Road cycling route: Complete Vogtland between Gera and Bad Brambach

  • 268.19 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: difficult
  • Condition: very difficult
  • Great panorama
  • Road bike
  • 14:46 h
  • 268.19 km
  • 2,781 m
  • 2,781 m
  • 179 m
  • 769 m
  • 590 m
  • Start: Klingenthal
  • Destination: Klingenthal

The Vogtland Panorama road cycling route runs once around the Saxon-Thuringian Vogtland.

On your way through the beautiful Vogtland, you pass the towns of Klingenthal, Markneukirchen, Bad Brambach, Adorf, Oelsnitz, Plauen, Schleiz, Zeulenroda, Weida, Gera, Bad Köstritz, Ronneburg, Greiz, Neumark, Vogtsgrün, Lengenfeld, Rodewisch, Auerbach, Falkenstein, and Grünbach.

Normally this route is designed as a downhill ride to Bad Köstritz and an uphill ride back to Klingenthal. However, it can also be ridden in reverse.

This way, you get to know the beautiful sides of the green Vogtland. You will pass reservoirs as well as wild romantic river courses and wander through meadows and fields along with the inviting Vogtland towns.

Waypoints

Start
Start
Klingenthal
Soletherme & Saunawelt Bad Elster
  • Thermal bath/health spa

Good to know

Pavements

Street (92%)
Asphalt (8%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Follow the route via GPS and ride from Klingenthal, Markneukirchen, Bad Brambach, Adorf, Oelsnitz, Plauen, Schleiz, Zeulenroda, Weida, Gera, Bad Köstritz, Ronneburg, Greiz, Neumark, Vogtsgrün, Lengenfeld, Rodewisch, Auerbach, Falkenstein, and Grünbach back to Klingenthal.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

  • Summit

Equipment

Professional equipment highly recommended.

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there
You can reach Klingenthal from the A72 - exit Plauen Oelsnitz via the B92 to Adorf and continue on the B283 to Klingenthal.
Parking
Public parking spaces are available in the local area.
Public transportation

Please use public transport information at 03744/19449 or at www.vvvogtland.de as well as in the Thuringian network the number 03661/706565.

Klingenthal station - Bad Köstritz station

Additional information

In total, the athlete must overcome 2781 meters of elevation gain at 761 meters altitude and 179 meters descent!

Literature

Further information can be found on the pages of the Vogtland Tourist Association at www.vogtland-tourismus.de or by calling 03744/188860 as well as at the other tourist information centers along the route.

The brochure "Cycling Experience Vogtland" contains further routes.

Author

Saskia Prelec

Organization

Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur

License (master data)

Saskia Prelec
License: Attribution, ShareAlike

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

A visit to the museums in Vogtland is not just focused on traditional exhibits. In Ronneburg, you learn about mining just as much as at Schneckenstein, or Plauen presents itself with its textile history.

Safety guidelines

The road cycling route was tested with road cyclists. However, personal performance capability must absolutely be considered and self-critically assessed by the cyclist.

Please pay attention to your safety as you are traveling on public roads!

Map

Information on more routes and activities is available on the activity pages of the Vogtland Tourist Association at www.vogtland-tourismus.de