Best backpacking trails in Altenberg

This route follows stage 1 of the certified "Kammweg Erzgebirge-Vogtland" premium trail, connecting Geising with Holzhau on a challenging yet immensely diverse section. The hike begins directly at the Geising train station and immediately climbs up the Geisingberg hill. Passing the Altenberg Mining Museum and offering views of the impressive Altenberg Pinge (a massive mining collapse crater), the trail continues to the 905-meter (2,969-foot) Kahleberg, the highest peak in the Saxon Eastern...

Varied excursion in Altenberg, Saxony. This trail runs partly through the Czech Republic and starts at the turning point in Zinnwald. The tour offers you many beautiful views, paths and forests that are just waiting to be discovered. Highlights of the hike: - Wonderful views - Varied natural landscape - Local flora and fauna

Accessible by train and bus

Altenberg can be reached by train from Dresden. From Altenberg railway station, the trail leads past the Großer Galgenteich pond on the Julius Schmidt Steig to Neu Schellerhau, continuing over the Stephanhöhe to Bärenfels to the Bärenfelser Stüb'l. Continue along the nature trail via Hofehübel past Klotzes Grab.

This is the track of the 30th Dippoldiswald long-distance hike. Start and finish: Bärenstein, sports ground Route: Bärenstein - Lauenstein - Hartmannmühle - Geisingberg - Johnsbach - Glashütte - Bastei - Teufelskanzel - Krugmühle - Oberschlottwitz - Neumannmühle - Niederschlottwitz - Panoramablick - Hirschsteigkuppe - Friedensmühle - Oberschlottwitz - Trebnitzgrund - Börnchen - Elendsteig - Bärenstein Note: This was the 30th and last Dippoldiswald long-distance hike. Unfortunately, this...

2nd section of the long-distance cycle route through numerous Saxon low mountain ranges and the Ore Mountains in Germany and the Czech Republic This is an official long-distance cycle route of the Erzgebirge Tourist Association and leads along winding paths through the beautiful landscapes of the Erzgebirge in Saxony and the Bohemia region in the neighbouring Czech Republic. The route is marked with an orange cyclist pictogram on a white background. Highlights:

1st stage of the official MTB tour Kammtour from Altenberg to Olbernhau through the Ore Mountains This stage begins in Altenberg in the Ore Mountains, which has developed into an international centre for winter sports over the decades. National and international winter sports competitions are regularly held on the toboggan run there. The route then leads through atmospheric low mountain forests and along idyllic meadows in a south-westerly direction to Olbernhau. This tour is an official...

The Kammweg Erzgebirge-Vogtland is a certified long-distance trail that covers 289 km (179 miles) over 17 typical daily stages from Geising in Saxony to Blankenstein in Thuringia. The route generally runs from northeast to southwest along the German-Czech border, traversing the picturesque low mountain landscapes of the Ore Mountains and the Vogtland. Hikers can expect diverse forest paths, gentle ridges, and cultural highlights such as the toy village of Seiffen, the health resort of...

Varied MTB tour through the Ore Mountains on the Saxon-Bohemian border This 170km summit tour is just right for mountain bike enthusiasts who want to experience the Erzgebirge/Vogtland Nature Park in a spectacular way. It runs along the German-Czech border and connects the Altenberg ski resort in the south-west with the traditional music town of Klingenthal in the Vogtland. You cycle through the Ore Mountains, cover a difference in altitude of around 4500 metres and enjoy breathtaking views...