Spring Walk from Bärenstein to Dam Cranzahl

Spring walk with Frank Kupfer. Foto: Chris Bergau

Spring-walks are very popular. Every year it’s going to be a new experience in the springtime to go in nature and to see how everything blossoms. For several years, spring-walks will be organized by the Saxon Ministry of Environment and Agriculture. On April the 30th there was the fist spring-walk in this year in the Ore Mountains. Together with Minister of State, Frank Kupfer and District Administrator Frank Vogel a delegation of Greenways Germany and other hikers, walked from Bärenstein to Dam Cranzahl and back. The tour was near five kilometers long.

At the dam, the hikers learned a lot of the history of dam Cranzahl and its importance as a drinking water reservoir. During the hike, employees of the Saxonforest answered questions about the topic forest.

“I think it’s good, that the Saxony Ministry of Environment and Agriculture offer spring-walks since many years. The hikers will not only have a beautiful walk through the nature, they get many information’s about the environment and the natural habitats of many animals and plants from experts, “said Chris Bergau from Greenways Germany.

Those who have pleasure in a guided tour can find more information’s on the website www.natur.sachsen.de.