Georoute Kleiner Berg Hohburg

The Georoute Kleiner Berg Hohburg starts at the parking lot of the Geoportal Museum Steinarbeiterhaus. Alternatively, there is a parking lot on the street "Am Kleinen Berg" as well as a parking lot on the street "Am Lossatal" (next to Hohburg Mineralfutter GmbH). You will find a bike rest area opposite the ice cream parlor.

The starting point for the Georoute Kleiner Berg is the Geoportal Hohburg – the Museum Steinarbeiterhaus. Follow Kirchgasse downhill past the church. At the intersection with the street An der Linde, turn left and after a few steps you will come to a small village square with an information board and city map. The street An der Linde triangularly merges into Jahnstraße; here turn right and follow Jahnstraße over the small Lossatal stream. A few meters after the bridge, turn right onto the street Am Lossatal. On the left side, just after the intersection, a footpath leads to the parking lot Am Kleinen Berg. The required right turn to the sports field is marked by the information board of the Geopark Porphyrland about the special geological situation of Kleiner Berg. Take the hiking trail running in front of the sports field’s functional building; the building remains on the left side. The northern path runs at the foot of Kleiner Berg parallel to the street Am Lossatal. You have a beautiful view of the village Hohburg up to the kaolin lake. At the kaolin lake, the hiking trail meets the lake circular path. Follow this to the left direction to the bridge over the kaolin lake and before the bridge stay on the path leading left toward Kleiner Berg. At the intersection with the transverse main path, you see a rising path to Kleiner Berg half-right on the opposite side. This leads you to the National Geotope wind and glacier scratches on the plateau of Kleiner Berg. At the end of the plateau, the path steeply descends on the left side. Stay on the main path equipped with benches and ignore the side paths leading to the street on the right. The main path leads straight directly to the sports field site. Along the fence, a narrow path leads back to the functional building at Jahnstraße. The return route to the Museum Steinarbeiterhaus is identical to the outbound route: via the parking lot Kleiner Berg to the right into the street Am Lossatal, at the intersection left into Jahnstraße, over the Lossa, left into An der Linde street and right into Kirchgasse to Steinarbeiterhaus.

Sturdy footwear or sports shoes, provisions and water if needed. 

Be sure to plan a visit to the Geoportal Museum Steinarbeiterhaus in Hohburg.

The descent from the rock summit of Kleiner Berg is very steep for about 100 meters after the wind scratches. Especially after the leaves have fallen in autumn, there is an acute risk of slipping in wet and icy conditions. Therefore, this path should definitely be avoided in such weather.
Due to the path condition, the steep descent/ascent, and the narrow paths, it is not suitable for people with mobility impairments, wheelchair users, or those with strollers.