Circular hike - Harcher Leingstamauser Route - Harra

From the Saale bridge in the village, we walk uphill, past the campsite over the railway bridge towards Blankenstein.

Just before leaving the village, we take the climb on the right, past the elevated tank continuing towards Absang, with a great view of Blankenberg, Berg, and Blankenstein.

We reach Bärwinkel, go left downhill at the farm towards Moschwitzgrund, the former inner-German border, now the "Green Belt".

In the valley floor, we walk to Dorschenmühle. From September, a meadow with autumn crocuses can be admired here.

After a short climb, we reach the "Kießlinger Alm," with a view of the Moschwitz valley.

We follow the forest path uphill through spruce and young mixed forest with views of the town of Lichtenberg and the Franconian Forest region. At the highest point of the hike, Wiesbühl at 624m, there is a distant view up to the Ochsenkopf. We walk a short distance on the Rennsteig towards Blankenstein to the seating area. Here we cross the street and continue towards the Matzbühl forest section. At the forest edge, there is a view of the Stauden meadow and the Saale valley to Fürstenhöhe in Saalburg.

We follow the forest edge downhill to the next forest road to the connecting road Bad Lobenstein/Harra. After about 200 m, we leave the road towards Totenfels with a view of the Alpensteig region.

A detour to the Totenfelsen is worthwhile because of the beautiful view of Harra and the Saale valley.

We continue the route to the starting point of the hike.