Vogtland Panorama Weg

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Vogtland Panorama Weg
Data
length 228 kmdep1
location Vogtland in Saxony and Thuringia
Markers Signs of the Vogtland Panorama Weg
Start / finish point not specified (circular route)
Type Circular hiking trail
Height difference 673 mdep1
The highest point Aschberg (936 m)
Lowest point Greiz (263 m)
season all year round

The Vogtland Panorama Weg (original spelling) is a 228-kilometer circular hiking trail that runs mainly in the Vogtland district. In 2005, the hiking trail was the first East German hiking trail to be awarded the seal of approval "Quality Trail Wanderable Germany" by the German Hiking Association. In 2008 the certification was renewed. The path is characterized by 280 changes in landscape and 82 panoramic views, which gave the hiking trail its name. The name "Vogtland Panorama Weg" was protected as a registered trademark .

course

The hiking trail has been roughly divided into 12 stages, which are only intended as a suggestion for hikes. Detours are possible at any time thanks to the narrow network of trails in Vogtland.

1st stage: Göltzschtalbrücke - Greiz - Jocketa

Summary of stage 1
Starting place: Göltzschtalbrücke
Destination: Jocketa
Length: 26 km
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The Göltzschtalbrücke seen from the Kuhberg.

The first stage begins at the Göltzschtalbrücke , which is 574 meters long and 78 meters high, the largest brick bridge in the world. The path leads uphill briefly and then back down into the Friesenbachtal . Along the Göltzsch , the path runs over the Köhlersteig in the direction of Greiz to the confluence of the Göltzsch with the White Elster . Here the lowest point of the Vogtland Panorama Weg is reached (263 m). After the path has crossed the Göltzsch, it leads steeply uphill via Kleingera and on the Leichenweg to Coschütz and on to Kriebelstein , a 407 meter high mountain near the town of Elsterberg . Here you can take a detour to the castle ruins . From the Kriebelstein, the path runs largely in the Elstertal, which is walked upstream on the eastern side. After crossing the Steinigt conservation area, the path leads past the Rentzschmühle and the Liebau castle ruins to the Barthmühle . Not far from there is the Elstertalbrücke , the "little sister" of the Göltzschtalbrücke, under which the path leads. After both the tracks of the Elstertalbahn and the Trieb have been crossed, the last climb to Jocketa begins , the destination of the first stage. From here a detour to the Pöhl dam is possible.

Sights along the way
Detour

2nd stage: Jocketa - Plauen / Syrau - Zwoschwitz

Summary of stage 2
Starting place: Jocketa
Destination: Zwoschwitz
Length: 10/16 km
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The Elstertal Bridge as seen from the Eisenberg

The second stage of the Vogtland Panorama Weg begins at Jocketa station . From here the path leads over the Elstertal bridge , which was crossed under in the first stage. On the western side of the White Elster , the path continues to the Teufelskanzel , a striking rock. From there the path leads through the Nymphental to the Pfaffenmühle . A detour to Lochbauer, a three-sided courtyard from 1648 is also possible. From the Pfaffenmühle, the path crosses the Plauen city forest and the northern Haselbrunn district of the city of Plauen , past the Vogtland Stadium . The path leads off at the city forest, the tram Plauen over, from where a trip offers to the city center. From Haselbrunn, the Vogtland Panorama Weg partly follows the Paul Schulz educational trail and leads past the wood mill to Zwoschwitz . This stage is the shortest of the twelve proposed stages.

A longer alternative route leads from the Pfaffenmühle over the "Pfarrweg" to Jößnitz and from there on the "Mühlweg" to Syrau . There the “Syrau Windmill” on the Drachenburg (487 m) and the Drachenhöhle can be visited. The path then runs through the nature reserve “Kauschwitzer Heide” to Zwoschwitz.

Sights along the way

3rd stage: Zwoschwitz - Weischlitz - Oelsnitz

Summary of stage 3
Starting place: Zwoschwitz
Destination: Oelsnitz / Vogtl.
Length: 28 km
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The motorway bridge at Pirk
The moated castle Geilsdorf

From Zwoschwitz the Vogtland Panorama Weg leads to the Warthübel (466 m) with the water tower , from there through the nature reserve Großer Weidenteich and on the Schafweg to Straßberg into the valley of the Weißen Elster . This is crossed and the path continues with the Plauen-Hof partnership path to Kürbitz . The hiking trail continues over the Pfarrberg (431 m) and the vineyard (416 m) to Weischlitz . There the White Elster is crossed again and the path follows the course of the river and the Elstertal Railway to the Lannekhaus . The path now makes a hook to Geilsdorf and then returns to the valley of the White Elster, to the Pirkmühle . After crossing under the Pirk motorway bridge, it continues to Türbel and over the Hohen Kulm (515 m) into the Triebeltal. After crossing the Triebelbach, the path turns towards Schönbrunn , passing the Glockenhübel (465 m) and the Bauersberg (517 m). From Schönbrunn, the Vogtland Panorama Weg runs together with the Vogtlandweg to Steinpöhl (519 m) and from there north, past an opencast mine to Lauterbach . The last part of the stage runs through meadows and gardens to the center of Oelsnitz . From Oelsnitz it is also possible to make a detour to the Pirk dam . This stage is the longest of the twelve proposed stages.

Sights along the way

4th stage: Oelsnitz - Bad Elster

Summary of stage 4
Starting place: Oelsnitz / Vogtl.
Destination: Bad Elster
Length: 20 km
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The König-Albert-Bad in Bad Elster

The fourth stage begins at Oelsnitz train station . The path on this stage is identical to the Vogtlandweg . It runs parallel to the railway and to the Weißen Elster through the reed wood to Unterhermsgrün and on to shortly before Hundsgrün . Here it runs uphill to Hundshübel (538 m), past the Lochgutmühle , over the Lochbach and through the forest to a rest area with a view of the Wirtsberg and Vysoký kámen (High Stone) . The path then leads through the valley of the Tetterweinbach to the Pelzmühle , crosses the former Hranice – Adorf railway line and briefly follows the German Unity hiking trail to the Old Castle , an early German ring wall . From there the path continues, along the Alte Schlossweg to the Römerhütte and from there to the center of Bad Elster .

Sights along the way

5th stage: Bad Elster - Bad Brambach

Summary of stage 5
Starting place: Bad Elster
Destination: Bad Brambach
Length: 14/18 km
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View in Oberbrambach to the Sprudelwerk

The fifth stage leads from the gondola pond in Bad Elster through the spa gardens and past the Flora Temple to the White Elster . This is crossed and the path runs upstream to the Forstschänke and past a pedunculate oak that is over 500 years old to Ascher Straße. After crossing the street, the path leads past the Bayern beech , over the Rauner Kirchsteig to the listed town of Raun . Across the orchid meadow , past the upper hole houses , through the Rohrichwald , you get to the Schimmel junction and finally to Oberbrambach and from there to the Schiller spring in Bad Brambach .

A longer variant leads across Czech soil to the municipality of Aš . At the forest inn , the path turns off to Doubrava (green) and leads through Kopaniny (Krugsreuth) to a reservoir and, after crossing the dam, steeply uphill to Háj u Aše (Hainberg) (758 m). From there, the path runs back down to Dolní Paseky (Niederreuth) , then to Horní Paseky (Oberreuth) and finally to the spa park in Bad Brambach.

Sights along the way

6th stage: Bad Brambach - Kapellenberg - Bad Brambach

Summary of stage 6
Starting place: Bad Brambach
Destination: Bad Brambach
Length: 14/20 km
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View of Schönberg and Kapellenberg from the direction of the border crossing

The sixth stage is the only one where the start and finish point are identical. From Bad Brambach , the Vogtland Panorama Weg leads across the railway line into Röthenbachtal , to the rotunda of the former forest café and to Bärendorf . From here the ascent to Kapellenberg (759 m) takes place. The path runs downhill again, past the Schwarzen Teich to the federal highway 92 . After crossing the main road, the hiking trail continues to the Czech border, with a detour to the Hahnenpfalz , a 707 meter high mountain, is possible. The path runs along the border through the Brambach district of Forst to the center of Bad Brambach.

A longer alternative route leads from Kapellenberg via an educational trail and the Alte Schönberger Straße to Schönberg . There the path runs past Schönberg Castle , over the federal road 92 and the railway line to the Großer Teich . From there the path zigzags to the Czech border until it meets the Vogtland Panorama Weg again.

Sights along the way
  • Sights in Bad Brambach (see stage 5 )
  • Duel memorial in Röthenbachtal, memorial to the memory of the duel in which Philipp Sigismund von Schirnding zu Brambach, Wohlhausen etc. was stabbed to death
  • Kapellenberg with
  • Schönberg Castle , a former seat of the Lords of Reitzenstein

7th stage: Bad Brambach - Markneukirchen - Breitenfeld

Summary of stage 7
Starting place: Bad Brambach
Destination: Breitenfeld
Length: 16 km
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Lookout tower on the Wirtsberg near Landwüst

The seventh stage also begins in Bad Brambach . The path runs through a ravine to the Galgenberg (637 m) near the city, behind the bypass road. The path then leads into the Saugrund on the Czech border and then along the Alte Egerer Poststrasse over the Pfaffenberg (623 m) to Rohrbach and on to Landwüst . We recommend a detour to the Wirtsberg (664 m), from which, in good weather, you can see the Ore Mountains with Fichtelberg and Klínovec (Keilberg) and to Schneeberg and Ochsenkopf in the Fichtelgebirge. The Vogtland Panorama Weg initially follows old mill ditches, past Haarmühle and Holzmühle and then leads through the forest, past the Schwedenschanze , an old defensive system probably from the Schmalkaldic War , to the Bismarck Tower on the Upper Mountain in Markneukirchen . From here there are two variants of the route. In the first variant, the route follows Egerstrasse to the Museum of Musical Instruments and on to St. Nicolai Church and Lutherplatz . From there it runs through gardens, over the bypass and through the Poetenwald , parallel to the Adorf – Schöneck railway line , to the Braunmühle . After a short stretch on the road, the stage ends in the Breitenfeld district .

The second variant from the Obere Berg leads from the Egerstraße to Siebenbrunn , over the main road and on the Mühlweg to the fish ponds at the Transparent Farm and finally to the Braunmühle. From there, the path follows the first variant again.

Sights along the way

8th stage: Breitenfeld - Erlbach / Landesgemeinde

Summary of stage 8
Starting place: Breitenfeld
Destination: Erlbach / regional municipality
Length: 18 km
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Panoramic view of Erlbach / Vogtland

From Breitenfeld the path leads to Waldbad Breitenfeld and from there uphill, past the Hirschmühlenteich and the Schwarzer Teich to the Friebus settlement . The Vogtland Panorama Weg crosses the federal highway 283 and runs through the forest to the holiday home area Zum Wacholderbusch and then over the Spornreuth (653 m), a former place of execution, to Gopplasgrün . From there the path leads over the Erlbacher Bergweg to Erlbach and crosses the town center. From Erlbach the route follows the Eisenach-Budapest long-distance hiking trail over the Galgenberg (641 m) and Pascherberg to Schlosspenzel (651 m) to Wernitzgrün . On the Dockengrüner Weg , the path leads to the Czech border, ticks a hook and, past the Lochbach ponds , describes an arc around Eubabrunn . The path leads through the Wirtsgrund again to the border, to the Juliusstein and over the Vorderen and Hinteren Kegelberg (704 and 755 m) to the Tannenmühle . On the Near Raft Pond past the stage eventually ends up in the district of country community .

A recommended detour leads to Schöneck . From the Waldbad in Breitenfeld, the path initially runs parallel to the Adorf – Schöneck railway line to Gunzen . After crossing the Schönecker district, the path follows the historic mining hiking trail , over the Grünstein (686 m), past the Pingen Färberlöcher and Kroatenloch to the Zwotaer Kirchsteig . This leads past the Eva-Buche and the Herrenteiche to the center of Schöneck to the church and to the Alten Söll (734 m). On Huthaus and the city park past and on the edge of the ski slope at the Hohenreuth the path runs then back out of the site. After the district of Tannenhaus , the hiking trail follows the Kirchsteig through the forest to Kottenheide . There it meets the actual Vogtland Panorama Weg (stage 9).

Sights along the way
  • Gopplasgrüner Kreuz, a stone cross from the time of the Thirty Years War
  • Erlbach village museum with a double room block from 1726
  • Show brewery in Erlbach
  • Church in Erlbach
  • GDR Museum in Wernitzgrün
  • Eubabrunn open-air museum
Detour
  • Schöneck ski area
  • Parish church of St. Georg in Schöneck, church from 1491 with a Bärmig organ
  • Huthaus in Schöneck, the oldest building in the city
  • Cigars and Schöneck Local History Museum

9th stage: Erlbach / Landesgemeinde - Kottenheide - Klingenthal / Aschberg

Summary of stage 9
Starting place: Erlbach / regional municipality
Destination: Klingenthal / Aschberg
Length: 18/26 km
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The Dreirainsteine ​​near Erlbach

The ninth stage starts in the Erlbach district of the Landesgemeinde and can be tackled in two different ways. First, the path leads out of the valley of the state community past the rear raft pond to the Dreirainsteinen , a place where three dioceses bordered one another. From there, the shorter variant runs on the Eisenach-Budapest long-distance hiking trail , along the Czech border over the Barthelsberg to the center of Klingenthal . Past the round church "Zum Friedefürsten" , the path on the Klingenthaler Rundweg approaches the Vogtland Arena , Klingenthal's ski jumping facility. Continuing on the circular route, it goes through the district of Brunndöbra , where the federal road 283 is crossed to an arboretum . The path leads over the Mittelberg (675 m) to the sports field in the Sachsenberg-Georgenthal district and then either steeply uphill over the Himmelsleiter to the Aschberg (936 m) or on the Zwitterweg , past the radium spring at the Hirschenstein and the former Aschbergschanze to the Lower Floßteich . You circle the Scheibenberg (864 m) and come to the Aschberg on a somewhat flatter path, which means you have reached the highest point of the Vogtland Panorama Weg.

The longer version of the road leading from the Three Rain stones for ways spider , a point at which the distance hiking trail Eisenach-Budapest , the trail of German Unity and the Vogt land meet. The latter is followed by the Vogtland Panorama Weg into the Hüttenbachtal and into the center of Zwota . The ascent over the Herrenberg (691 m) and the Hirschberg (739 m) to Kottenheide begins here , where the path meets the detour of the 8th stage to Schöneck . A forest road leads over a height of 808 meters back to the Vogtland Arena, from where the path of the first variant continues to the Aschberg.

Sights along the way

10th stage: Klingenthal / Aschberg - Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz - Vogelsgrün

Summary of stage 10
Starting place: Klingenthal / Aschberg
Destination: Bird green
Length: 18 km
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The MiG-21F-13 flown by Sigmund Jähn in front of the German Space Exhibition

The tenth stage begins at the highest point of the Vogtland Panorama Weg, at the observation tower on the Aschberg near Klingenthal . The Vogtland Panorama Weg follows the Eisenach-Budapest long-distance hiking trail , first along the Czech border and then along the Kammweg, past the Kammhütte . At the level of the village of Mühlleithen , the long-distance hiking trail E3 branches off, which offers a detour to the Schneckenstein , the Tannenberg visitor mine and the German-Bohemian Mineral Center. The Panorama Trail on the Upper Saxony Straße, over the king's height (m 891), past the Rotsudel and the round part of the arsenal . There the path turns and leads on the Wiesbachweg to the Zwickauer Mulde and to Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz . After crossing the town center and crossing the Mulde, the hiking trail runs through the forest, past the Jungfernsprung to Grünheide in the forest park. There the path catches a hook and finally leads through the Zinsbachtal , past the Great Deer Pond to Bad Reiboldsgrün and the last stretch to Vogelsgrün to the Eulenberg with a wind turbine.

Sights along the way
  • Lookout tower on the Aschberg
  • Nature adventure garden on the Aschberg
  • German space exhibition in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz
  • Heimatstube in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz
  • Neoclassical parish church from 1842 in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz
  • Recreation center Waldpark Grünheide
  • Carlsturm in Bad Reiboldsgrün

11th stage: Vogelsgrün - Lengenfeld

Summary stage 11
Starting place: Bird green
Destination: Lengenfeld
Length: 26 km
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The Prince Georg Tower on the Kuhberg
Marking at Rodewisch station

The penultimate stage begins at the wind turbine in Vogelsgrün and first leads to the Laubberg (767 m) near Schnarrtanne . There the path makes a sharp bend and runs through the forest, past the Schönheide reservoir , to the edge of Schönheide in the Erzgebirge district . The Vogtland Panorama Weg leaves the place on the right and leads uphill to the Kuhberg (795 m) with the Prinz-Georg-Turm . From there it goes on the Erzgebirge-Vogtland long-distance hiking trail to Wernesgrün . In the town center, the path almost bends 90 ° and approaches Schnarrtanne again. Shortly before the village, the path turns sharply at the Hahnenhäuser and follows the main Görlitz-Greiz path towards Auerbach . Before the town, the hiking trail turns again and leads past the Lenkmühle to Rodewisch . The path crosses the city, leads past the castle island and briefly parallel to the railway , before crossing the railway line and leading to the Schanzenbaude . From there the path follows the Schießhaus-Weg and leads to Lengenfeld . However, the actual Vogtland Panorama Weg bypasses Lengenfeld and leads via Eich and the Eichhäuser into the Treuener Forest .

Sights along the way
  • Brush and Local History Museum Schönheide
  • Museum train from Schönheide to Stützengrün
  • Prince Georg Tower on the Kuhberg
  • Wernesgrün Brewery
  • Museum Göltzsch on Rodewisch Castle Island
  • Observatory and planetarium in Rodewisch
  • Klopfermühle in Lengenfeld
  • Adventure park Plohn near Lengenfeld
  • Lengenfeld Fire Brigade Museum

12th stage: Lengenfeld - Göltzschtalbrücke

Summary of stage 12
Starting place: Lengenfeld
Destination: Göltzschtalbrücke
Length: 17 km
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The motorway bridge at Weißensand

From Lengenfeld the path leads over the Pilz viewpoint (471 m) into the Treuener Forest and meets the actual Vogtland Panorama Weg. This runs through the forest to the Perlaser Tower on Wilhelmshöhe near Perlas . At the edge of the forest, the path turns north and leads over the Lohberg (451 m), past a striking pine tree, to Weißensand . In the town center, the path turns towards the motorway bridge and finally crosses under it. In Götzschtal , the path runs past the Jägerhaus and the stage mill to Mühlwand . The path leaves the Göltzschtal and leads on a ridge to Lambzig and the castle in Mylau . From there the path leads either in the valley or via Obermylau on a high path back to the starting point, the Göltzschtal bridge . From Mylau, detours to Netzschkau and Reichenbach are possible.

Sights along the way
Detour
  • Trinity Church in Reichenbach
  • St. Peter and Paul Church in Reichenbach
  • Site of the 5th Saxon State Garden Show in Reichenbach
  • Neuberin Museum in Reichenbach
  • Netzschkau Castle

mark

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Logo of the "Quality Trail Wanderable Germany"

Most of the existing markings of other hiking trails are used to mark the Vogtland Panorama Weg. The Vogtland-Weg , which was partly laid out over 100 years ago and is marked with a blue line on a white background, is regarded as the “core path ”. The Vogtland Panorama Weg also follows in parts of the Eisenach-Budapest mountain hiking trail , marked with a red line on a white background, and the E3 long-distance hiking trail , marked with a blue "E3" on a white background. Local and regional hiking trails marked with yellow or green lines on a white background complete the Vogtland Panorama Weg. Especially at junctions or when there is a change of markings, there is also the sign of the Vogtland Panorama Weg, the letters "VPW" in red on a white background.

literature

  • Compass hiking map 1: 50,000, sheet WK 805, Vogtland-Plauen-Ore Mountains Nature Park. ISBN 3-85491-670-1 .
  • Vogtlandpanoramaweg hiking guide, ed. from the Vogtland eV tourism association

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Booklet for the Vogtland Panorama Weg, Vogtlandpanoramaweg hiking travel guide, ed. from the Vogtland eV tourism association

Web links

Commons : Vogtland Panorama Weg  - collection of images, videos and audio files