Vogtland Panorama Route® - Stage 8 (Markneukirchen - Erlbach)
- 5:20 h
- 18.89 km
- 442 m
- 385 m
- 516 m
- 658 m
- 142 m
- Start: Breitenfeld
- Destination: Erlbach / Landesgemeinde
If you reach the district of Eubabrunn, you should visit the open-air museum. In the Vogtland Open-Air Museum Eubabrunn, characteristic buildings in the folk architecture of Vogtland have been authentically reconstructed as a village complex. Agriculture, livestock and gardens illustrate the former work and lifestyle of the villagers. The site has even served as a film set.
On an area of 4 hectares, there are three originally furnished farms with corresponding outbuildings and home gardens. The buildings were relocated from various places in Vogtland. None of them originally stood here.
In a total of 18 buildings from around 1720 to 1830, permanent and special exhibitions on various topics are shown. Fields have been laid out on an open area and historic seeds are cultivated. Animals can be found in the pastures and in the stables.
Bohemian exiles also settled in Erlbach, bringing the musical instrument making to the place. Workshops still exist today, especially for string and plucked instrument makers.
A special gem is the Upper Vogtland Village Museum at Lindenplatz in Erlbach, a double-room log house from 1726. The exhibition documents the history of the village and presents the musical instrument trade.
Good to know
Pavements
- Unknown (72%)Asphalt (4%)Gravel (12%)Trail (12%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
From Breitenfeld, you descend a few meters down the road, then turn left at the edge of the forest to the Breitenfeld forest swimming pool. Those who stayed overnight in Markneukirchen simply continue hiking in the side valley at the junction of the road to Breitenfeld and soon reach the Breitenfeld forest swimming pool there.
Back on the Vogtland Panorama Route®, it goes uphill again. The steep section really puts strain on your legs, but on the following flat stretch past the Hirschmühlenteich pond, you can loosen your muscles again. You continue hiking through a lovely valley meadow and reach the scattered settlement of Friebus. There you cross the road to Klingenthal (caution at the B 283) to walk a few meters on the opposite side towards the forest and then through the holiday home settlement "Zum Wacholderbusch." We continue over the former execution place Spornreuth into the nearby town center of Erlbach.
Opposite the former Tauscher inn stands the signpost with information for the next kilometers. It goes uphill to Schloßpenzel until north of Wernitzgrün, where you leave the EB again. With a beautiful view of Wernitzgrün, you walk to the forest edge and immerse yourself in the dark coniferous forests of the border ridge. Like the border itself, the Vogtland Panorama Route® describes a wide arc around Eubabrunn, then turns sharply right into the Wirtsgrund at a bungalow settlement. About 200 m before the Juliusstein, the VPW crosses the Wirtsgrundbach stream by a ford. The impressive old border stone (Juliusstein) is worth the "detour." From it, you circle the 755 m high Hinterer Kegelberg halfway up, cross the ski slope, and gradually approach the Erlbach district Landesgemeinde.
Passing the Vorderer Floßteich pond, we hike the last kilometers surrounded by high mountains into the Landesgemeinde valley.
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Stop at an Inn
Equipment
Sturdy footwear, weather-appropriate clothing, provisions and drinking water
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting there
Coming from Zwickau, follow the A72 and B92 to Markneukirchen - Wernitzgrün.
Each starting and ending point is signposted in the route information and is located near parking areas. Each starting and ending point is connected by public transport. Use the Tourism and Transport Center at phone 03744 19449 or www.vogtlandauskunft.de
Public transportationBus connection Markneukirchen – Erlbach
Information about schedules and prices is available from the Tourism and Transport Center by phone at 03744 / 19449 or at www.vogtlandauskunft.de
Additional information
If you have found interest in the hike, then also visit stage 7 or simply continue hiking on stage 9 towards Klingenthal!
Vogtland Tourism Association e.V. - Tel. 03744 188860
Information: Tourism and Transport Center - Tel. 03744 19449
Tourist information offices: Markneukirchen - Tel. 037422 40775
Erlbach - Tel. 037422 6225, Museum Eubabrunn - Tel. 037422 6536
Literature
- Further information can be found on the pages of the Vogtland Tourism Association at www.vogtland-tourismus.de or by calling 03744/188860 as well as in other tourist information offices along the route.
Author
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Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur
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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Sights: Erlbach (village museum in an old double-room log house, show brewery with brewery guesthouse), Eubabrunn open-air museum
Note: All museums are closed on Mondays!
Safety guidelines
Requirement: The first stage at the transition from the Elster Mountains to the Ore Mountains is not too demanding.
Map
You can get the hiking guide for the VPW free of charge at the brochure shop at www.vogtland-tourismus.de