Discover Klingenthal: Nature, Music and Winter Sports

Klingenthal lies in the Erzgebirge/Vogtland Nature Park on the Czech border. The town offers several reasons to choose it as a destination: views across different landscapes, trails that reveal the town’s history, and a strong connection to music. There are also seasonal winter sports and destinations for a varied stay.

Landscapes and Trails Around Klingenthal

From the Aschberg area, panoramic views stretch across Vogtland, Upper Franconia and neighbouring Bohemia, as well as down into Klingenthal’s narrow valleys. Expansive views and the smaller-scale valley landscape sit side by side here. The Klingenthal Tafelweg was a walking loop that began at the Dr. Giers House and led to historically significant sites around the town centre.

Information boards along the Tafelweg share local history, display historical images and highlight sights as well as the landscape of the “Singing Valley.” The loop brings these different themes together, without requiring you to choose a single sight as your main focus. Walking it offers several ways to get to know Klingenthal: through its history, prominent sites in the town centre and the landscape that defines the town.

For longer hikes, the Höhensteig is a different proposition: it is 50 kilometres long, certified as a “Quality Trail: Wanderbares Deutschland,” and runs mainly along the ridges of the Upper Vogtland. The ridges there lie between 800 and over 900 metres above sea level. There are numerous inns along the route, making them suitable places to stop for a meal during your hike. The Tafelweg and Höhensteig therefore differ considerably in length and character: one is a loop to historic sites around the town centre, while the other is an extended route over mountain ridges.

Music, the Arena and Seasonal Activities

The Klingenthal Museum documents how the town on Aschberg developed into a music town. This history offers a distinct way to explore the town, alongside its landscapes and hiking trails. The Sparkasse Vogtland Arena also combines sport and views: visitors can take the WieLi to the ski-jump tower. The viewing platform and the tower capsule at the take-off tower offer panoramic views of the surrounding area.

The Arena also hosts concerts ranging from classical music to rock, as well as folk festivals and popular sporting events. The programme changes, so check the current events calendar before your trip. The “Zum Friedefürsten” Round Church hosts church concerts at intervals. Here too, check the current concert schedule if you want to plan your stay around a performance.

Klingenthal offers steep and gentle ski runs served by lifts. Lift and piste operations depend on the season, so check current conditions before travelling. The snow-reliable region around Klingenthal also has more than 100 kilometres of groomed cross-country ski trails. Their availability and grooming also depend on the season and should be checked before your visit.

More Ways to Plan Your Trip

The gravel cycling tour between Klingenthal and Markneukirchen offers a different perspective. It connects the two music towns and passes through deep forests, over gentle hills and alongside streams. The route runs mainly on existing cycle paths and public roads, but has no dedicated waymarking. As conditions depend on the weather and navigation information may change, check the latest route details and conditions before setting off.

Klingenthal Zoo is home to more than 40 animal species, including alpacas, pygmy goats and meerkats. Two playgrounds and a petting area with guinea pigs and dwarf rabbits add to the offerings; the petting area is seasonal. This means there are several distinct ways to spend your time here: alongside hiking and musical history, you can choose animal watching, winter sports or a bike tour between two music towns.

Discover more destinations: Neustadt/Vogtland, Auerbach/Vogtland, Pöhl, Markneukirchen, Rodewisch, Tannenbergsthal, Lengenfeld, Mehltheuer.

Return to the regional travel overview: Vogtland.