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Departure from Klingenthal. Follow the D 204 Route de Grendelbruch.
The car park is located after the village exit, at the junction of the D204 and D616, on the right on Rue de Steinberg.
Signposting: Yellow disc
(S/E) From the car park, cross the D204 towards Heidenkopf, go to the concrete block opposite (pumping station) and take the path entering the forest.
(1) After 5 minutes, you will reach a small concrete building topped with an antenna. Continue along the path opposite.
(2) At a three-way junction, follow the central path (ignore the path on the far right).
Cross a forest road and turn left towards the south-east (signposting has been changed).
(3) Reach the viewpoint at Waldbruder Rain (table), with views of Klingenthal and Ottrott.
Leave the forest road and take the slightly uphill path on the right (north-west) (with your back to the viewpoint).
Further up, at a three-way junction, go straight ahead, heading west, and take the middle path.
Reach a small road and turn left then right to continue on the path opposite.
No signposts
(4) At the intersection, temporarily leave the signposting and turn right then left to follow a path (north-northwest) uphill. Cross a path and continue straight ahead.
Red-white-red rectangular signpost
(5) Take a path on the left heading south to climb up switchbacks among blueberries.
(6) Below the summit of Heidenkopf, turn left and head towards the Curt Mündel tower.
After climbing up to the platform, retrace your steps to the summit of the Heidenkopf.
(6) Then continue towards the Verloreneck shelter.
(7) At the crossroads, descend to the right (south-west) towards Ochsenlaeger.
Further down, turn right and, after a few hairpin bends, you will come to a wide sandstone path. Follow it downhill to the left.
(8) At the stone table, turn right downhill (towards Ochsenlaeger).
Red ring markings
At the Heidenkopf Pass, take a path on the right (towards the Verloreneck shelter), 300m further down join a forest path and take it on the left.
Blue rectangle sign
(9) At the Winterhalde forest road, turn right to reach the Verlorenec shelter and see its unusual Celtic-inspired design. Retrace your steps along the forest road.
(9) Continue along the forest road, following the signs.
Blue signpost
(10) When you reach a paved road, turn left and then right to take a path heading directly towards Klingenthal.
(11) At an old wooden bench, leave the path and take a trail on the left towards Klingenthal via Wolfsgrube. The trail is located before a clear bend and the sign is old and not very visible.
(12) At a bend, pay attention and take a path slightly to the left, the start of which is not very visible: do not follow the path furthest to the left, but take a small path to the right. The blue sign is on the trees (do not follow the wide path going uphill opposite, which is not shown on the map - do not continue on the main path turning right).
Further down, at a forest path, turn left and then right to pass in front of a reservoir (source marked on the map).
Red disc signpost
(13) At the crossroads, turn left towards Wolfsgrube (do not descend towards Klingenthal via the blue sign). The path continues on flat ground, with a few views of the Ottrott castles.
After a bend, you will come to the intersection you passed at the start of the hike.
(2) Turn right and follow the same path you took on the way there until you reach the car park (S/E).
As I was only in the region for a short stay, I couldn't pass it up.
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