J5 - Hike to Pfaffengut

  • 7.98 km long
  • Round trip
  • Hiking
  • 2:10 h
  • 7.98 km
  • 149 m
  • 149 m
  • 315 m
  • 421 m
  • 106 m
  • Start: Parking lot at Jößnitz train station
  • Destination: Parking lot at Jößnitz train station

Sights: NSG Elsterhang near Röttis, Teufelskanzel (striking greenstone rock), Hornhübel (418 m, great view of Upper Vogtland), Pfaffengut – Vogtland Environmental and Nature Conservation Center (manor house, geological rock garden, wildcat enclosure, farmhouse garden, path of trees

The pleasantly walkable path leads through the railway line to the Pfaffenmühle. Worth seeing around Christmas time is a model railway and old toys exhibited by the owners of the inn.

The playground and animal enclosure are an experience for children in the summer months.

The path passes the Pfaffengut down to the Lochbauer, an old Vogtland-style three-sided farm with a half-timbered house from the 17th century. Along the Weiße Elster, nature is still almost untouched. Past the Teufelskanzel, the path goes uphill after a short time, up to Röttis.

In the center of Röttis there is a small playground and a tiny half-timbered house. The village community's association barn is also located here.  In summer, the barn festival takes place on the first weekend of July.

At the end of the tour, the path can be used from Röttis across the open landscape, with an excellent view of Upper Vogtland. Following the markings, the excursion ends at the Jößnitz train station parking lot. 

Waypoints

Start
Start
Parking lot at Jößnitz train station

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown (28%)
Street (2%)
Asphalt (39%)
Gravel (5%)
Trail (16%)
Path (10%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Parking lot at Jößnitz train station – Kiesberg – Pfaffenmühlenweg – Pfaffenmühle – Pfaffengutstraße – Pfaffengut – Pfaffengutstraße – along the Weiße Elster to Teufelskanzel – Röttis – Hornhübel – Fabrikstraße – Am Hetschenberg – Talstraße – Parking lot at Jößnitz train station

First, you hike to the Pfaffenmühle, past the Pfaffengut and down to the Lochbauer - an old Vogtland-style three-sided farm with a half-timbered house from the 17th century. Along the Elsterufer, the route leads past the Teufelskanzel. Then it ascends moderately up to Röttis and over the Hornhübel through the open landscape back to Jößnitz.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there

From Plauen you can reach the officially recognized resort town of Jößnitz via Jocketaer Straße and Seumestraße.

The starting point is the Jößnitz train station parking lot located on Plauensche Straße.

Public transportation

- by Vogtlandbahn to Jößnitz or by bus line 40

Author

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

Organization

Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur

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