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Gatehouse at Colditz Deer Park – View of Colditz Castle loop from Colditz

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Gatehouse at Colditz Deer Park – View of Colditz Castle loop from Colditz

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Gatehouse at Colditz Deer Park – View of Colditz Castle loop from Colditz

02:44

9.98km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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83 m

Witch House

Highlight • Historical Site

Because of its unusual appearance and deformed beams, this half-timbered house on Schlossgasse is called the “Witch House”. It dates back to the 16th century and is also called the "House of Lies", "Temple of Idols" or "House of Rabbits".

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112 m

St. Egidien's Church, Colditz

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is located directly on the Lutherweg with Luther's saying

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331 m

Gatehouse at Colditz Deer Park

Highlight • Historical Site

The gatehouse once marked the entrance to the electoral hunting ground. Elector Johann Georg I had the area enclosed by a seven-kilometer wall in 1624. You can still see some …

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604 m

Triefsäckchen Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Triefsäckchenquelle is located in the Tiergarten Colditz and bears the inscription: "In young and old, I'm known, Triefsäckchen I'm called."

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901 m

Stone Bridge in the Colditz Game Park

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Until the middle of the 18th century, the zoo was used as a game reserve and as a hunting ground, primarily by the Wettin rulers. A whole range of different …

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1.51 km

Tiergarten

Forest

2.14 km

Campsite at the Waldbad

Highlight • Rest Area

The campsite at the Waldbad is located in the middle of the Tiergartenbach valley. Very quiet and idyllic. Really nice.

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9.10 km

Basalt Quarry on Haingasse

Highlight • Natural Monument

Directly on Haingasse, the rock opens up here to form exciting shapes and structures.
The quarry was used until the GDR era.

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9.36 km

View of Colditz Castle

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Colditz Castle is a Renaissance castle in Colditz in the Saxon district of Leipzig. ... The prisoners made a number of attempts to break out, about which several books were published and films made after the war ...

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9.98 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.55 km

2.80 km

1.64 km

Surfaces

6.25 km

2.10 km

928 m

388 m

249 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Saturday 16 May

17°C

3°C

43 %

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Gatehouse at Colditz Deer Park – View of Colditz Castle loop from Colditz

Witch House

St. Egidien's Church, Colditz

Gatehouse at Colditz Deer Park

Triefsäckchen Spring

Stone Bridge in the Colditz Game Park

Campsite at the Waldbad

Basalt Quarry on Haingasse

View of Colditz Castle

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