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...

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

Altenberg can be reached by train from Dresden. From Altenberg train station, it goes past the large gallows pond on the Julius Schmidt Steig to Neu Schellerhau, on over the Stephanhöhe to Bärenfels to the Bärenfelser Stüb'l. The nature trail continues over the Hofehübel past Klotzes grave.

Accessible by train and bus

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

2nd stage of the long-distance cycle path 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 on winding paths through the beautiful landscapes of the Ore Mountains in Saxony and the Bohemia region in the neighboring Czech Republic. The route marking is an orange cyclist pictogram on a white background. Highlights:

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

A varied MTB tour through the Ore Mountains on the Saxon-Bohemian border This 170km long summit tour is just the thing for mountain bike enthusiasts who want to experience the Ore Mountains / Vogtland Nature Park in a spectacular way. It runs along the German-Czech border and connects the Altenberg ski area in the southwest with the traditional music city of Klingenthal in Vogtland. You cycle through the Ore Mountains, cover an altitude difference of around 4500m and enjoy breathtaking views...

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...