- 9:04 h
- 34.34 km
- 595 m
- 466 m
- 335 m
- 582 m
- 247 m
- Start: Plauen Town Hall
- Destination: Hof Town Hall
Created shortly after the reunification of Germany, it stands symbolically for it. In the area of the former border, it meets untouched nature with enormous scenic and architectural charms.
The hiking trail is easily walkable, marked with blue signs, and overlaps largely with the Way of St. James (pilgrimage path). In Hof and Plauen there are numerous sights to see and the hiker has many opportunities to stop for refreshments and overnight stays.
Waypoints
Good to know
Best to visit
Directions
Plauen Town Hall - along the White Elster - NSG Burgteich - Kürbitz - Butterweg - Deichselberg - Schwand - Kienmühle - detour Burgstein - Krebes - Heinersgrün - NSG Blosenberg - Ullitz - Trogen - Kienberg - Haidt - Theresienstein - Hof Town Hall
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Stop at an Inn
Directions & Parking facilities
The following motorways pass by the city of Plauen with the respective junctions:
A 72 Chemnitz-Hof
Plauen-East junction: 4 kilometers
Plauen-South junction: 6 kilometers
A 9 Munich-Berlin
Bavarian Vogtland Triangle junction after about 35 kilometers on the A 72
A 4 Dresden-Frankfurt
Chemnitz Cross after about 80 kilometers on the A 72
A 93 Hof-Regensburg
Hochfranken Triangle junction after about 20 kilometers on the A72
Federal roads:
B 92 Gera – Greiz – Plauen – Oelsnitz – Adorf – Bad Elster – Bad Brambach
B173 Hof – Plauen – Reichenbach - Zwickau
From the north
Drive on the A9 Berlin – Munich to the Schleiz junction and then switch to the B282 and later to the B92 towards Plauen.
From the south
Drive on the A9 towards Berlin to the Bavarian Vogtland Triangle and switch there to the A72 towards Plauen. Leave the A72 at the Plauen-South junction and follow the B92 to the city centre.
A93 Regensburg - direction Hof: Drive towards Hof and leave the A93 at the Hochfranken Triangle. Then continue on the A72 to the Plauen-South junction. Follow the B92 to the city centre.
From the east
Drive on the A72 towards Hof. Leave the A72 at the Plauen-East junction and follow the B173 into the city centre.
Hof is conveniently located on the motorways A 9 (Nuremberg-Leipzig-Berlin) and A 72 (Hof-Chemnitz). From Nuremberg take the Hof-West exit, from the north the Hof-North exit (B 173), from Chemnitz/Plauen the Töpen exit (B 2), and from Regensburg/Prague the Hof-East exit (B 173).
In Plauen city centre there are numerous centrally located parking lots and car parks.
Use the public car park Oberer Anger in Hof.
The city of Plauen is conveniently located in the middle of the four-country corner Saxony-Thuringia-Bavaria-Czech Republic and has a well-developed local transport network.
You can reach Plauen city centre by train, bus, and tram. Information is available from the Vogtland Tourism and Transport Centre at www.vogtlandauskunft.de or by phone at 03744/19449.
Vogtlandbahn - www.laenderbahn.com
Plauen Tram - www.strassenbahn-plauen.de
You can reach Hof by Deutsche Bahn from Nuremberg (RE) or from Dresden/Plauen with the Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn. There are also connections to Eger via Selb and to Gera via Zeulenroda. Information is available at www.bahn.de
Additional information
Tourist Information Plauen
Unterer Graben 1
08523 Plauen
Tel.: 03741 2911027
www.stadt-hof.de/hof/hof_deu/partnerschaftsweg-hof-plauen.html
Author
Anika Seidel
Organization
Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur
License (master data)
Anika Seidel
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Points of interest:
Plauen: Old Town Hall, Vogtland Museum, Galerie e.o.plauen - Erich Ohser Art Museum, Thread Factory, Convent Building, Weaver Houses and Craftsmen's Courtyard, Wende Monument
between the two cities: Fortified Church and Elster Bridge Kürbitz, Pilgrimage Church Ruins Burgstein, Hermann Vogel House Krebes, St. Clara Chapel Heinersgrün
Hof: Botanical Garden, Theresienstein, Town Hall, Old Town
Map
Folded map Partnership Hiking Trail Hof-Plauen (available free of charge at the Tourist Information Plauen and at the Tourist Information Hof)
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