Over water and land to Gansgrün

18.09 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Great panorama
Hiking
  • 4:35 h
  • 18.09 km
  • 126 m
  • 128 m
  • 367 m
  • 419 m
  • 52 m
  • Start: Car park Wassersportzentrum
  • Destination: Car park Wassersportzentrum

The route combines an exciting boat trip over the Talsperre Pöhl with a hike through the charming low mountain landscape of the Vogtland.

After an exciting 35-minute boat ride over the Talsperre Pöhl from the landing stage near the dam wall, the ship docks at the Liegewiese Gansgrün.

There begins the actual ten-kilometer hike along the reservoir shore back to the starting point. The route is a section of the yellow-marked Talsperrenrundweg, which impresses with its great views of the Talsperre Pöhl. During the route, there are places to stop for refreshments and some highlights of the Talsperre Pöhl, such as the leisure and adventure garden to discover.

Waypoints

Start
Car park Wassersportzentrum
CC0 | Archiv Zweckverband Talsperre Pöhl
CC0 | Archiv Zweckverband Talsperre Pöhl, U.Loescher

Good to know

Pavements

Street
Asphalt
Trail
Path

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

You park at the car park at the Wassersportzentrum of the Talsperre Pöhl and walk past the climbing forest to the anchor point. Here you start with one of our passenger ships for a trip over the Talsperre Pöhl with a beautiful view of the shore landscapes. The trip to the landing stage at the Liegewiese Gansgrün takes about 35 minutes. Here you will find refreshment options. Across a small street, you reach the village center of Gansgrün and the western part of the Talsperrenrundweg. From here, the route continues along an idyllic forest path to the village of Helmsgrün, above the large FKK beach of the Talsperre Pöhl. On the shore of the Helmsgrün bay, you reach the castle peninsula with further refreshment options, a large playground, a leisure raft, and a surfing and sailing school. Then you continue along the shore of the reservoir past the bungalow settlement Rodlera. Across the bungalow settlement Neudörfel, you reach the bank promenade Jocketa with a long sunbathing lawn, refreshment options, and the leisure and adventure garden with playground, muddy track, and mini-golf course. The highlight is the walk across the imposing dam wall of the Talsperre Pöhl. Past the anchor point with snack bar, climbing forest, and boat rental, you return to the start and finish: the Wassersportzentrum with its large playground, beach volleyball courts, the Panorama restaurant, and a large car park.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

Directions & Parking facilities

On the A 72 from the direction of Bavarian Vogtland, please take the Plauen-East exit (7) and from the direction of Chemnitz take the Treuen exit (8) and follow the signs to the Talsperre Pöhl.

Please use the paid car park Wassersportzentrum between the Gunzenberg campsite and the climbing forest.

Bus stop Jocketa ship landing stage

Bus stop Gansgrün waiting point

Here you can find more information about the timetable.

Additional information

Departure times of the passenger ships (landing stage):

Off-season: 2:00 pm (from 15 people also 11:00 am | 12:30 pm | 3:30 pm)

Main season: 11:00 am | 2:00 pm (from 15 people also 12:30 pm | 3:30 pm | 5:00 pm)

Disembarkation: Liegewiese Gansgrün

Duration of the trip: approx. 35 min.

Please refer to our timetable for exact season-dependent and participant-dependent departure times and prices.

Boarding and disembarking at request stops is possible in the period from May 1st - September 30th. Telephone reservation at 037439 45060 is required.

Author

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

Organization

Zweckverband Talsperre Pöhl

License (master data)

Zweckverband Talsperre Pöhl
License: no copyright required (Public domain) (no copyright)

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