Burgstein ruins – Hermann Vogel House loop from Ruderitz

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Burgstein ruins – Hermann Vogel House loop from Ruderitz

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Burgstein ruins – Hermann Vogel House loop from Ruderitz

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8.24km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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114 m

Traditional Half-Timbered House in Vogtland

Highlight • Monument

144 m

Gasthof Ruderitz

Highlight • Restaurant

Good traditional cuisine, reservation is recommended. Open on Fridays from 5pm, on weekends from 10am

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538 m

Forest Pool on the Kemnitzbach

Highlight • Structure

The small bath was built by the Plauen lace manufacturer Richard Ketzel after a flood in 1910 washed a rock out of the meadow and left behind a large water hole. Today the complex is maintained by his heirs.

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1.51 km

Kemnitzbach Stream and Historic Half-Timbered Houses

Highlight • River

My TIP: The region and hikes are very well described in the following book:

GERA & Thuringian Vogtland

A HIKING GUIDE & TRAVEL GUIDE for active vacationers, hikers, car and …

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1.74 km

Kemnitzbach Stream

Highlight • River

My TIP: The region and hikes are very well described in the following book:

GERA & Thuringian Vogtland

A HIKING GUIDE & TRAVEL GUIDE for active vacationers, hikers, car and …

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2.91 km

Burgstein ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The two castle stone ruins are late medieval churches and are located between the villages of Krebes and Ruderitz near a parking lot. Little is known about the builders. Due …

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3.24 km

Burgsteinruine Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

The parking lot is located in the immediate vicinity of the ruins and is an excellent starting point for a hike on the Burgstein nature trail

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5.97 km

Hermann Vogel House

Highlight • Historical Site

Today there is a museum in the house of the most famous artist of the Vogtland, Hermann Vogel. The artist house is reminiscent of a gingerbread house and can be …

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8.24 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.42 km

1.73 km

1.57 km

528 m

Surfaces

4.92 km

1.40 km

998 m

461 m

452 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

13°C

4°C

18 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

October 21, 2024,Sachsen (Vogtland): Vogtländische Grüntöne (3) - Burgstein-Lehrpfad. 211024

The Burgstein area near Weischlitz in the Saxon Vogtland is indeed a beautiful place, and a hike there is almost always worthwhile. The area is dominated by the two church ruins that gave the region its name. It is still hard to believe that the region could not be entered for forty years due to the division of Germany, so …

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August 2, 2025,📸 Herrliche Wanderung 🥾im Burgsteingebiet mit Herrmann-Vogel-Haus 🏡ab Ruderitz 🤪

📸 After quickly finishing our shopping at Möbel Biller in Neundorf, the question arose: where to start our short hike? ❓ Since I visited the Grosser Weidenteich nature reserve just last week, I needed something different, and so the Burgstein area was chosen. 🏰
We quickly found a suitable route on Komoot, and so we drove 🚙 to Ruderitz, and …

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January 20, 2024,Burgsteinlehrpfad – Grüntöne-Routen Vogtland

Today I hiked another tour from the Green Tones - Vogtland Routes series.
Only today it has become a white route. Beautiful blue sky and sun 🌞 pure and lots and lots of snow.

Now it doesn't matter whether you've been in the area before, everything looks completely different with all the snow.

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December 28, 2023,# 081/2023 👞 Burgsteinlehrpfad (gekürzt) – Grüntöne-Routen Vogtland

Hiked one last little loop today. The starting point was the Burgruine hiking car park. On the 'Burgstein Nature Trail' and 'Plattenhaus' the route was partly road-heavy or on muddy, wet stream-like paths and paths through a magnificent, romantic area. The village of Krebes with the 'museum house', the church and in an arc back to the 'Hermann-Vogel-Haus' museum in …

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