Burgstein educational trail
- 2:30 h
- 9.50 km
- 175 m
- 175 m
- 426 m
- 582 m
- 156 m
- Start: Burgstein hiking car park
- Destination: Burgstein hiking car park
Here, in the Burgstein area, lies the hidden, mystical, and also romantic Vogtland. One can wonderfully float above everyday life when the hiker's view opens to the wide, gently curved, inwardly calm landscape. Here, the hiker listens to the babbling of the Kemnitz stream and the chirping of the birds.
The educational trail with numerous informative panels passes idyllic places such as the Kienmühle on the Kemnitz stream, the historic inn Ruderitz, or the Hermann Vogel House. The late Romantic painter with a great sense for nature is impressively relevant to this day. Vogel became known as one of the most important Vogtland artists of the 19th century, especially for his enchanting illustrations in fairy tale books, such as those of the Brothers Grimm. These figures bring Hermann Vogel's fairy tale world to life on the Burgstein educational trail. For families, it is exciting to experience how the illustrations integrate into the landscape, so the recurring question “When will we finally be there?” does not even arise.
The highlight of the route is undoubtedly the two late medieval church ruins at Burgstein.
Waypoints
Good to know
Pavements
- Unknown (3%)Street (22%)Asphalt (8%)Gravel (28%)Trail (32%)Path (7%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
Burgstein hiking car park - Anniversary hiking trail - Unterkemnitzmühle - Kienmühle - Burgbrücke - Ruderitz - left at the forest edge - Burgstein houses - car park at the Burgstein houses - Upper slab house - Schwarzenreuth - Krebes - Hermann Vogel House - (unmarked) - Burgstein hiking car park
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereTake the A 72 Hof-Chemnitz exit Pirk, drive towards Hof. You will reach the hiking car park at Burgstein, where you turn right towards Krebes / Burgstein in Großzöbern.ParkingPark free of charge at the Burgstein hiking car park - located between the towns of Ruderitz and Krebes.Public transportation
Information on travel times and prices is available from the Tourism and Transport Center at 03744 / 19449 as well as online at www.vogtlandauskunft.de or www.bahn.de
Additional information
Tourist office Vogtländisches Mühlenviertel & Gebiet um den Burgstein
Am Park 1, 08539 Leubnitz Tel.: 037431-86200 / www.muehlenviertel-vogtland.de/burgsteinlehrpfad.html
Dining options
Historic Inn Ruderitz http://www.gasthof-ruderitz.de (only open on weekends) Tel.: 037433 18705
Restaurant "Schöne Aussicht" Weischlitz OT Geilsdorf https://www.schoene-aussicht-geilsdorf.de/ Tel.: 037436 83636
Links
http://www.sachsens-museen-entdecken.de/index.php?id=14&tx_museen_pi1[item]=344
Author
Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur
Organization
Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur
License (master data)
Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Family Tip - Sights and leisure activities nearby/on the route:
- Informative panels along the path explain special features of geology, flora and fauna, history, and the fairy tale illustrations by Hermann Vogel. These figures bring Hermann Vogel's fairy tale world to life on the Burgstein educational trail.
- Burgstein ruins (Am Burgstein, 08538 Weischlitz OT Krebes)
- Hermann Vogel House (exhibition with illustrations of well-known fairy tales: Burgsteinstr. 5, 08538 Weischlitz / OT Krebes, Tel.: 037433/5902)
- Museum cottage Krebes (Burgsteinstr. 12, 08538 Weischlitz OT Krebes, Tel.: 037433/5445)
- Wobbling rock Napoleon hat
- Viewpoint Schwarzenreuth, Kienmühle
Map
- You can obtain a detailed hiking map from the office Vogtländisches Mühlenviertel & Gebiet um den Burgstein.
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