Natura Trail "Großer Weidenteich"

9.73 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Hiking
  • 2:37 h
  • 9.73 km
  • 127 m
  • 127 m
  • 384 m
  • 463 m
  • 79 m
  • Start: Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
  • Destination: Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

The Natura Educational Trail runs on various marked and public paths and showcases the biological diversity of nature in the largest and most species-rich nature reserve in the Vogtland district.

The existing information boards by the state enterprise Sachsenforst inspire a desire to experience the native flora and fauna and promote the protection and preservation of this area. By using a special mobile app (Actionbound), you can get further information.

Waypoints

Start
Start
Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
© Andreas Wetzel, FVV Rosenbach/Vogtl. e.V. | CC-BY-SA
Destination
Destination
Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

Good to know

Pavements

Street
Asphalt
Gravel
Trail
Path

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

  • Start at the parking lot in the authority center of the city of Plauen or directly at the furniture store
  • Turn left into the street "Am Eichhäuschen"
  • At Zaderastraße turn left until the Neundorf village entrance sign
  • Cross the street and follow an unpaved path along a gray industrial fence on the right side
  • The path leads at the end into open meadowland with a view of the water tower
  • The path turns right and later left (= Neundorf circular hiking trail/NRW: yellow/white markings)
  • You reach Badestraße and the Vogtland Panorama Trail (VPW). Behind it is the Neundorf Neuteich
  • Go left along the VPW and NRW; rest area
  • After about 400 m turn right into the forest - left is Pechhüttenteich
  • At a crossroads go over the VPW onto the concrete "Panzerstraße" (new bench)
  • To the left is the Kleine Weidenteich, to the right afterwards is the nature reserve "Großer Weidenteich" with a large information board
  • Along the VPW, after 4.8 km, the open heathland of the nature reserve becomes visible (new bench and on the left a military bunker)
  • The VPW continues over small hills with beautiful views, including the "Feldherrenhügel" (currently not accessible)
  • Hill "Wartberg" with rest area and Sachsenforst info board
  • Along the VPW/NRW we reach the street from Kobitzschwalde to Neundorf
  • Along the field path towards the Neundorf village entrance
  • Turn right behind the former guesthouse "Am Steinbruch"
  • Hill "Burgstättel" with a small pavilion
  • Downwards along the NRW we come upon a field hedge on the left that leads in the direction of Neundorf
  • Cross the Neundorf border path into Schlossacker street, then left past Steinpöhl and after about 300 m turn left into Blechschmidtweg
  • Turn right onto Vetterstraße and into Lindemannstraße, then left at "Schwanzgrund"
  • Continue to Mückenbergerstraße and turn left into the grounds of the authority center ("Europaratstraße") to the starting point

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

Drive through Plauen towards Neundorf / authority center.

Park at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

You can reach the starting point of the circular hiking trail directly by tram line 1 or 3 to the terminal stop Neundorf (Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz and biller furniture store): www.strassenbahn-plauen.de 

Additional information

Download the Actionbound app for free from the App Store and Google Play.

https://www.naturfreunde.de/natura-trail-grosser-weidenteich

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

The highlight of the route is the nature reserve "Großer Weidenteich". The open heathland also offers hills with beautiful views.

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