most people love to spend their time on sundays at home, relaxing, sleeping in, lounging etc. not me. i will always try to get out of the house to do a walk or hike, because during the week my life only takes place in my workplace and my flat. and that's it. so on sundays i NEED to get out because of a severe case of cabin fever. for this october hike i chose the area of burg-hohenstein as my next destination. i think i walked 12 kilometres on that day, but i'm not actually sure ( i guess it was more about 10 ). it was definitely a long one. i started out on the road to burg-hohenstein ( neuer weg ) and went along the river aar through the woods. then i took a path that lead to a ridge called gieshübel and then it wasn't that far anymore until i made my way back into the village from where i walked the neuer weg back down into the aar valley where my car was parked. at one point i thought i will never get out of the woods by evening, but i made it in the end, because i walked a very fast pace then. my feet hurt a lot after this, but it was nothing compared to the beauty i've seen on this hike. the views, the sights, the nature. it's just what really calms me down and makes me feel like a decent person.
say hello to my spiffy patent leather loafers ( very practical hiking shoes, haha ) and stripy socks. totally hiking suitable ( not ). to my excuse, it wasn't a hike trip per se, more like a very long and fast walk. also, i actually don't care about appropriate hiking gear.
the aar river. shortly before i shot this picture a heron flew up from the river bed and it was a magical sight.
beautiful stone structures.
yellow autumn trees.
i simply LOVED the rocks on my path. look at these structures, i just can't get enough looking at them. yes, you definitely can call me a rock and gem and stone aficionado.
slates over slates.
this tree fell so perfectly. you could easily walk through under it, without having to bend.
such a peaceful setting.
more tree obstacles.
this pond seems to be the source of the little river kohlbach.
then i arrived at the gieshübel. there was a farm back in the days, but all that is left is a well. and this enormous and gorgeous tree.
finally i made it to the open plains of burg-hohenstein. where white horses grazed peacefully.
and dark and fair brown ones, too...
and spotted ones. it was a horse heaven up there.
and the beautiful colours of autumn were everywhere.
autumnal decorations.
rowan tree with fruits.
the evil colour red.
i finally reached burg-hohenstein. with it's perfect castle. i've been here before a few times, it's one of the nicest castles around here. there's also a medieval market taking place here annually which is really intimate and small and lovely.
back on the road. i walked the last bit of my hike along this road. psh, it's not dangerous at all :O
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