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Endurance Hike recommended route Stage 4 Endurance Hike  · Vogtland Open

Elsterperlenweg® – Stage 4

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  • View of Wünschendorf with the Church of St. Vitus and wooden bridge
    View of Wünschendorf with the Church of St. Vitus and wooden bridge
    Photo: CC BY-SA, Archiv TVV / S. Theilig

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    Stage 4 leads you on 16.2 km from Wünschendorf to Berga/Elster. Along the way, you will find spectacular viewpoints over the Elster valley such as the Weiberstein.
    Open
    moderate
    Distance 16.2 km
    5:20 h
    524 m
    494 m
    348 m
    212 m

    Start: Wünschendorf/Elster (Town Hall)
    Destination: Berga/Elster (Brandplatz)

    Distance: 16.2 km
    Elevation gain: 1100 m
    Walking time: 5.5 to 7 hours

    Author’s recommendation

    Family tip – sights and leisure experiences nearby/on the route:

    • Fairy tale forest Wünschendorf
    • Wünschendorf wooden bridge
    • Veitskirche
    • Spectacular viewpoints over the Elster valley, e.g., Weiberstein
    • Boat trip on the White Elster with canoe shed Cronschwitz
    Quality route according to "Wanderbares Deutschland"
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    348 m
    Lowest point
    212 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 3.17%Dirt road 10.63%Forested/wild trail 72.58%Path 11.75%Road 1.84%
    Asphalt
    513 m
    Dirt road
    1.7 km
    Forested/wild trail
    11.7 km
    Path
    1.9 km
    Road
    298 m
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    Rest stops

    Camping & Restaurant »Am Töpferberg«
    Landhotel am Fuchsbach

    Safety information

    Pay attention to your fitness and bring appropriate amounts of drinks on the hike.

    Tips and suggestions

    Vogtland Tourism Association e.V.

    Tel.: 03744 188860

    Email: info@vogtland-tourismus.de 

    Tourist Information Greiz

    Tel.: 03661 689815

    Email: tourismus@greiz.de 

    Roadbook

    Wünschendorf – turn right onto Bahnhofstraße, go straight ahead – cross Brunnenstraße – 200 m on Südstraße – turn left at the railway underpass – after 100 m turn right onto Fuchstalstraße – at the end turn left onto meadow path – pass Waldstraße – 400 m to the forest path crossing at Schlüsselberg – turn right 1.7 km to the Kamnitzgrund junction – continue over the viewpoints Geyerstein, Hirschensprung and Fuchsbachtalblick – after 50 m turn right into Fuchsbachtal – turn right in the valley – to the rest area "Fuchsbachmündung" – turn left and after the railway bridge turn right – 100 m on Talweg – turn left into Hohlweg – 300 m straight ahead to the Teufelskanzel junction – turn left – 150 m turn right onto forest path to Hohlweg – turn left, 200 m to the viewpoint "Weiberstein" – after 700 m Großdraxdorf – turn right – 1 km downhill to Talweg – after 100 m on Talweg – turn left into "Zehnmarkweg" – keep left for 1.6 km – Talweg – turn left at Rohrbrücke – 500 m ascent to the Großdraxdorfer Bastei path junction – turn right through the small Bachgrund – go straight ahead on the right forest path to the Großdraxdorfer Bastei viewpoint – return on the same path – turn right – 1.1 km to the turnaround point "Wernsdorfer Höhe" – turn right on the field path – 800 m to the next forest path crossing – turn left – 200 m on forest path to the junction at the small pond – turn left over the dam crest and after 50 m turn right onto Reitsteig – 1.1 km on Reitsteig – turn left at the "Oberhammer" rest hut – 500 m to Stausee Albersdorf – turn right after stairs – 200 m on dam crest – turn left – 700 m to the "Stausee Albersdorf" parking lot – after 200 m turn right – after 1.1 km past the stone cross – Elsterstraße – turning left you reach the stage destination in Berga

    Catering and overnight accommodation:

    - Restaurant/Campsite "Am Töpferberg" Berga, Tel.: 036623 – 20438

    - Inn "Elsterperle" Wünschendorf, Tel.: 036603 – 8420

    - Guesthouse "Klosterhof" Cronschwitz, Wünschendorf, Tel.: 036603 – 87795

    - Apartment Bölke Wünschendorf, Tel.: 036603 – 71154

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    Hikers can travel by train to Greiz or Wünschendorf, with onward travel by bus to the starting point possible.

    Further information is provided by PRG at 03661/706565 or the Vogtland Tourism and Transport Center at 03744/19449 or www.vogtlandauskunft.de 

    Special tip: For the return journey, choose a trip with the Elstertalbahn on the European bridge-richest route! Info: www.elstertalbahn.de

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    Directions

    Via the A4 Kreuz Gera - Gera - B2 - B92 Stadtring Süd-Ost - via L 2330 to Wünschendorf

    Parking

    Use the "Fairy tale forest" parking lot on Brunnenstraße.

    Coordinates

    DD
    50.795675, 12.097231
    DMS
    50°47'44.4"N 12°05'50.0"E
    UTM
    33U 295437 5631120
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    Further information can be found on the websites of the Vogtland Tourism Association at www.vogtland-tourismus.de  or by calling 03744/188860.

    Author’s map recommendations

    A foldable map with the complete route as well as information about sights and catering options is available at the tourist association's brochure shop at https://www.vogtland-tourismus.de/de/brochures.html  

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    Equipment

    For the just under 17-kilometer long path, appropriate good hiking equipment should be used.

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    Open
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    16.2 km
    Duration
    5:20 h
    Ascent
    524 m
    Descent
    494 m
    Highest point
    348 m
    Lowest point
    212 m
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