--- title: "4 - Mill tour Grünhainichen" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/tour/4-mill-tour-gruenhainichen" description: "Worth seeing: *4 mills: Rochhausmühle, Spanziehmühle, Schwarzmühle, Rollemühle *Grünhainichen music box site with unique outdoor music box with figures by Wendt & Kühn & rest area *Swing bridge in the raft mill *Fox tower\" in Grünhainichen Grünhainichen and Waldkirchen churches Natural attraction Flöha and Zschopau valley Refreshment stops: *Geislers Kneipchen, Rochhausmühle 1, 09579 Grünhainichen *Bakery, pastry shop & Café Vieweger, Chemnitzer Str. 37, 09579 Grünhainichen *Restaurant \"Zum alten Leiterwagen\", Chemnitzer Str. 53D, 09579 Grünhainichen *Morgenstern bakery, Börnichener Str. 14, 09437 Waldkirchen Alternative recommendation: backpack catering" language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share 4 - Mill tour Grünhainichen =========================== - 13.29 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Great panorama - Hiking - 3:45 h - 13.29 km - 359 m - 390 m - 308 m - 568 m - 260 m - - Start: At Grünhainichen-Borstendorf railroad station. A parking lot for hikers is available (free of charge). - Destination: Destination points are the individual mills on the tour. From Rochhausmühle via Spanziehmühle and Schwarzmühle, the mill tour leads through idyllic countryside with great views to Rolle-Mühle. The tour is also recommended as a circular tour. The tour can be extended to the Rolle mill (active mill with mill store). Marking: blue mill wheel on white background, yellow-white hiking trail, green-white hiking trail **Worth seeing:** \*4 mills: Rochhausmühle, Spanziehmühle, Schwarzmühle, Rollemühle \*Grünhainichen music box site with unique outdoor music box with figures by Wendt & Kühn & rest area \*Swing bridge in the raft mill \*Fox tower" in Grünhainichen Grünhainichen and Waldkirchen churches Natural attraction Flöha and Zschopau valley **Refreshment stops:** \*Geislers Kneipchen, Rochhausmühle 1, 09579 Grünhainichen \*Bakery, pastry shop & Café Vieweger, Chemnitzer Str. 37, 09579 Grünhainichen \*Restaurant "Zum alten Leiterwagen", Chemnitzer Str. 53D, 09579 Grünhainichen \*Morgenstern bakery, Börnichener Str. 14, 09437 Waldkirchen **Alternative recommendation: backpack catering** Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Unknown (2%) Street (8%) Asphalt (26%) Gravel (21%) Trail (29%) Path (14%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions The start is at Grünhainichen/Borstendorf station. We walk to the right in the direction of Rochhausmühle. From there, the trail climbs steeply uphill to Grünhainichen. At Marbacher Straße, we turn left into the village and walk to the open-air music box. It is magnificent and unique in its summer or winter version. After crossing the main road, past the advertising pillar, we walk down Mühlenstraße, past the Spanziehmühle mill to the Flöha river. Once we reach Mühlenplatz, a rest area invites us to have a picnic. Following the markings, we walk to the so-called swing bridge (now a covered wooden bridge) and cross it. The hike continues in the direction of Schwarzmühle. This is the site of the only former butter churn in Germany - run by Konrad Martin. Following the blue mill wheel, we cross a small wooden bridge, continue uphill, cross the Alte Börnichener Straße and reach the antenna system. Signposts lead us through the forest, to the left to the Waldkirchen circular trail and to the right on the nature trail back to Grünhainichen. Downhill through the Engeldorf Grünhainichen village with its many artisans and manufacturers, we can complete the loop. Continuing to the left, we cross the main road between Börnichen and Waldkirchen. Past the windmill, through beautiful meadows with a view of Zschopau, we reach our final destination, the Rollemühle, on the marked Wandwerweg down into the valley. Whitsun Monday, German Mill Day, is celebrated here together with the Blaufarbenwerkers. We continue over the Zschopa bridge to Waldkirchen railroad station. Read more Tour information - Cultural Interesting - Loop Road - Stop at an Inn Equipment \* sturdy hiking boots \* Backpack catering is recommended Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**From Freiberg via the B101 in the direction of Eppendorf, continue in the direction of Zschopau. From Marienberg via the B 174 in the direction of Eppendorf. From Chemnitz via the B 174 in the direction of Eppendorf. Read more **Parking**There are plenty of free parking spaces for hikers at the Grünhainichen/Borstendorf and Waldkirchen train stations. Read more **Public transportation**You can take the Erzgebirgsbahn to Grünhainichen/Borstendorf station and Waldkirchen/Erzgebirge station. There are bus stops at the railroad stations. Read more Additional information Tourism office of the Wildenstein administrative association Chemnitzer Street 41 09579 Grünhainichen Tel. 037294/170-0 and and Read more Author Kristina Schubert, Verwaltungsverband Wildenstein Organization Erlebnisheimat Erzgebirge Nearby ------ View on map Contact 09579 Grünhainichen Download GPX file - -