--- title: "Love Trail Bad Elster-Asch" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/tour/love-trail-bad-elster-asch" description: "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." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2721860/603802a0b22920cac64168f440a551b8f6cae608f2086805453c376d6d9f5ff7/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share 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. Read more Waypoints --------- View on map Start Start Bad Elster - Rose Garden - Restaurant 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 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Coming from Bad Elster, follow the signposted paths to the border and continue via Doubrava, Hàj to Asch. Read more 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. Read more 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. Read more **Parking**There are sufficient public parking spaces available in the city center area. Read more **Public transportation**Bad Elster is located on the Elstertalbahn Gera-Plauen-Eger/Cheb and can be reached by the Vogtlandbahn: 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 Read more Additional information Vogtland Tourism Association e.V. Tel: +49 (0) 3744 / 18886 0 Email: info@vogtland-tourismus.de Internet: www.vogtland-tourismus.de Read more 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 or by phone at 03744/188860 as well as in other tourist information centers along the tour route. 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 There are restaurants both in Bad Elster and Asch. Read more Safety guidelines Crossing the border (D - CZ) - please don't forget your papers! Read more Map Information about other paths and activities can be found on the active pages of the Vogtland Tourism Association at Read more Nearby ------ View on map Contact 08645 Bad Elster Download GPX file - - - -