, the organic berry pioneer in the Steinwald. He guides through his fields where he grows blueberries, strawberries and goji berries and shares his experiences of growing and marketing the berries. Afterwards it goes back to Reuth.
The tour is also suitable for families and runs mainly on very well-developed paths. The event takes place in any weather. Please note that the adult education center accepts no liability for damage to the equipment or in the event of accidents.
Duration:
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m
Total distance:
8 km (running time: 100 min)
Speaker:Günther Erhardt, Eco-model region Steinwald
Meeting point:Schlossbrauerei Reuth, Hauptstrasse 22, 92717 Reuth near Erbendorf
Participation fee:
13.00 euros (children up to 14 years free of charge)
Necessary:
sturdy shoes and weatherproof clothing
The Registration
takes place via the adult education center in Tirschenreuth vhs.kreis-tir.de.
(course number: 22-A2202)
A round thing - Circling the Steinwald by bike (61 km)
Saturday, 06/24/2023
The Steinwald is a little piece of its own in the large geological puzzle of the GEOPARK Bayern-Böhmen. It is itself as diverse with its rocks and geological history as the entire work. On a trip around the Steinwald and on the well-developed Steinwald cycle path, the various facets of the earth's history and parts of the landscape are explained.
Duration:09.00 - 16.00
Speaker:dr Andreas Peterek, Geopark project manager
Meeting point:City Park, Walbenreuther Strasse, 95679 Waldershof
Participation fee:
9.00 euros (children up to 16 years free, young people up to 18 years and students reduced)
Flying stones, growing mountains and the treasure in the stream (5 km)
Saturday, 06/24/2023
The Geotour along the border creek in the southern Steinwald takes you and your companions on scenic and geologically varied paths to a fabulous natural monument, to different rocks and to old cultivated plants. One of the highlights is a visit to the new freshwater mussel breeding station at the Grenzmühle with information point for the nature park and geopark.
Duration:
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
Speaker:
Angela Scharnagl, GEOPARK Bavaria-Bohemia
Meeting point:Church of St. Peter, Walden, 92681 Erbendorf
Participation fee:6.00 euros adults (children up to 16 years free, young people up to 18 years and students reduced)
Herb hike through the edible wild plant park (6 km)
Saturday, 06/24/2023
The herb hike leads on a circular route through the "Edible Wild Plant Park" (EWILPA) around the Schlossberg Waldeck. Existing and newly created wild hedges, trees and wild herbs that thrive in sunny and shady places alternate. Much worth knowing about wild herbs and fruits is conveyed and the basic idea of EWILPA is also explained. The current hygiene regulations apply.
Duration:
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
Speaker:
Regina, Herrmann, herbalist
Meeting point:Schloßbergsiedlung Waldeck, Alter Friedhof car park, 95478 Kemnath
Participation fee:15.00 euros
Legendary treasures of the Steinwald - mystical hike to the Weißenstein castle ruins (4 km)
Saturday, 06/24/2023
Join us on a journey to the legendary treasures of the Steinwald! There are not only wonderful stories about our beautiful nature park, but also about its shapes and structures. Together we discover stories about magical places and wondrous beings. Fabulous figures will accompany us on our way over the Kiebitzstein and the Weißenstein castle ruins and tell their stories for the best. You've never seen the Stone Forest like this before! Be curious and let us take you on a fabulous journey.
Duration:
6.30pm - 9pm
Speakers:
Katrin Meyer and Benedikt Lippert, Society Steinwaldia Pullenreuth
Meeting point:Hiking car park Weißenstein, Hohenhard near Waldershof, Kalvarienbergstraße, 95679 Waldershof
Participation fee:
for free
Early bird photo tour – at sunrise at the Oberpfalzturm (7 km)
Sunday, 06/25/2023
"The early morning catches the worm!" Are you a passionate hobby photographer and have a special soft spot for nature? In the early hours of the morning, Michael Schneider takes you to the most beautiful viewing platforms in the Steinwald, the Upper Palatinate Tower and the ruins of Weißenstein Castle. Experience the sunrise from there with a view into the distance across the Steinwald Nature Park to the adjacent low mountain ranges and capture this moment with your camera. Even morning grouches are encouraged to take part in this unique spectacle!
As a little icing on the cake, we will serve you breakfast after sunrise against the backdrop of the Weißenstein castle ruins (for a fee).
Duration:03:30 - 06:30
Speaker:Michael Schneider, Steinwaldia Society
Meeting point:Hiking car park near Marktredwitzer Haus, Hohenhard b. 95679 Waldershof
Participation fee:
4.00 euros, plus meals
Necessary:: Off-road shoes, weatherproof clothing, backpack food, above all sufficient drinks, camera, binoculars if necessary
Hike around the Schloßberg Waldeck with bird watching (4 km)
Sunday, 06/25/2023
On the hike on paved paths, Thomas Stingl will introduce you to the local bird world. Together with the bird protection warden you circle the Waldecker Schloßberg and learn more about the different bird species, their way of life and their songs. There is always time to discover and observe the feathered companions.
Duration:09.00 - 11.00 a.m
Speaker:Thomas Stingl, bird protection warden in the OWV
Meeting point:Schloßbergsiedlung Waldeck, Alter Friedhof car park, 95478 Kemnath
Participation fee:for free
Necessary:
off-road or sturdy shoes, weatherproof clothing, binoculars, sufficient drinks
The rough stone forest – hike to rocks and moors (4 km)
Sunday, 06/25/2023
Wolfgang Schödel, a forest ranger in the Steinwald, leads a circular hike to fabulous rock formations and various moor landscapes in the west of the Steinwald Nature Park. The hike from the Waldhaus to the Grandfelsen takes you through the rough high-altitude forests of the Steinwald. The route crosses the Hahnenfalzmoor. Here you will learn interesting facts about bogs and their properties.
Duration:
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m
Speaker:
Wolfgang Schödel, Bavarian State Forests
Meeting point:
Forest house in the stone forest
Participation fee:for free
Necessary:Footwear suitable for off-road use, weatherproof clothing, long trousers, mosquito repellent, backpack provisions with sufficient drinks
Guided tour through the new Museum Flight-Expulsion-Arrival
Sunday, 06/25/2023
Recently, Erbendorf has one more attraction: the new “Flight-Expulsion-Arrival” museum has opened in the former “Nagelschmiedhaus”. The documentation center focuses on the 1920s until after the end of the Second World War. Museum director Jochen Neumann guides through the permanent exhibition, which focuses on the flight and expulsion from the former German territories and integration in the new homeland in the Steinwald. The focus is on the personal stories of some people.
Duration:
2pm - 4pm
Speaker:
Jochen Neumann, City of Erbendorf
Meeting point:Bräugasse 18, 92681 Erbendorf
Participation fee:3.00 euros
Species protection in the stone forest - freshwater pearl mussel, garden dormouse and Co.
Sunday, 06/25/2023
From the freshwater pearl mussel to the garden dormouse, there are many exciting species support projects in the nature park area.Starting at the Grenzmühle information point, with a focus on freshwater pearl mussels, a small tour through nature will take place, during which the nature park ranger Cornelia Greiner will provide insights into some of these projects and classify the ecological value of these species.
Duration:
2pm - 4pm
Speaker:Cornelia Greiner, Steinwald Nature Park ranger
Meeting point:River pearl mussel information point, Grenzmühle 3, 92681 Erbendorf
Participation fee:for free
Via the Föhrenbühl into the mantle (3 km)
Sunday, 06/25/2023
Föhrenbühl, which is one of the "100 most beautiful geotopes in Bavaria", forms a rock formation reminiscent of a dragon's dorsal crest. In fact, his rocks also come from the glowing hot depths of the earth's mantle. On a geo-hike with geopark ranger Michaela Griener, you can find out how they got to their current idyllic location and which vegetation has adapted to the exotic rocks.
Duration:
5 p.m. - 7 p.m
Speaker:Michaela Griener, GEOPARK Bavaria Bohemia
Meeting point:
Hiking car park Föhrenbühl in Grötschenreuth, 92681 Erbendorf
Participation fee:
6.00 euros (children up to 16 years free, young people up to 18 years and students reduced)
REGISTRATION
at the Stonewood Alliance
Whatsapp: 0151 16921249
(Availability all day)
Phone: 09682 1822190
(available Mon-Thu 09:00-12:00 13:30-16:30, Friday 09:00-12:00)
E-mail:info@steinwald-allianz.de
or by registration form: