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View of Sachsenburg Castle – Castle Steps Sachsenburg loop from Mittelsachsen

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View of Sachsenburg Castle – Castle Steps Sachsenburg loop from Mittelsachsen

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View of Sachsenburg Castle – Castle Steps Sachsenburg loop from Mittelsachsen

01:48

6.46km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

Waypoints

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63 m

Sachsenburg Concentration Camp Memorial

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Work commands were used for the quarry, for the construction of roads and to regulate the Zschopau. In a letter from the camp manager Hähnel to the Flöha administration on …

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295 m

View of Sachsenburg Castle

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Sachsenburg Castle rises near Frankenberg/Sa. on a rock above the Zschopau. The castle complex, which was built in the early 13th century at the latest, was converted into a palace …

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690 m

Stone Bridge over the Lützelbach

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1816 (pedestrian bridge); significant as the oldest preserved stone arch bridge in Frankenberg, largely original, of architectural and technical significance

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2.59 km

Buchenwald Circular Trail

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The hiking trails are natural and sturdy shoes are recommended.

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3.23 km

Pine Cone Target Throw Activity Area

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What fun to compete in the cone target throw.

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3.94 km

Seven Ponds in the Beech Forest

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There wasn't much to see here. Probably depends on the time of year.

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6.24 km

Sachsenburg Castle

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Address: Am Schloß 3, 09669 Frankenberg; Sachsenburg Castle rises near Frankenberg / Sa. on a rock over the Zschopau. The castle complex, which was built in the early 13th century …

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6.30 km

Castle Steps Sachsenburg

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The difference in height between the street on the Zschopau and the castle is decent. This is clearly noticeable in the legs when the 1001 (I have not counted) steps have been overcome.

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6.46 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.56 km

588 m

194 m

110 m

Surfaces

4.93 km

734 m

327 m

269 m

111 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Wednesday 1 July

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Comments

December 17, 2025,Rundweg Buchenwald/Walderlebnispfad bei Frankenberg

The forest adventure trail near Frankenberg is showing its age.

frankenberg-sachsen.de/Tourismus/Freizeitangebote/Walderlebnispfad
We didn't find all the stations 🤷‍♂️.

Nevertheless, it's a nice circular route on good paths. However, the section by the seven ponds is marred by the noise from the adjacent highway...

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January 12, 2025,❄️Winter ❄️ Wonderland❄️

Winter circular hike through the beech forest along the forest adventure trail 🥶❄️

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December 3, 2023,Im Sachsenburger Wald

I actually had a thousand other things to do today, but I couldn't resist taking advantage of the wonderful winter weather for another ride. It's not every day that you get to see such a deep snow-covered forest, only 250m above 0. I've done a similar tour in the summer, which was also nice, but in the winter it's almost …

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View of Sachsenburg Castle – Castle Steps Sachsenburg loop from Mittelsachsen

Sachsenburg Concentration Camp Memorial

View of Sachsenburg Castle

Stone Bridge over the Lützelbach

Buchenwald Circular Trail

Pine Cone Target Throw Activity Area

Seven Ponds in the Beech Forest

Sachsenburg Castle

Castle Steps Sachsenburg

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