--- title: "Cultural Route of the Vögte: Plauen-Liebau-Elsterberg" url: "https://web.destination.one/en/tour/cultural-route-of-the-voegte-plauen-liebau-elsterberg" description: "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." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2906259/54e0ceda8c5689fcfa5805985ac3cbb7dab4da546ed2845f49b04a471f3bb78e/burgruine-elsterberg.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Homepage > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Cultural Route of the Vögte: Plauen-Liebau-Elsterberg ===================================================== - 16.02 km long - Difficulty: medium - Condition: medium - Great panorama - Hiking Burgruine Elsterberg Teufelskanzel Burgruine Liebau - 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. Read more Waypoints --------- View on map Start Start St. Johanniskirche Plauen - Geotope - Church Destination Destination Elsterberg castle ruins Show more Good to know ------------ Pavements Street (2%) Asphalt (9%) Gravel (12%) Trail (71%) Path (6%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 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. Read more Tour information - Cultural Interesting Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**You can reach Plauen via the A 72, exit Plauen-Ost or Pirk. Follow the B 173 in each case to the city centre. Read more **Parking**We recommend the public car parks at Neustadtplatz as well as the Stadt-Galerie or Klostermarkt parking garages. Read more **Public transportation** 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 or by telephone at 03744 19449. Read more Author Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbHBautzner Straße 45/47 01099 Dresden Organization Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur License (master data) Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur 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. Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interest - Church - Church - Geotope - Tours 13.23 km - Hiking 18.57 km - Hiking 6.10 km - Hiking Contact 08525 Plauen Download GPX file - - - -