Kaiser-Otto-Höhenweg
| Kaiser-Otto-Höhenweg | |
|---|---|
 Pavilion on Kaiser-Otto-Höhenweg |
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| Data | |
| length | 14 km |
| location | Saxony-Anhalt |
| Markers | Path markers with a white “H” in the style of Otto I's signature on a green background |
| Starting point |
Sangerhausen 51 ° 28 ′ 47.6 " N , 11 ° 17 ′ 32.4" E |
| Target point |
Designations 51 ° 27 ′ 50.8 ″ N , 11 ° 7 ′ 22.5 ″ E |
| Type | Distance hiking trail |
| Height difference | 165 m |
| The highest point | Pumpkin hill (315 m) |
| Lowest point | Bennungen train station (150 m) |
| season | Spring to autumn |
| Viewpoints | Butterkuppe (307 m) |
Map with all coordinates: The Kaiser-Otto-Höhenweg is a 14-kilometer long hiking trail on the southeastern edge of the Harz Mountains in the Mansfeld-Südharz district in Saxony-Anhalt. It connects Sangerhausen with Bennungen.
history
The hiking trail got its current name with its official opening on November 23, 2012, the 1100th birthday of Emperor Otto I. Otto the Great was probably born near Wallhausen in 912, south of today's hiking trail. From 936 he was Duke of Saxony and King of Eastern Franconia , from 951 King of Italy and from 962 Roman-German Emperor in the Holy Roman Empire . Otto I died in Memleben in 973 .
Description and integration into the local network of hiking trails
The Kaiser-Otto-Höhenweg follows a ridge that runs parallel to the northern edge of the Harz in a west-southwest-east-northeast direction and lies south of the southern Harz karst landscape in the north of the Golden Aue . The most important elevations of the ridge are the Butterkuppe and the vineyard.
The hiking trail begins at the Sangerhausen train station and continues over the Butterkuppe, the Pfeiffersheim settlement , the pumpkin hill and a rest area with a pavilion to the Bennungen train station. It is characterized by numerous vantage points, orchards, smaller forest areas and meadows as well as the flora and fauna associated with them.
In Bennungen the Kaiser-Otto-Höhenweg is connected to the paths of German emperors and kings of the Middle Ages in the Harz with the associated Kaiserweg . The karst hiking trail can also be reached via circular route 3 at Großleinungen, which is described in the following section .
Circular hiking trails
In addition to the main hiking trail, three other circular hiking trails are signposted, each of which follows the Kaiser-Otto-Höhenweg for a section and is described in the official information brochure on the Kaiser-Otto-Höhenweg of the Biosphere Reserve Karstlandschaft Südharz:
- Loop 1 (Rosengarten): Weinlager car park - Butterkuppe - Pfeiffersheim - Rosengarten - Weinlager car park (6.3 km, 150 meters in altitude)
- Loop 2 ( Wallhausen ): Wallhausen Castle - Pavilion - Hohlstedter Kuppe - Wallhausen Castle (8.3 km, 160 meters in altitude)
- Loop 3 ( Großleinungen ): St. Michaelis Church in Großleinungen - Wallhäuser Berg - Pavilion - Drebsdorf - St. Michaelis Church (9.1 km, 120 meters in altitude)
photos
View of Wickerode from the Kaiser-Otto-Höhenweg
Drebsdorf
Large lines
Web links
- Map and brief profile of the Kaiser-Otto-Höhenweg on the website of Rosenstadt Sangerhausen GmbH Society for Culture, Tourism & Marketing
- Information from the Harz - Braunschweiger Land - Ostfalen Geopark on the Kaiser-Otto-Höhenweg (PDF file)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biosphere Reserve Karstlandschaft Südharz (Ed.): On the way in the biosphere reserve - on the Kaiser-Otto-Höhenweg. South Harz 2016.
