Jean-Paul-Weg
The Jean-Paul-Weg is a 128km hiking trail in Germany in honour of the writer Jean Paul Friedrich Richter (1763-1825). The first stage of the trail was marked out in the district of Upper Franconia on 4 May 2002 with the section between Joditz (in Köditz) and Hof, Bavaria. On 15 November the trail progressed to Schwarzenbach an der Saale and on 17 October 2009, the route to Wunsiedel was inaugurated. On 21 March 2010, Bayreuth was reached.
It passes through the landscapes and places that shaped Jean Paul's life. Along the way, walkers on the trail can read panels on which are printed short excerpts from the works and notebooks of the poet. It leads through the Frankenwald, Fichtelgebirge and Little Switzerland. The path will eventually be continued to Sanspareil (in Wonsees) in 2013 and will be 150 km long. It is a joint project of the districts of Wunsiedel, Bayreuth, the Fichtelgebirge Society and all the communities and towns on the route. The main sponsors include the tourism agencies, the district of Upper Franconia, the Upper Franconia Foundation and the Cultural Fund of Bavaria, the European Union and the Nuremberg Insurance Group.
Stages
- Joditz (Gemeinde Köditz, Lkr. Hof) - Fattigsmühle - Saalebrücke BAB 72 - Hof/Saale (10 km)
- Hof/Saale - Döhlau - Oberkotzau - Fattigau - Schwarzenbach a.d. Saale (17 km)
- Schwarzenbach a.d. Saale - Hallerstein - Sparneck - Großer Waldstein - Ruppertsgrün - Weißenstadt (24 km)
- Weißenstadt - Grub - Egertal - Röslau - Bibersbach - Valetsberg - Wunsiedel (17 km)
- Wunsiedel - Katharinenberg - Bad Alexandersbad - Luisenburg - Nagel (14 km)
- Nagel - Fichtelsee - Fichtelberg - Fichtelnaabquelle - Weißmainfelsen - Karches - Bischofsgrün - Hohehaid - Entenmühle - Ölschnitztal - Bad Berneck (30 km)
- Bad Berneck - Goldkronach - Bindlach - Oschenberg - Eremitage - Bayreuth (16 km)
- Under construction: Bayreuth - Eckersdorf-Donndorf - Schloss Fantaisie - Sanspareil (22 km)