Elsterperlenweg® – Stage 4

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

Vogtland Tourism Association e.V.

Tel.: 03744 188860

Email: info@vogtland-tourismus.de 

Tourist Information Greiz

Tel.: 03661 689815

Email: tourismus@greiz.de 

Further information can be found on the websites of the Vogtland Tourism Association at www.vogtland-tourismus.de  or by calling 03744/188860.

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

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