New Castle Pulsnitz – Pulsnitz — Gingerbread Town loop from Pulsnitz

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New Castle Pulsnitz – Pulsnitz — Gingerbread Town loop from Pulsnitz

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New Castle Pulsnitz – Pulsnitz — Gingerbread Town loop from Pulsnitz

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3.70km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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347 m

New Castle Pulsnitz

Highlight • Castle

The renaissance castle of Pulsnitz, 25 kilometers northeast of Dresden, is the historical setting for a demanding and comprehensive rehabilitation medicine that is available to patients insured by law or …

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405 m

Hornbeam Arbor in the Palace Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

An approximately 200-meter-long arrangement of 150-year-old hornbeams.

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1.44 km

Pulsnitz Castle Pond

Highlight • Lake

Beautifully situated pond in the city center, in the associated park there are some modern sculptures.

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1.60 km

Pulsnitz market square with fountain

Highlight • Monument

The attraction of the marketplace is the octagonal sandstone market fountain from 1797. It is characterized by a newly cast fountain bowl based on old models with four water-spewing snake …

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1.64 km

New Town Hall Pulsnitz

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Beautiful old building.

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1.65 km

Pulsnitz — Gingerbread Town

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Pulsnitz was first mentioned on May 19, 1225. A Sorbian settlement with a moated castle had already developed here. Pulsnitz became the seat of a noble family who had a small castle built here (Wikipedia).

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2.14 km

E.C. Groschky Pfefferküchlerei

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Specialty:
Rieschel cake
Our special house specialty! Fine gingerbread covered with dark chocolate, baked thin, without filling. 4 pieces, not so cute! I

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3.07 km

Pulsnitz Castle Park

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The palace park in Pulsnitz invites you to go for a walk or to relax and linger. Even if the stock of trees does not show any exotic peculiarities, it …

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3.70 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.47 km

1.14 km

629 m

340 m

132 m

Surfaces

1.64 km

983 m

463 m

442 m

136 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

15°C

8°C

34 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

March 16, 2022,Kleine Runde durch Pulsnitz

After it didn't work for the last few weeks, I was allowed to visit my mom again in Pulsnitz today.
Since the weather was also pleasant, after the visit to the rehabilitation clinic I decided to take a short tour of the city, around the castle pond and through the castle park.
Pretty town.
I couldn't pass by the Groschky …

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January 3, 2026,Pulsnitz - kleiner Rundgang durch Schlosspark und Stadt

Pulsnitz – widely known as the "Gingerbread Town" – has much more to offer than its eight gingerbread bakeries and gingerbread factory.

In the castle park and throughout the town, you'll find many information panels created by the Pulsnitz Local History Society, providing historical information, for example, here: pulsnitzer-heimatverein.de/?page_id=15
A trip to this historic town is definitely worthwhile!

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