• 16.73 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: medium
  • Great panorama
  • Hiking
  • 5:00 h
  • 16.73 km
  • 308 m
  • 308 m
  • 342 m
  • 542 m
  • 200 m
  • Start: Scharfenstein station, 09430 Drebach, Bahnhofstr. 45
  • Destination: Scharfenstein station
The circular tour starts at the foot of Scharfenstein Castle and leads through forests, meadows and villages to the planetarium in Drebach and back to the castle via the Keilbusch viewpoint. Demanding only for experienced hikers!

Marking: red - green - yellow - green - yellow dot - yellow

Start
Start
Scharfenstein station, 09430 Drebach, Bahnhofstr. 45
Scharfenstein Castle
  • Castle
Destination
Destination
Scharfenstein station

Pavements

Street (40%)
Asphalt (39%)
Trail (20%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Turn right along Bahnhofstraße and follow the red markings over the railroad and bridge. Take the Klingweg through the village, meadows and forest to Hopfgarten. At the lime tree, change to the green marked path up to the Laube. You will experience a fantastic view of the Zschopau valley. Walk along the lime tree path to the Friedenseiche, then turn right (yellow) to Drebach and the planetarium. You will see the first stations of earth history and planets on the path (green) up to the Neptune site, from there turn right, past views, the large pond, the Venusberg outdoor pool and the Steinberg. Here you cross Herolder Straße and come to Gelenauer Straße, which you follow briefly to the left before turning right onto the farm track. A beautiful view awaits you at Keilbusch, as well as the castle in the valley later on. Follow the unmarked road to Grießbach. There you change to (yellow dot) and walk down the main and village road and continue unmarked to the road. Follow this road (yellow) back to Scharfenstein and the train station.

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Hiking map published by Dr. Barthel, Central Erzgebirge - Eastern part ISBN 3-89591-019-8

Hiking map of the State Surveying Office, sheet 22 Zschopau, ISBN 978-3-86170-314-3

Directions & Parking facilities

Parking
Parking lot at Scharfenstein train station
Public transportation
Bus - Lines 233/238

Train - Line 517 Erzgebirgsbahn

Additional information

Municipal administration Drebach OT Scharfenstein

August-Bebel-Straße 25 B

09430 Drebach

Phone +49 3725 70740 Fax: +49 3725 7074-33

info@gemeinde-drebach.de

www.gemeinde-drebach.de

Author

Birgit Knöbel

Organization

Erlebnisheimat Erzgebirge

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Places of interest

1) Adventure castle with observation tower and informative castle trail, closed on Mondays

2) Scharfenstein historical nature trail

3) Stülpnerstein and death house

4) Zeiss planetarium with public observatory

5) Views from the mountain trails and the Steinberg

6) Grießbach with beautiful farmhouses

Refreshment stops

1) Ess-Bahnhof / Bistro, Bahnhofstr. 45, closed on Mondays, Tel. +49 3725 3444930

2) Burggaststätte, Schloßberg 1, closed on Mondays, tel. +49 3725 70343

3) Siebers Erben, Großolbersdorfer Str. 39 G, closed on Tuesdays, tel. +49 3725 780781

4) Gasthof Erbgericht, Hauptstr. 85, closed Mon/Thu, tel. +49 37341 7411

5) Greek restaurant Olympia, Hauptstr. 57, closed on Mon, tel. +49 37341 490700

6) Restaurant "Am Steinberg", Herolder Straße 44, closed Mon/Tue, Tel. +49 3725 77505

Map

Map of the Central Ore Mountains - between Zschopau and Seiffen (Sachsenkarthographie)