The Bayreuth-Chemnitz cycle route leads from Bayreuth above court, Plauen, Zwickau to Chemnitz.
Route profile
- Length: 215 km
- Signposting: "Bayreuth-Hof-Chemnitz" sign
- Slopes: up to 9.7%, altitude difference towards Chemnitz a total of 3,450 m, towards Bayreuth 3,470 m
- Path condition: differently
- Traffic load: from dirt road to federal road
- Suitable bike: best touring bike
- Family suitability: low
- Inline suitability: No
background
On May 31, 1990, the long-distance cycle path was presented in Hof. This was the first time it was possible to cycle from Germany to Germany on this cycle path.
preparation
getting there
Information on how to get there is on the pages Bayreuth or Chemnitz, or at the corresponding locations on the bike path.
Route description with sights
Bayreuth- court: 75 km
- Highest point on the route: 700 m
- Maximum gradient: 9.7%
- Elevation gain in the direction of Hof: 1,370 m
- Elevation gain in the direction of Bayreuth: 1,210 m
From the Bayreuth city center, with the margravial castle and other sights, the path initially leads along the Red Main to the district Laineck. There the path leads parallel to the motorway Bindlachwhere he's right after Allersdorf branches off. Here the climb begins past the Bayreuth airfield Dressendorf. It goes over small ways Kottersreut and the Goldkronacher District Leisau to Bad Berneck.
court - Plauen: 41 km
- Highest point on the route: 700 m
- Maximum gradient: 5.5%
- Elevation gain in the direction of Plauen: 650 m
- Elevation gain in the direction of Hof: 790 m
- Saalenstein - With castle ruins and Castle restaurant
- Isaar - village above the Saale, with the Fattigsmühle directly on the Saale
- Pots - with the Church of St. Martin
- Mödlareuth - The village formerly separated by the border with a border museum.
- Rough -
- Kemnitz -
- Dehles -
- Rodersdorf -
- Kloschwitz -
- Strassberg -
Plauen - Zwickau: 50 km
- Highest point on the route: 450 m
- Maximum gradient: 7%
- Elevation gain in the direction of Zwickau: 850 m
- Elevation gain in the direction of Plauen: 920 m
- Voigtsgrün -
- Möschwitz -
- Helmet green -
- Herlas Green -
- Limbach -
- Mylau -
- Reichenbach in the Vogtland -
- Neumark -
- Gospersgrün -
- Light fir -
Zwickau - Chemnitz: 49 km
- Highest point on the route: 470 m
- Maximum gradient: 5%
- Altitude difference in the direction of Chemnitz: 580 m
- Elevation gain in the direction of Zwickau: 550 m
- Cross -
- Schlunzig -
- Glauchau -
- Reinholdshain -
- Ebersbach -
- Hohenstein-Ernstthal -
- Rabenstein -
Note: If you are familiar with the route, remove the heading "Corner points of the route" and replace this section with a detailed route description with stages. It is best to simply work the place names into the stages. You can find instructions on how to do this here .
An example of a fully developed cycle route with stages is here to find.
Other places to stay
security
Special care must be taken when crossing roads and cornering should be carried out on the right-hand side to avoid collisions. It should definitely be ridden with a bicycle helmet.
Go on
- On the Main cycle path from Bad Berneck
- On the Saaleradweg from court
- On the Elster cycle path from Plauen
- On the Muldental cycle path from Glauchau
References to literature and maps
- Long-distance bike hike Bayreuth - Hof - Chemnitz: From Wagnerstadt to the Ore Mountains. With lots of information, photos, practical tips and a tour map enclosed, Hertwig, Robert P, 2nd edition, Stöppel Verlag Weilheim 1990. 47 p., Stöppel-Freizeitführer; 907, ISBN 3-924012-35-0
- Video tape with impressions and a description of the long-distance bike hike Bayreuth-Hof-Chemnitz, duration approx. 40 min, Stöppel Verlag, Pöltnerstr. 1, Weinheim
- Fritsch hiking maps 1: 50,000, No. 52 - Fichtelgebirge-Steinwald Nature Park, No. 49 - Vogtl./Plauen/Hof, No. 64 - Hofer Land; Fritsch hiking maps 1: 100,000, No. 1 - Franconian Forest / Fichtel Mountains
