Vogtland Panorama Path® - Stage 11 (Vogelsgrün - Lengenfeld)
- 6:59 h
- 27.02 km
- 397 m
- 653 m
- 431 m
- 789 m
- 358 m
- Start: Vogelsgrün, Windrad
- Destination: Lengenfeld
Starting in Vogelsgrün, today also begins with an ascent! After the first kilometers, you reach the 795 m high Kuhberg near Schönheide. A view from the 20 m high Prinz-Georg Tower should not be missed!
Then, you stroll comfortably into the „beer village“ Wernesgrün. Here is the traditional Wernesgrüner Brewery, a monument of industrial culture in Vogtland. Beer has been brewed here since 1436! With a freshly tapped beer, you can see the historic brewery estate and participate in an interesting tour of the brewery.
Leaving the village behind, you reach the valley of the Holzbach on a forest path and pass the Hahnenhäuser. According to tradition, the Swedes raided this area during the Thirty Years' War. To protect themselves from the Swedish soldiers, villagers fled to the somewhat remote building, taking their animals with them. A magnificent colorful rooster, however, betrayed the hiding place with its loud crowing. Thus, the house was lost and destroyed. The name of the houses located there comes from this story – the Hahnenhäuser!
Now begins a very beautiful part of the path to Rodewisch. Especially the Poets' Path invites to pause again and again. 14 old and new poems can be read on rocks and tablets along the idyllic hiking trail along the Pöltzsch. Upon reaching Rodewisch, you can again reach for the stars here. The well-known planetarium and the school observatory are interesting detours. Also, the idyllic castle island with the small Göltzsch castle lies directly on the path before you reach the small town of Lengenfeld.
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Pavements
- Unknown (97%)Path (3%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
From the guesthouse „Zum Windrad“ in Vogelsgrün, the route goes flat through the forest towards Schnarrtanne. At the beginning of the right curve around the Laubberg, the path continues to the Carolagrüner reservoir. Watch the signs, as the marking splits into two paths, the right one leading back to Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz! Along the small reservoir through the forest, follow the path further, past the hotel „Forstmeister“, to the first houses of Schönheide. Not entering the village yet, but with one last effort, climb the nearly 100 meters in elevation up to Kuhberg. From here, the Vogtland Panorama Path® leads over a straight clearing and finally through meadows into the beer village Wernesgrün. Already during the descent, you can see the huge beer tanks of the brewery.
Hardly arrived in the village, turn left before the main street to the Hahnenhäuser. Shortly thereafter, you reach the small town of Rodewisch and meet again the little river Göltzsch, where it all began on its banks. Passing the castle island, then crossing the Göltzsch and continuing to the Schanzenbaude. Afterwards to the so-called „Königsstraße“, the connecting road between Rodewisch and Treuen, and on the „Schießhaus-Weg“ to the edge of the forest. Leaving the Vogtland Panorama Path® towards the already visible Lengenfeld, continue straight into the town center, where the next stop awaits.
Tour information
Stop at an Inn
Equipment
The VPW is a stage hiking trail and should therefore be approached with appropriate equipment.
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereEvery entry and end point is signposted in the route information and equipped with parking spaces nearby. Each entry and end point is connected by public transport. Use the respective information at: Saxony: 03744/19449 / Thuringia: 03661/706565ParkingEvery entry and end point is signposted in the route information and equipped with parking spaces nearby. Each entry and end point is connected by public transport. Use the respective information at: Saxony: 03744/19449 / Thuringia: 03661/706565Public transportation
Bus connection Vogelsgrün – Auerbach, Wernesgrün – Rodewisch
Train connection Auerbach – Rodewisch – Lengenfeld
Information on arrival by bus and train is available from the Vogtland Tourism and Transport Center (TVZ) at www.vogtlandauskunft.de and by phone at 03744 19449.
Additional information
If you have taken an interest in the hike, then also visit stage 10 or simply hike further to stage 12 up to the Göltzschtal Bridge, a fascinating landmark of Vogtland!
Vogtland Tourism Association e.V. - Tel. 03744 188860
Information: Tourism and Transport Center - Tel. 03744 19449
Tourist information: Auerbach - Tel. 03744 81450
GG „Around Kuhberg“ Schönheide - Tel. 037755 51623
City administration Rodewisch - Tel. 03744 36810
City administration Lengenfeld - Tel. 037606 3050
Literature
- Further information can be found on the websites of the Vogtland Tourism Association at www.vogtland-tourismus.de or at 03744/188860 as well as in the other tourist information offices along the route.
Author
Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
Bautzner Straße 45/4701099 DresdenOrganization
Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur
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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Sights: Viewing towers on Kuhberg and Steinberg, Brush Museum Schönheide, Museum railway Schönheide, Kuhnert workshop (Ore Mountains folk art), Rothenkirchen, Wernesgrün Brewery, Rodewisch (castle island with Göltzsch museum, observatory), Lengenfeld (Klopfermühle, local history museum, fire brigade museum, Plohn leisure park)
Tip: Plan enough time for detours to sights along the route.
Safety guidelines
Requirement: After a steep climb to Kuhberg, a long but not strenuous hiking day.
Map
You can obtain the VPW hiking guide free of charge in the brochure shop at www.vogtland-tourismus.de