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Hike 5 - to Gunzen and Oberzwota
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- 17.69 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: difficult
- Condition: difficult
- Great panorama
- Hiking

- 4:45 h
- 17.69 km
- 313 m
- 313 m
- 579 m
- 798 m
- 219 m
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- Start: IFA-Ferienpark Schöneck
- Destination: IFA-Ferienpark Schöneck

This demanding route takes us partly along the supraregional ridgeway to Gunzen and via Oberzwota and Kottenheide back to Schöneck.

Through shady forests, past idyllic ponds, we explore nature, relax and enjoy the varied landscapes.

The path is mostly marked red; from Kottenheide we follow the yellow markings along the Kirchsteig back to Schöneck.

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Waypoints
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Start

Start

IFA-Ferienpark Schöneck

- Bike park

- Climbing

- Café

- Restaurant

- Bistro

Destination

Destination

IFA-Ferienpark Schöneck

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Good to know
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Pavements

Unknown (1%)

Street (12%)

Asphalt (10%)

Gravel (41%)

Trail (33%)

Path (3%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

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Directions

IFA Ferienpark - Färberlöcher - Gunzen - Black Pond - Green Pond - Oberzwota - Kottenheide

back to Schöneck along the Kirchsteig

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Tour information

- Cultural Interesting
- Loop Road
- Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Hiking boots are recommended, no special equipment required

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**Motorway A72 from Leipzig direction, exit Plauen East, via Mechelgrün, Bergen, Poppengrün to Schöneck

Motorway A93 from Bavaria up to Dreieck Bayrisch-Vogtland, then A72 to exit Plauen-South and then via Oelsnitz, Tirschendorf, and Arnoldsgrün to Schöneck

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**Parking**Parking garage or outdoor parking spaces at IFA-Ferienpark

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**Public transportation**Take line RB1 of the Vogtlandbahn to the IFA-Ferienpark Schöneck stop.

You can use the bus lines "TaktBUS22" coming from Muldenberg, "+Bus90" from Plauen / Oelsnitz, or "TaktBUS93" from Bad Elster to reach the IFA Ferienpark stop and from there start the hiking trail directly. At the hiking and cross-country ski house, you will find changing rooms, lockers, and toilets.

Real-time timetable information is available on the transport operators' websites:

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Additional information

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Author

Sandra Engelbrecht

Organization

Schöneck Tourismus

Map

Hiking, skiing, and cycling map "Vogtland Music Region", Verlag Dr. Barthel, ISBN: 978-3-89591-022-7; Price: 5.90 €

available at the Schöneck tourist info, in bookstores, or online

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Nearby
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Contact

08261 Schöneck/Vogtland

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