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Quality trail recommended route Stage 6

Elster Pearls Trail – Stage 6

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  • Elsterwehr Neumühle
    Elsterwehr Neumühle
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The last stage of 9.93 km along the White Elster leads back to Greiz in the Fürstlich Greizer Park.
Open
moderate
Distance 10 km
2:59 h
335 m
324 m
421 m
243 m
Start: Neumühle / Elster (municipal office)

Destination: Greizer Park

Distance: 9.93 km

Elevation gain: 590 m

Walking time: 3.5 to 4.5 hours

Author’s recommendation

  • Powder Tower Greiz
  • Castles in Greiz
  • Park and Summer Palace
Quality route according to "Wanderbares Deutschland"
Difficulty
moderate
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
421 m
Lowest point
243 m
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Rest stops

Greizer Parkgaststätte
Restaurant "Parkschlösschen"
Restaurant und Schlosscafe "Harmonie"
Taverne Irodion griechische Spezialitäten
"Tivoli"
"pm lounge"
Pub " Holzwurm"

Safety information

Pay attention to your physical condition and take appropriate quantities of drinks with you on the hike.

Tips and hints

Tourism Association Vogtland e.V.

Tel.: +49 (0) 3744 188860

Mail: info@vogtland-tourismus.de 

 

Tourist-Information Greiz

Tel.: +49 (0) 3661 689815

Mail: tourismus@greiz.de 

Start

Municipal office of Neumühle (244 m)
Coordinates:
DD
50.702750, 12.175050
DMS
50°42'09.9"N 12°10'30.2"E
UTM
33U 300526 5620577
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Destination

Main entrance to Greizer Park in Greiz

Turn-by-turn directions

Start at the municipal administration Neumühle / Elster (240 m above sea level) - 100 m on the country road - turn left and cross the road - 600 m on the marked meadow path to the forest road in Schlötengrund - turn right on the forest road - 1 km straight on, past the Kuhbergbruch - turn right - cross the Schlötenbach an der Furt - 1.4 km uphill through a ravine to the forest path crossing "Bierweg" (408 m above sea level) - continue on "Nasser Weg" downhill and uphill to the Weißen Kreuz (375 m above sea level) . NN) - after the Weißes Kreuz turn right into the forest path - 800 m forest path downhill to the first houses "Am Brand" - turn left - follow the EPW markings to the Laagweg intersection - turn right and after 50 m immediately left again onto the forest path - Follow the forest path 300 m uphill - turn right at the forest road - 700 m straight ahead to Pulverturm (325 m above sea level) - turn right at the powder tower - down a serpentine 200 m down to the Krümmetal (250 m above sea level) - keep right and 150 m to the intersection of Landstrasse Walk to Neumühle - cross the street - turn left - straight on for 150 m on the sidewalk to the north entrance to Greizer Park - turn right on the park path - after 50 m turn left - 400 m on the park path past the Parksee to the rest area "Rindenhaus" - left at the next fork in the park path turn - after 300 m at the exit of Greizer Park - cross the street - 600 m uphill to the rear entrance of the "Upper Castle" (290 m above sea level) NN) - walk 200 m on the outer path around the "Obere Schloss" - at the end of the path turn right onto the "Schloßberg" - 100 m downhill - turn right - 100 m on the sidewalk of Schloßbergstraße - turn right into Brückenstraße and 250 m go to the main entrance Greizer Park, the stage destination.

Public transport

Hikers can travel by train to Greiz or Wünschendorf, and continue by bus to the starting point.

Further information is available from the PRG on +49 3661/706565 or the Vogtland Tourist and Transport Office on +49 3744 19449 or www.vogtlandauskunft.de.

By road

You can reach Neumühle via Greiz from the A72 via the Reichenbach exit.

Parking

Parking spaces are available at Neumühle station.

Coordinates

DD
50.702750, 12.175050
DMS
50°42'09.9"N 12°10'30.2"E
UTM
33U 300526 5620577
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Book recommendation by the author

Further information can be found on the website of the Vogtland Tourist Association at www.vogtland-tourismus.de or on +49 (0) 3744 18886-0

Author’s map recommendations

You can get a folding map with the complete route as well as information about sights and refreshment stops in the brochure shop of the tourism association at https://www.vogtland-tourismus.de/en/brochures.html  

Equipment

Appropriate hiking equipment should be used for the almost 10 km long path.

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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
10 km
Duration
2:59 h
Ascent
335 m
Descent
324 m
Highest point
421 m
Lowest point
243 m
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