Love Trail Bad Elster-Asch

  • 9.80 km long
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Condition: very easy
  • Themed hiking trail
  • 2:49 h
  • 9.80 km
  • 329 m
  • 181 m
  • 476 m
  • 755 m
  • 279 m
  • Start: Bad Elster - Rose Garden
  • Destination: Asch - Sadi-Míru Park
On the occasion of Robert Schumann's 200th birthday in 2019, the hiking trail between Bad Elster and Asch was named the Love Trail as part of the EU project "Youth, Love and Music".

In 1834, the composer traveled this route to his fiancée in Bohemian Asch. This led to the creation of a cross-border path, 12 km full of nature and romance. Just follow the official hiking signpost in the Rose Garden coming from Bad Elster, follow the signposts, and discover sights such as the Paul-Schindel Park, the Bily Halstrov reservoir, the Hainberg lookout tower, or the Sady-Miru Park in Asch. The hike takes about 3 hours.

Waypoints

Start
Start
Bad Elster - Rose Garden
Destination
Destination
Asch - Sadi-Míru Park

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown (14%)
Street (12%)
Asphalt (6%)
Gravel (10%)
Trail (53%)
Path (5%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Coming from Bad Elster, follow the signposted paths to the border and continue via Doubrava, Hàj to Asch.

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Depending on the season, you should pay attention to the river courses. Footwear should be adapted to the weather conditions.

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there
Bad Elster can be reached from the A72 - Plauen South exit following the B92 up to the Bad Elster junction. From Bavaria, you can alternatively take the route via the A93 to the Regnitzlosau exit. Drive towards Oelsnitz, cross the Saxon-Bavarian state border and turn right after Posseck towards Adorf. You will finally reach Bad Elster via the B92.
Parking
There are sufficient public parking spaces available in the city center area.
Public transportation

Bad Elster is located on the Elstertalbahn Gera-Plauen-Eger/Cheb and can be reached by the Vogtlandbahn: www.vogtlandbahn.de 

Information on arrival by train and bus as well as accommodations can be obtained from the Vogtlandbahn Tourism and Transport Center: www.vogtlandauskunft.de or by phone at 03744 / 19449

Additional information

Vogtland Tourism Association e.V.

Tel: +49 (0) 3744 / 18886 0

Email: info@vogtland-tourismus.de

Internet: www.vogtland-tourismus.de

Literature

A bilingual flyer for the Love Trail is available at the tourist information offices in Bad Elster and Asch.

Further information can be found on the Vogtland Tourism Association's website at www.vogtland-tourismus.de or by phone at 03744/188860 as well as in other tourist information centers along the tour route.

Author

Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
Bautzner Straße 45/47
01099 Dresden

Organization

Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur

License (master data)

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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

There are restaurants both in Bad Elster and Asch.

Safety guidelines

Crossing the border (D - CZ) - please don't forget your papers!

Map

Information about other paths and activities can be found on the active pages of the Vogtland Tourism Association at www.vogtland-tourismus.de