Von See zu See (HO 1)

Route description: Cycle tour from Hof to Helmbrechts with a few medium gradients for leisure cyclists and families. On the Saale cycle path, along country lanes and low-traffic side roads. Destination: Helmbrechts, railroad station (for the return journey to Hof). Signposting on site: HO 1

Route route: Through Hof (refreshments available) - cycle path to Tauperlitz (refreshments available) - Kautendorf - on country lanes (views) to Döhlau (refreshments available) - cross the Saalegrund - Untreusee (refreshments available) - Eppenreuther Mühle - Autengrün - Oberkotzau (refreshments available) - on the Saalewanderweg to Fattigau (refreshments available) - through the "Öko-Park Hertelsleite" to Schwarzenbach a.d. Saale (refreshments available) - via Baumersreuth - Völkenreuth (refreshments available) to Förmitzspeicher - to Förmitz - then via Albertsreuth - Weißdorf (refreshments available) - Reiterhof in Eiben - Mechlenreuth (refreshments available) - Mussen - Strass (refreshments available) to the local recreation area "Hintere Höhe" (refreshments available) with leisure lake - through the town of Münchberg (refreshments available) - via Gottersdorf, Unfriedsdorf (refreshment stop) - to Einzel - towards Helmbrechts to Geigersmühle - via Ottengrün to Wüstenselbitz (refreshment stop) (natural outdoor pool at the source of the Selbitz) - Unterweißenbach - Helmbrechts (refreshment stop)

Special features & sights: Hof: Bavarian Vogtland Museum, observatory, Fernwehpark, zoo, botanical and geological garden, Theresienstein citizens' park, outdoor pool, Untreusee recreation area with climbing park, labyrinth and playground; Tauperlitz: Quellitzsee recreation area; Schwarzenbach an der Saale: Hertelsleite eco-park, school museum, Förmitz-Talsperre recreation area; Münchberg: Hintere Höhe recreation area with leisure lake; Wüstenselbitz: natural outdoor pool at the source of the Selbitz; Helmbrechts: Upper Franconian textile museum, eco-station

Train connections: Hof, Oberkotzau, Schwarzenbach a.d. Saale, Münchberg, Helmbrechts