Best hard trails in Erzgebirge Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park

Popular circular hiking trail in the Erzgebirge/Vogtland Nature Park, Saxony. The Black Pockau in the Schwarzwassertal nature reserve is wild and romantic. The route not only runs along the river, but also to imposing rock formations such as the 70 m high Katzenstein, from which you have a great view of the valley and the Ringmauer. Highlights of the hike: - Black Pockau - Katzenstein viewing rock - Vogeltoffel Rock

Challenging hiking event in the Ore Mountains, Saxony. The annual Fichtelberg March starts in Chemnitz and covers more than 60 kilometres up to the Fichtelberg, the highest mountain on the German side of the Erzgebirge. More information about the event can be found under the link under "Tips". Highlights of the hike: - Oberwiesenthal health resort - Summit of the Fichtelberg (1215 metres above sea level) - Taufichtig - Geyrischer Forest - Abbey forest

Popular circular hiking trail in the Erzgebirge/Vogtland Nature Park, Saxony. Schönheide or - if travelling by public transport - Rautenkranz are the recommended starting points for this almost 19 km long circular hike. The route is enchanting with lots of forest, interspersed here and there with small towns or cheerfully babbling brooks. If you would like to undertake the circular hike as a leisurely trekking tour, you can spend the night at the campsite in Grünheide, for...

This route follows stage 7 of the certified "Kammweg Erzgebirge-Vogtland" premium trail, connecting Satzung with Bärenstein on a densely forested and panoramic section. The hike passes the "Lustiger Hans" shelter and leads steeply downhill into the Pressnitz Valley to Schmalzgrube. A special highlight awaits you here on weekends and holidays: the historic Preßnitztalbahn heritage railway chugs through the valley to Jöhstadt with its steam locomotives. The trail passes the Loreleyfelsen cliff...

This route follows stage 4 of the certified "Kammweg Erzgebirge-Vogtland" premium trail, connecting the toy-making village of Seiffen with Olbernhau through quiet, scenic forest paths. The hike begins at the famous octagonal Seiffen Mountain Church and leads via the Wettinhöhe crest comfortably through deep mixed woodlands. After descending into the Flöha Valley near Hirschberg, a steep climb up to the Zechenweg trail requires some stamina before reaching the historic mountain church in...

This route follows stage 5 of the certified "Kammweg Erzgebirge-Vogtland" premium trail, connecting Olbernhau with Kühnhaide on a deeply scenic and peaceful section. The hike starts at the historic Saigerhütte complex and climbs up to the Stößerfelsen cliff, where an observation platform with an XXL bench offers expansive views over the Natzschung Valley. Passing the refreshing Großer Steinbach stream and the former Lochmühle mill, the trail leads through dense spruce forests to Hirschberg...