recommended route
Multi-stage route
Elsterperlenweg® / Elster Pearl Trail
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Oberes Schloss GreizPhoto: Archiv TVV, S. Theilig
A special feature of the path are its cross connections. In Neumühle, for example, you can walk to the opposite side of the White Elster after stage 1 and hike back to Greiz on stage 6. These possibilities allow the stages to be combined individually and as required.
Hiking on the path Elsterperlenweg® offers not only a lot of nature but also the opportunity to visit historical sights. At the northern turning point, hikers will find the 1000-year-old St. Vitus Church, the Mildenfurth monastery or the 225-year-old covered wooden bridge in Wünschendorf.
But also en route, in the middle of the wooded Elstertal, there is a lot to discover, such as the mill Clodramühle, which is still in operation, the town of Berga / Elster or the imposing river weir "Elsterwehr" in Neumühle. And further on at the southern turning point of the Elsterperlenweg®, in the more than 800-year-old residential town of Greiz, the hiking trail leads directly through the internationally known Greizer Park to the Upper Castle (with museum) and the Lower Castle with museum and the Church of St. Marien in the beautiful center of the city of Greiz.
Let yourself be inspired by the fascinating nature and follow in the footsteps of the reeves (Vögte).
Author’s recommendation
- Park in Greiz
- Sommerpalais (Summer Palace) Greiz
- Upper and Lower Castle in Greiz
- Osterburg Castle in Weida
- Wooden bridge in Wünschendorf
Track types
Show elevation profileRest stops
Bauernmuseum & Museumscafé NitschareuthZickra Cultural Centre
Kulturhof Zickra
Milchschafhof Unterhammer
Clodramühle
Camping & Restaurant »Am Töpferberg«
Gasthaus Zum Klosterhof
Landhotel am Fuchsbach
Museums- und Ferienhof Waltersdorf
Greizer Parkgaststätte
Krug zum grünen Kranz
Schlossberghotel Greiz
Restaurant "Stadtmühle"
"Tivoli"
"pm lounge"
Safety information
Pay attention to your physical condition and take appropriate quantities of drinks with you on the hike.The Elsterperlenweg (Elster Pearl Trail) runs along paths, narrow mostly natural paths and has stepped sections uphill and downhill. If you are travelling with small children, it is recommended that you use a child's crutch, as the trail is difficult to negotiate with prams or buggies, or even for people with walking difficulties. One exception is part of the 1st stage. The paths through the Fürstlich Greizer Park are easy to walk and ride on and are therefore suitable for walks with a pram or also for people with walking difficulties.
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Tips and hints
Tourismusverband Vogtland e.V.Tel .: +49 3744 188860
Mail: info@vogtland-tourismus.de
Tourist-Information Greiz
Tel .: +49 3661 689815
Mail: tourismus@greiz.de
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Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
The way back goes along the White Elster on the east side. Here you start in Wünschendorf and pass the Fuchsmühle, Teufelskanzel, Großdraxdorf, Bastei, Albersdorf, localities of Berga / Elster, Markersdorf, Untergeißendorf, Mühlberg, Neumühle / Elster and come back to Greiz past the Binsenteich. It goes below the Upper Castle back through the city center to the park.
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
You can reach Wünschendorf and Greiz via the Gera-Plauen railway line with the Vogtlandbahn. For timetable information, please contact the Vogtlandbahn/Länderbahn customer centre on 089 54 888 97 -25. Alternatively, you can take the Deutsche Bahn regional express from Erfurt and Gera. Timetable information is available at http://www.vogtlandbahn.de or www.bahn.de.Further information is available from the PRG bus company on +49 3661/706565 or the Vogtland Tourism and Transport Centre on +49 3744/19449 or www.vogtlandauskunft.de.
By road
You can reach Greiz from the motorway A72 (Hof-Chemnitz) via the Reichenbach exit. Then use Reichenbach and Greiz via the federal street B 94 and the public parking spaces in Greiz on both sides of the river Elster.Parking
For example, use the public parking spaces in Greiz directly on the shore of the Elster river.Coordinates
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Equipment
Appropriate hiking equipment should be used for the almost 70 kilometers long path.Related Offers
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Statistics
- 6 Stages
The 10.08 km long stage begins in the beautiful Fürstlich Greizer Park. The stage takes 3-4 hours to reach Neumühle/Elster.
The 10.9 km long stage leads from Neumühle/Elster to Berga/Elster.
The 13.33 km long stage begins in Berga and leads to Wünschendorf.
Stage 4 takes you 17.2 km from the town hall in Wünschendorf to Berga / Elster. You will have spectacular views like the "Weiberstein" peak to the ...
From Berga / Elster it goes back via 10.5 km to Neumühle.
The last stage of 9.93 km along the White Elster leads back to Greiz in the Fürstlich Greizer Park.
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