Contemplative Path - Long Route

The path initially follows Klingenthaler Straße towards Landesgemeinde and turns right after the forester's house into Forststraße. From there it goes uphill past the kindergarten, leaving the paved road. After about 100 meters, take the left into Försterweg. The second sculpture is reached after another 100 meters. Here you find an attractive seating area with a view of Erlbach.

Now walk back about one hundred meters to the original path and continue uphill to a seating group. There turn right and follow the marked route again until a right turn. About 30 meters later turn right again, where shortly after you can enjoy a fantastic view of Erlbach. Continuing along the path, you come to a seating area where the third sculpture stands.

There keep left and walk past Wirtsgrund until you reach the fourth sculpture after about 100 meters uphill.

Now turn right into the bungalow village and continue to the Vogtland Open-air Museum in Eubabrunn. Here you have a first opportunity to rest and dine at the "Green Valley" restaurant. The fifth sculpture is located on the museum grounds.

Refreshed, walk from the museum on the paved road to the "Lohe Hütt'n" (signposted), where the next sculpture is located.

Pass the "Lohe Hütt'n" and continue straight to Tockengrüner Weg. Turn right onto it and follow the main path to a bench, where you are welcomed by the next sculpture.

Continue straight to a small shelter – the Spruce Hut. Here is the eighth sculpture.

At the next fork, turn left, then after about 400 meters on the main path another sculpture follows.

After viewing the artwork, walk back about 15 meters and turn right. From this junction, after about 400 meters, you reach the border and enter the city forest of Luby/Schönbach. There is a signpost. The next sculpture is 1.1 kilometers later at the junction to the High Stone.

The contemplative path continues straight towards Zálubí/Egetten. After 1.1 kilometers, you reach a picturesque meadow. Here the eleventh figure can be seen on the right. On the meadow path, go downhill to road 212 Luby/Schönbach-Wernitzgrün. Here stands the twelfth figure to the right of the path. The path then leads left along the main road past the "Kozabar" restaurant. After about 300 meters, a paved path branches off to the right. It leads over a narrow wooden bridge. Along the Luby stream, walk to the fire station. Passing this, the path turns right and follows bike path 2180. After the ascent, on the right side is the "U Moravu" restaurant. Here is the next sculpture.

Following the street another 400 meters uphill, you arrive at the 14th sculpture. Here the path turns slightly uphill off the main road and transitions into a meadow path. At the forest edge stands another figure. With a view of the wind turbines of Horní Paseky/Oberreuth the contemplative path crosses the meadow about 300 meters downhill. At the fork of three paths, there is again a sculpture. Take the middle path. In a wide left bend, walk past the Golf Course junction. At the forest edge near the former Luderbrunn, enter the forest again. On the left, another sculpture adorns the contemplative path. Then continue straight. After 800 meters you find the next figure. Here follow the path left of the artwork (trail 5). After about 500 meters, the trail turns left. When you reach the main path, after 50 meters a view opens to the next work. Past this station, the path leads right. After a 30 meter walk, you must turn left until you reach the border. Now the contemplative path runs along the border to the main path (Streitwaldweg). Here are a signpost and the next wooden sculpture. From here go left towards Landwüst. After a short walk, you reach the Sandman grave with the associated sculpture. Further along the Streitwaldweg, the view opens soon to the 664 m high Wirtsberg with the nine-meter-high observation tower. On the left at the roadside stands the "Little Woman". Franziska Scholz: "Little Woman" God saw everything he had made, and behold, it was very good. (Genesis 1:31a) Over Wirtsberg with its breathtaking view, you reach the church of Landwüst. Here is a sculpture to the Bible words: How precious to me, God, are your thoughts! How vast is their sum! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with you. (Psalm 139:17f.)

After another 300 meters downhill, the tour ends with the last sculpture on the grounds of the Vogtland Open-air Museum in Landwüst.

Jan Juda: "Autumn" But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23a)

Hiking boots are recommended.

Federal highway 283, accessible from Klingenthal, Markneukirchen and Schöneck.

Parking is available at the open-air museum Eubabrunn

Information on arrival by bus and train can be obtained from the Vogtland Tourism and Transport Centre at www.vogtlandauskunft.de or via the service phone 03744 19449.

• Wirtsberg Landwüst
• Open-air museum Landwüst and Eubabrunn

There is a border crossing from the German to the Czech side. Please always have an ID ready on your hike.