Best partially-paved trails in Augustusburg

Varied circular hiking trail in the Zschopau valley, Saxony. This circular route has all the ingredients for a successful hike: the route includes pretty woodland, leads past viewpoints and through the beautiful Zschopau valley. Since there are no rest stops along the way, you should definitely have some food with you in your backpack. If you want to save yourself the trip back, you can simply get on the train in Hennersdorf. Highlights of the hike: - Forest "Moerbitz" - several vantage...

Start: Hennersdorf railway station, finish: Mittweida railway station. The Zschopau is a tributary of the Freiberger Mulde. It rises on the northern slope of the Fichtelberg at an altitude of 1,070 metres. After 128 kilometres, the Zschopau flows into the Freiberger Mulde near Schweta (Döbeln). Worth seeing on the section from Hennersdorf to Mittweida are the historic Braunsdorf show weaving mill, Lichtenwalde Castle with its baroque garden and the Sachsenburg concentration camp memorial....

The trail is an alternative second part of the trail - "Höhenweg" via Oberschar and does not start at the castle, but at the wooden bridge in Hohenfichte. The hiking sign is a yellow bar on a white background.

Varied route section in the Zschopau valley, Saxony Sometimes you cycle directly along the riverbank, sometimes through the villages near the river to Frankenberg. There are refreshment stops along the way. Highlights: - Augustusburg hunting lodge near the route - Lichtenwalde Baroque Garden near the route - Harras Rocks