Best long 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...

Beautiful circular hike in the Ore Mountains near Altenberg, Saxony. This long circular hike starts in Altenberg/Erzgebirge and leads over the Geisingberg to the Scharspitze and from there to the Großer Lugstein and up to the Kahleberg. From here it goes back down to Altenberg. A good level of fitness is required for this route due to the length and the incline. Highlights: - Beautiful views - Varied natural landscape - Local flora and fauna

A scenic stretch of route in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Saxony. This tour starts in Altenberg and takes you to Schmilka, part of Bad Schandau. The tour offers you many beautiful views of the local natural landscapes. There are refreshment stops along the way. Highlights of the tour: - Wonderful prospects - Diverse natural landscape - Local flora and fauna

A scenic circuit in Altenberg, Saxony. The tour starts and ends at the hiking car park in Zinnwald. Immediately it goes through the forest and takes you past beautiful viewpoints. The landscape is very beautiful and will please you with a little variety. Highlights of the tour: - Wonderful prospects - Local flora and fauna - Diverse natural landscapes - Desert pond - Georgenfelder Moor

Varied hiking trail in the Eastern Ore Mountains near Altenberg, Saxony. This picturesque circular hike starts at the train station in Geising and leads up to the Scharspitze via the Goldhahnweg. Before continuing to the Kohlhaukuppe, you will pass the "Vereinigt Zwitterfeld zu Zinnwald" visitor mine. Guided tours of the mine are regularly offered there. About the Kohlhaukuppe it goes back to the starting point of the tour. On the way you always have great views of the region of the 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

Here you can expect a beautiful circular hike that starts from Neugeorgenfeld - Erzgebirge, near the Lugstein. Most of the hike takes place on the Czech side in the Bohemian Forest to be precise. Only the start, the Lugstein and the Giesshübel are on the German side.

A varied circular route in Altenberg, Saxony. Here you can expect a beautiful circular hike that starts from Altenberg - Erzgebirge and includes a few 8000 dm mountains. In Altenberg there is a free car park opposite the town hall in Bachstrasse. The hiking tour leads over the Pödelknochen with 8350 dm, further to the desert height with 8240 dm, a piece over the ridge path to the desert pond. Below the Kahleberg over the Steinfeld up to the Kahleberg, which exceeds the 9000 dm. From this...

Accessible by train and bus

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.