Cultural Route of the Vögte: Plauen-Liebau-Elsterberg

16.02 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Great panorama
Hiking
  • 4:37 h
  • 16.02 km
  • 265 m
  • 396 m
  • 274 m
  • 424 m
  • 150 m
  • Start: St. Johanniskirche Plauen
  • Destination: Elsterberg castle ruins
The stage leads from the former seat of power of the Vögte in Plauen to the Elsterberg castle ruins.

The Pfaffengut and the Liebau castle ruins serve as interesting intermediate stations. You can comfortably take the Vogtlandbahn back and enjoy the view through the Elster valley.

Logo Kulturweg der Vögte
Logo Kulturweg der Vögte

Waypoints

Start
St. Johanniskirche Plauen
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Best to visit

suitable
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Directions

The hiking route leads from the Komturhof Plauen to the Elsterberg castle ruins. The Pfaffengut and the Liebau castle ruins serve as interesting intermediate stations.

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

Directions & Parking facilities

You can reach Plauen via the A 72, exit Plauen-Ost or Pirk. Follow the B 173 in each case to the city centre.
We recommend the public car parks at Neustadtplatz as well as the Stadt-Galerie or Klostermarkt parking garages.

You can reach Plauen with the Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn on the Dresden-Hof route or from Leipzig with the S-Bahn S 5 to Werdau or Zwickau and further with the Vogtlandbahn. From Elsterberg, you can comfortably take the Vogtlandbahn back to Plauen. Information is available from the Vogtland Tourism and Transport Center at www.vogtlandauskunft.de or by telephone at 03744 19449.

Author

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Organization

Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur

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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

At the Barthmühle, it is worth taking the path over the Elstertal Bridge to enjoy the view from the world's second largest brick bridge.

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Contact

Cultural Route of the Vögte: Plauen-Liebau-Elsterberg
08525 Plauen