--- title: "Augustusburg town walk" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/tour/augustusburg-town-walk" description: "On the circular walk you get an overview of the Augustusburg district with many sights. You walk through the historic old town and the newly built Kurfürstin Anna Garden, over the castle, past the town church, Lotterhof and cable railway, and can enjoy both interesting insights and impressive views along the way. Around the market and Pfarrgasse you will find plaques on selected buildings that tell you the history of the houses from the 17th and 18th centuries. The circular walk leads along paved paths uphill and downhill." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2905710/d7360e1a9520ab8dee573e48051d65e0a4b6c87fb2779180a474607b81351a41/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Augustusburg town walk ====================== - 2.10 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - City tour View of Augustusburg's old town with St. Peter's Church surrounded by green countryside. The Kurfürstin-Anna-Garten is situated high above rolling hills and offers sweeping views of the countryside. - 0:35 h - 2.10 km - 72 m - 72 m - 441 m - 513 m - 72 m - - Start: Parking Rosts Wiesen, street at the toboggan run 1 - Destination: Parking Rosts Wiesen, street at the toboggan run 1 This route describes a circular walk through the Augustusburg district, where you can see many beautiful places and sights of the town. On the circular walk you get an overview of the Augustusburg district with many sights. You walk through the historic old town and the newly built Kurfürstin Anna Garden, over the castle, past the town church, Lotterhof and cable railway, and can enjoy both interesting insights and impressive views along the way. Around the market and Pfarrgasse you will find plaques on selected buildings that tell you the history of the houses from the 17th and 18th centuries. The circular walk leads along paved paths uphill and downhill. Read more Waypoints --------- View on map Start Start Parking Rosts Wiesen, street at the toboggan run 1 - Café Destination Destination Parking Rosts Wiesen, street at the toboggan run 1 Good to know ------------ Pavements Unknown (29%) Street (1%) Asphalt (58%) Path (12%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions From the Rosts Wiesen parking lot, turn first right into Friedhofstraße and follow it to the end. Then continue straight ahead on Untere Schlossstraße, always uphill. You reach the historic old town with its houses from the 17th and 18th centuries, walk over the market, past the **Musikkabinett Augustusburg** and the **bronze city model**. At the market, turn left after the **Lehngericht** and before the **town hall** (**)** . The path now leads through the Kurfürstin Anna Garden, built in 2018. The herb garden was created in honor of Anna of Saxony, who was already intensively involved with herbal knowledge in her time. In addition to interesting insights into the world of kitchen and medicinal herbs, you can also enjoy a fantastic view here. At the top, we recommend a short detour to the right through the gate onto the plateau between the castle and Anna Garden. From here you can enjoy another wonderful view and also visit the legendary **castle lime tree**. Then go back through the gate and turn right into the rear castle courtyard of . Here once stood the castle's economic buildings with the well house, bakery, stables for horses, etc. Today, the well house can still be found here, which has been an associated UNESCO World Heritage site of the Ore Mountains/Krušnohoří mining region since 2019. The youth hostel is also located here. A gate to the right leads into the front castle courtyard. The front core castle was the area for the electoral family and the court. Here is the ticket office for the numerous **museums** housed in the castle. Furthermore, the **castle church** with the famous Cranach altar can be found in this area (only accessible to visitors as part of a guided tour). In the observation tower of the Lindenhaus is the , which shows changing exhibitions from March to November and simultaneously offers an impressive view of the surrounding landscape – accessible via 132 steps from the castle courtyard. The Augustusburg , known far beyond the town's borders, can also be experienced here. Through the north gate you reach the historic old town again. Past the pillory you go uphill to **Schellsieben**. Here are the oldest houses in the town of Augustusburg. They were once inhabited by linen weavers. Now keep right in front of Schellsieben towards Schlossstraße. On the left side is the **Old Pharmacy**, today a handicraft shop and holiday apartment. Turn left into Pfarrgasse. You reach the church square with the widely visible **town church "St. Petri"**, which forms a silhouette together with the castle from almost all sides afar. The church was first built in 1444, burned down several times and was rebuilt – the current church was rebuilt from 1894 to 1896. To the left you see the . Once the residence of the builder of Augustusburg Castle, Hieronymus Lotter, it now houses a painting studio with various painting courses. Furthermore, 2 holiday apartments invite you to stay longer in Augustusburg. Also take a look at the over 450-year-old **Lotter lime tree**. If you walk straight past the church to the left, you reach **"Kantors Ruh"**. The cantor used this beautiful viewpoint as a "resting place" between sermons and after work, and you can still enjoy a wonderful view from here today. The path then leads behind the church and you come to Schlossweg, which you turn left onto. On Schlossweg it goes uphill in a left curve, past another beautiful viewpoint. At the next junction turn right and then immediately right again. After a few meters on the left side is the upper station of the over 100-year-old . In the building of the upper station there is a model of the railway. Through the glass roof, you can look down into the engine room. The funicular connects the districts Erdmannsdorf and Augustusburg every 20 minutes with an 8-minute trip. A hiking trail through the forest runs parallel to the railway; in sufficient snow a 1.5 km long natural toboggan run. \* Below the building of the upper station a path leads down to the left, which takes you directly to the area of Rosts Wiesen with toboggan run and then – to the right – ski slope. Once more right – through the upper station of Rosts Wiesen – you reach the parking lot again. \* If you prefer to walk on paved paths, you can walk straight down the street Zur Drahtseilbahn past the upper station of the cable railway. Then turn left into Friedhofstraße and this also leads back to the starting point of the circular walk. Read more Tour information - Cultural Interesting - Loop Road - Stop at an Inn - Suitable for Pushchair Equipment Sturdy comfortable shoes Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Parking**The starting point of the route is the large parking lot at the Augustusburg recreational center "Rosts Wiesen", An der Rodelbahn 1 Read more **Public transportation**By train to Erdmannsdorf (Sachs.) station and then with the cable railway. (not possible from 09.09.19-21.03.20) By bus 705 from Chemnitz to the Feuerwache stop, Augustusburg. Connections at https://www.vms.de/fahrplan/fahrplanauskunft/ Read more Additional information Further information about the town and its sights at . City tours on foot, by e-bike or segway can be booked via the tourist information at telephone: 037291 39550. A city map as a folding plan is available for only 1,- € at the tourist information, at the valley station of the cable railway, at Rosts Wiesen, in the Hutzen workshop Augustusburg, in the Fischer bakery, the Schreier confectionery as well as in the souvenir shop at Augustusburg Castle. Read more Author Doreen Fiebig Organization Stadt Augustusburg Map Map of Augustusburg, further routes in the hiking map Augustusburger Land 1:25,000, (both available, among others, at the Augustusburg tourist information as well as online at ), Read more Nearby ------ View on map Contact 09573 Augustusburg Download GPX file - -