Sosa Reservoir – View of Sosa Dam loop from Steinbach

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Erzgebirgskreis

Johanngeorgenstadt

Sosa Reservoir – View of Sosa Dam loop from Steinbach

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Sosa Reservoir – View of Sosa Dam loop from Steinbach

04:34

15.2km

450m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 30, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.28 km

Auersberg

Peak

3.58 km

Großer Stern Junction and Shelter

Highlight • Rest Area

The big star is so named because some cycling and hiking trails meet here in a "star shape". There is also a refuge directly at the cross at 808 HM.

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5.69 km

Little Observer Birdhouse

Highlight • Structure

You can discover several small works of art here...

So keep your eyes peeled! 😉

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5.71 km

Frog Prince Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

funny rock

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6.03 km

View of the Sosa Reservoir

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Small view through the forest snow, but at least a brief glimpse of the water.

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7.98 km

Sosa Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

The panoramic view from the dam wall over the forests is simply picturesque. Great place for hikes around the dam.

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8.38 km

View of Sosa Dam

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☆ The wall is 50 meters high.

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9.13 km

Wooden Shelter

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Nice place for a break

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9.67 km

Inflow to the Sosa Reservoir

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Here you should also like to leave the main path and walk the narrow path up the stream to see the beauty.

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15.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

1.71 km

1.32 km

895 m

195 m

167 m

Surfaces

8.05 km

4.88 km

2.24 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,000 m)

Lowest point (640 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

9°C

4°C

23 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

December 28, 2023,Sosa - Auersberg „Acht“

Yes, the figure eight is a bit tricky. Nice tour from the parking lot at the dam. The last few hundred meters of the climb were a bit tricky due to ice and hard snow. After a refreshment we went back down. First there was ice and snow on the path again, then later there were several trees on the …

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July 9, 2025,Wanderung von der Talsperre Sosa zum Auersberg

Summer, 15 degrees, and light rain - what more could you want? 😃 From the Sosa Dam (free parking in the village itself, €6.00 for a day ticket at the dam), we started our tour armed with umbrellas. The destination was the Auersberg. At 1,018 m, the Auersberg is the third highest mountain in Eastern Germany after Fichtelberg and Brocken. …

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October 2, 2021,ERZ: von 🅿️ Talsperre Sosa bis zum Auersberg u.z.

The third highest mountain in Saxony (Auersberg, according to Wikipedia) has been on my plan for a long time. So let's go today before the afternoons get shorter.
Most of the paths were wide forest paths. Only at the end there had to be a few up and down / off grid challenges 😜 If you don't like something like …

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November 16, 2024,hERZklopfen ⚒

From the Sosa dam to the Auersberg.
As the seasons change.

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October 30, 2022,Auersberg – Talsperre Sosa Runde von Sosa

We parked the car in the parking lot at the Sosa dam. We started left around the reservoir. The path is also suitable for cyclists. There was a lot of activity on the Auersberg, but it was still relaxed. The view from the tower into the colorful forests was picturesque. The Auersbergbaude is run as a bistro, so that we …

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July 12, 2023,Runde Talsperre Sosa - Sosaer Steig - Großer Stern - Mittelflügel - Himmelsleiter - Auersberg - Wellenschaukel - Kleiner Stern - Heinrichsbacherweg - Tal der kleinen Bockau - BuFiBu - Hirschknochenweg - Talsperre Sosa

Blue-grey sky ☁️🌥️ and not too hot, so go to the Sosa dam and hike a round. At the Großer Stern I realized that my vacation was coming to an end. But first look straight ahead and go up.

Literally. With a 12% incline ⛰️ at some point I asked myself what made me decide to take the path.

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November 18, 2023,einmal Auersberg, mit Talsperrenrunde Sosa

Visited the Auersberg on foot again after years. There is a beautiful nature trail along the dam circular path. A new playground and a sports path have been created at the summit.

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October 29, 2024,Von Sosa auf den Auersberg und zurück

Oh dear..., oh dear..., we just want to walk around the dam and then explore the traces of the charcoal-burning trade around Sosa on the charcoal-burning path!

We had barely left Sosa and walked towards the dam when we were brought to an abrupt end by the deer bone path! It is not possible to continue on the circular hiking …

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