--- title: "Around Bad Köstritz" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/tour/around-bad-koestritz" description: "The large loop around Bad Köstritz runs on both sides of the White Elster River over 26 kilometers around the spa town. Nature lovers will enjoy the Dahlia Center, the palace park with the animal enclosure and park temple, the natural monument “Three-Story Quarry” in the Eleonora Valley, and along the White Elster river landscape. As an alternative, the smaller loop of 13 km is recommended." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/569752/ea4bee0bb1bcc034a2f3daa507393c590d6284fc66fcab519bbc21878c75d575/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Around Bad Köstritz =================== - 27.28 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Hiking Köstritzer Brauerei Gutshof at dusk with illuminated brick tower and advertising banner. - 7:18 h - 27.28 km - 459 m - 459 m - 172 m - 304 m - 132 m - - Start: Railway underpass at Bahnhofstraße, Bad Köstritz - Destination: Railway underpass at Bahnhofstraße, Bad Köstritz On the way around the Dahlia City Bad Köstritz. The large loop around Bad Köstritz runs on both sides of the White Elster River over 26 kilometers around the spa town. Nature lovers will enjoy the Dahlia Center, the palace park with the animal enclosure and park temple, the natural monument “Three-Story Quarry” in the Eleonora Valley, and along the White Elster river landscape. As an alternative, the smaller loop of 13 km is recommended. Read more Waypoints --------- View on map Start Start Railway underpass at Bahnhofstraße, Bad Köstritz - Brewery restaurant Destination Destination Railway underpass at Bahnhofstraße, Bad Köstritz Good to know ------------ Pavements Unknown (3%) Street (8%) Asphalt (29%) Gravel (17%) Trail (40%) Path (3%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions After crossing the street at the **train station**, continue on Siedlungsstraße to the main road towards Roben. Soon, the **Donkey Path** branches off to the left, leading uphill to **Steinbrücken**. On Briefträgerweg, go downhill over the vineyard to **Pohlitz**. Passing the church, the path leads north and after 1 km you reach the **White Elster**. Following the right riverbank path, you pass the Red Wall to **Silbitz**. Crossing the Elster bridge, you reach the opposite bank. Past **Caaschwitz**, always upstream along the Elster, you pass under a railway bridge, go past the outdoor pool, and arrive in Bad Köstritz at Werner-Sylten-Straße. Continuing the loop, cross **Werner-Sylten-Straße**, leave the town, and walk on field paths to **Gleina**. It goes uphill past orchards into a small forest area. After crossing Tautenhain main road, the path leads over Kirchberg down to **Reichardtsdorf**. At the church, turn left on the village street to pass through the **Eleonora Valley** to the "Three-Story Quarry." Here, to the right over the **Sheep Bridge**, begins the climb to the deciduous forest "Bird's Nest". On Herrenallee - past the **Eichberg viewpoint** - you reach Dürrenberg. Then go right along the street and steeply left down to **Hartmannsdorf**. You do not stay in the valley but walk up to the **Cosse Forest**, which you cross on the Black Path to descend into the **Elster Valley**. Turning left, you enter the **Bad Köstritz Park with the animal enclosure**. Following Bahnhofstraße, turn right over the Elster bridge and immediately right through the "Bruch" to the railway crossing at the station, the starting point of the route. Read more Tour information - Cultural Interesting - Loop Road - Stop at an Inn Equipment Sturdy footwear is recommended. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**Bad Köstritz is conveniently located just a few kilometers from the federal motorways A 4 Eisenach-Dresden and A 9 Berlin-Nuremberg. Take the exits Gera-Langenberg (A 4) or Eisenberg (A 9) and drive directly on the B 7 to Bad Köstritz. Read more **Parking**Parking is available near the Bad Köstritz train station. Read more **Public transportation**You can reach Bad Köstritz by the Erfurt train from Leipzig, Hof, Saalfeld, and Gera. Information on schedules and fares is available at Read more Literature Hiking recommendations in the Greiz region (publisher: Greiz District Office) Read more Author Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbHBautzner Straße 45/47 01099 Dresden Organization Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur License (master data) Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author Variant: A shortcut is possible from the point where you reach Werner-Sylten-Straße in Bad Köstritz. Just follow Werner-Sylten-Straße past the Heinrich-Schütz-Haus and over the Elster Valley Bridge to reach the train station after another 1.5 km. Read more Nearby ------ View on map Contact 07586 Bad Köstritz Download GPX file - -