Through the orchards near Bad Köstritz

14.54 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Hiking
  • 3:56 h
  • 14.54 km
  • 292 m
  • 292 m
  • 180 m
  • 300 m
  • 120 m
  • Start: Bad Köstritz, Heinrich-Schütz-Haus
  • Destination: Bad Köstritz, Heinrich-Schütz-Haus
On the 14.5 km long hiking route, there is the option to take a shortcut both at the "three-story quarry" (approx. 8 km) and in Dürrenberg (approx. 12 km).

No other landscape in the Greiz district is as strongly shaped by the surrounding orchards as Bad Köstritz. As cultural heritage, valuable biotope, and not least supplier of high-quality food, the natural area plays an important role. The blooming and fragrant meadows with the diversity of trees require intensive care and represent an extraordinarily important habitat. The hiking route of up to 15 km leads through the town of Bad Köstritz with its diverse sights such as the dahlia center in the House of Guests with tourist information and the Heinrich-Schütz-Haus. You will also discover small villages with renovated farms and houses along the way, as well as the magnificent meadow and field paths with panoramic views of the region.

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Directions

Heinrich-Schütz-Haus – Thüringenweg to Gleina – Chausseehaus "Blue Violet" - Reichardtsdorf - Three-story quarry (shortcut possible) - Forest area "Vogelherd" - Herrenallee – Eichberg (294 m above sea level) – Dürrenberg (shortcut possible) - Hartmannsdorf - Cosse-Forst – Thüringenweg - Oelsdorf mill - Köstritz Park - Heinrich-Schütz-Haus

Tour information

  • Loop Road

Directions & Parking facilities

Bad Köstritz is conveniently located just a few kilometers from the federal highways A 4 Eisenach-Dresden and A 9 Berlin-Nuremberg. Take the exits Gera-Langenberg (A 4) or Eisenberg (A 9) and drive directly on the B 7 to Bad Köstritz.
Parking is available on Heinrich-Schütz-Straße

You can reach Bad Köstritz with the Erfurt train from Leipzig, Hof, Saalfeld, and Gera. Information on travel times and prices can be found at www.bahn.de 

Author

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Bautzner Straße 45/47
01099 Dresden

Organization

Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur

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Through the orchards near Bad Köstritz
07586 Bad Köstritz