--- title: "Circular hiking trail Pölzig" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/tour/circular-hiking-trail-poelzig" description: "Fields, gardens, and small streams shape the landscape in the border area between Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. The starting point, however, is a former railway station that recalls the narrow-gauge railway that existed for up to 50 years between Gera and Mumsdorf near Meuselwitz. Today, an association takes care of revitalizing the station and operates a handcar railway." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Circular hiking trail Pölzig ============================ - 11.36 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Hiking - 2:52 h - 11.36 km - 48 m - 48 m - 243 m - 291 m - 48 m - - Start: Pölzig, old station - Destination: Pölzig, old station Circular hiking trail past old border stones at Eichberg and in Hohenkirchen, the stone cross in Beiersdorf, churches in Pölzig, Bröckau, Hohenkirchen, and Hirschfeld. Fields, gardens, and small streams shape the landscape in the border area between Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. The starting point, however, is a former railway station that recalls the narrow-gauge railway that existed for up to 50 years between Gera and Mumsdorf near Meuselwitz. Today, an association takes care of revitalizing the station and operates a handcar railway. Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Street (12%) Asphalt (30%) Gravel (39%) Trail (18%) Path (1%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions The hike starts at the former **station building** of the narrow-gauge railway line between Gera-Pforten and Wuitz-Mummsdorf, heading towards Pölzig to turn left after about 400 m onto a field path leading to a former **windmill** and then back to the main road. After about 200 m, you leave it finally on the residential street “Hoher Rain.” Passing an abandoned **sandstone quarry**, you reach an **orchard meadow** with a beautiful view of Pölzig. A narrow path between gardens leads down to the Pölzig biological sewage treatment plant and continues to Unterau at the Pölzig-Bröckau road, which is crossed (detour to Bröckau possible – approx. 600 m). A field path runs along the edge of a small forest at **Eichberg**, and on the left, you can see at the confluence of two small streams the source of the “**Schnauder**,” which flows into the Weiße Elster near Groitzsch. Shortly afterwards, the invisible **border to Burgenland district** and thus to the state of Saxony-Anhalt is crossed, and uphill, the district Görnitz of Bröckau is reached. On a little-traveled road, you walk over Mühlberg to **Hohenkirchen**. Passing through the town, a field path leads to the foot/bike path between Pölzig and Sachsenroda. Here you have the option to turn right to return to Pölzig (1 km). The circular path leads left to **Sachsenroda**, where at a crossroads at the other end of the village, it goes right to **Hirschfeld**. About 300 m after the village, a signpost offers the possibility to reach Pölzig early (1.7 km). On the circular route, you continue through fields to **Beiersdorf**. There you can view the remains of an old stone cross. Now it is not far to the starting point of this hike. On the former **railway embankment** of the “Wuitz – Mummsdorfer narrow-gauge railway,” the old station of **Pölzig** is reached. Read more Tour information - Loop Road Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**Via the A 4 Erfurt-Dresden to the Gera interchange, and continue towards Zeitz via the B 2. The first exit on the right via Brahmenau, Söllmnitz, and Hirschfeld leads to Pölzig. Read more **Public transportation**Take the regional bus of PRG: Read more Additional information City administration Ronneburg Tel.: 036602 23044 Places to eat: "Zum alten Bahnhof" Pölzig Tel.: 036695 20980 "Zur Kastanie" Sachsenroda Tel.: 036695 21017 Links Read more Author Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbHBautzner Straße 45/47 01099 Dresden Organization Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur License (master data) Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author Combine the hike with a handcar ride, which is regularly organized by the . Read more Nearby ------ View on map Contact 07554 Pölzig Download GPX file - -