Around the Kapellenberg

12.11 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Great panorama
Hiking
  • 3:10 h
  • 12.11 km
  • 241 m
  • 240 m
  • 571 m
  • 718 m
  • 147 m
  • Start: Bad Brambach, Kurmittelhaus parking lot (south of the railway line)
  • Destination: Bad Brambach, Kurmittelhaus parking lot (south of the railway line)
A scenic and rewarding hike around the highest mountain of the Elster Mountains - with beautiful views, idyllic hiking trails, and legendary stories along the way.

12 km circular hiking trail along forest and field paths as well as village roads. The highlight is certainly the view from the Kapellenberg Tower (open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) with an unforgettable view into Egerland, the Ascher Ländchen, and the Upper Vogtland.

Good to know

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Parking lot - via Ringstraße to Schönberger Str. - southwards along Mühlenweg - Hohendorf - Kirchsteig - (detour to Kapellenberg) - Old Schönberger Street - Schönberg - Geierhäuser - Bärendorf - Röthenbach - Bad Brambach - Kurmittelhaus - Parking lot

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

B 92 Plauen-South towards Bad Brambach.
Parking lot directly at the train station. Alternatively, 500 m before Kapellenberg Tower (B 92 - turnoff Bärendorf/Kapellenberg) or Schönberg (B 92 - turnoff Schönberg).

Vogtlandbahn line VB2 (Bad Brambach station). Information about schedules and prices is available from the Vogtland Tourism and Transport Center at www.vogtlandauskunft.de or by phone at 03744 19449.

Additional information

Bad Brambach Spa and Tourism Association e.V. Tel: 037438 22422

Dining options

Pfeiffers Beer Garden Schönberg, Tel: 037438 20361

Pension Egerlandblick, Tel: 037438 20288

Gasthof Kapellenberg, Tel: 037438 21293

Schönberg Castle Café Tel: 037438 219985 (weekends only)

Links

www.schloss-schoenberg.info

www.saechsische-staatsbaeder.de/bad-brambach/themen/bad-brambach-und-umgebung-ausflugsziele/naturerlebnisse/kapellenbergturm-bei-schoenberg.html

www.badbrambach.de/bad-brambach/gemeinde/geschichte

Author

Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
Bautzner Straße 45/47
01099 Dresden

Organization

Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur

License (master data)

Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur
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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Kapellenberg Tower, Schönberg Castle, manor graves, church, Goethe memorial plaque, Röthenbach with detour to the Duel Monument

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Contact

Around the Kapellenberg
08648 Bad Brambach