Elster Pearls Trail – Stage 5

Start at Brandplatz in Berga / Elster - cross the B 175 - 150 m on the sidewalk along the town hall - cross the street here - pass the city park - turn half diagonally into the church square - turn right at the church into Kirchweg - at the church ditch after 50 m on Markersdorfer Weg , 900 m uphill to the Markersdorf crossroads (340 m above sea level) - at the crossroads straight down into the valley of the Culmitzsch (256 m above sea level) - at the next crossroads turn right on the forest path 1.4 km parallel to the Culmitzschbach to Untergeißendorf - cross the local road and after 100 m turn left into Wiesenweg - follow this meadow and field ridge path 1.7 km uphill - at the rest area and lookout point (362 m above sea level) "Alte Eulaer Straße" turn right - after 300 m slightly downhill, at the next rest area, Turn left from Alte Eulaer Straße - after 1 km downhill on forest and meadow paths you reach the Mühlberg von Waltersdorf - turn right at the crossroads at Mühlberg - 1 km straight towards Rüßdorf - turn left into the field path d 500 m uphill to the next field lane crossing - turn right - 400 m straight ahead on a field path - turn left - 1 km partly uphill, partly downhill on a field path to the next junction and signposts - turn right - 1 km straight ahead - turn left into forest path –300 m straight ahead on the forest path - turn right at the forest path crossing - 1.3 km past the viewpoint “Heiterer Blick” (320 m above sea level) NN) with its White Cross - now 1.3 km downhill on the hiking trail marked with the EPW pictogram to the new Elsterbrücke - cross the local road - turn right at the Elsterwehr and signpost location - 400 m on the parallel path to the Weißen Elster you reach the stage destination, the Neumühle / Elster municipal office (240 m above sea level).

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 www.vogtland-tourismus.de/en/brochure... 

Appropriate hiking equipment should be used for the 11-kilometer trail.

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

You can reach Berga from Dresden/Chemnitz via the A 72 motorway, exit Reichenbach - Greiz - Neumühle - Berga.

Use the public parking spaces on the Weißen Elster.

Elster Weir near NeumühleMuseum and Holiday Court in Waltersdorf