--- title: "Saxon Way of St. James from Oelsnitz to Hof" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/tour/saxon-way-of-st-james-from-oelsnitz-to-hof" description: "The start of this stage of the Saxon Way of St. James is the Zoephel House in Oelsnitz, which also houses the city’s tourist information. Untere Kirchstrasse leads towards the pedestrian bridge over the White Elster. Past the Marienstift residential home you reach Alte Triebeler Straße, then across meadows and forest paths to the village of Triebel. Here you find the lovingly restored fortified church. The country inn also offers accommodation options. Beyond Triebel you enter the former East-West German border area - a path leads to the tri-border point between Bavaria, Saxony and Bohemia. The hike leads through villages of the Regnitz region via Trogenau and Kirchgattendorf to Hof. At the Lorenz Church or Lorenz Park, we reach the destination. The stamp station is the tourist information in the Ratzhaus - the pilgrim hostel is located in the former Poor Clares monastery." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2716672/8501615ac02503dec4dfd8804453c9fb0dde1d9af559d1183279578ae80fa3fa/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Saxon Way of St. James from Oelsnitz to Hof =========================================== - 35.36 km long - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Pilgrimage route - 9:00 h - 35.36 km - 484 m - 382 m - 384 m - 619 m - 235 m The Saxon Way of St. James on the Franconian Road runs about 300 km via Bischofswerda, Dresden, Freiberg, Chemnitz, Zwickau, and Oelsnitz/V. to Hof. The start of this stage of the Saxon Way of St. James is the Zoephel House in Oelsnitz, which also houses the city’s tourist information. Untere Kirchstrasse leads towards the pedestrian bridge over the White Elster. Past the Marienstift residential home you reach Alte Triebeler Straße, then across meadows and forest paths to the village of Triebel. Here you find the lovingly restored fortified church. The country inn also offers accommodation options. Beyond Triebel you enter the former East-West German border area - a path leads to the tri-border point between Bavaria, Saxony and Bohemia. The hike leads through villages of the Regnitz region via Trogenau and Kirchgattendorf to Hof. At the Lorenz Church or Lorenz Park, we reach the destination. The stamp station is the tourist information in the Ratzhaus - the pilgrim hostel is located in the former Poor Clares monastery. Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Unknown (97%) Asphalt (2%) Trail (1%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Voigtsberg–Triebel, 12.7 km Triebel–Trogenau, 12.8 km Trogenau–Hof, 11.7 km Read more Tour information - Cultural Interesting Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**Zwickau is located on the A 72 Chemnitz - Hof. Read more **Public transportation**You can reach Zwickau and Hof by train. Information is available at and from the Vogtland Tourism and Transport Center by phone at 03744 / 19449 or at Read more Additional information Further information on the Saxon Way of St. James is available at 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 Safety guidelines Responsible for the route planning and waymarking **Saxon Way of St. James on the Franconian Road e.V.** c/o Ulrich Wolf Hospitalstraße 14 D- 01097 Dresden Read more Nearby ------ View on map Contact 08606 Oelsnitz Download GPX file - - - -