Forest Master Schaal hike, Olbernhau

  • 4.49 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Condition: very easy
  • Hiking
  • 1:19 h
  • 4.49 km
  • 126 m
  • 126 m
  • 457 m
  • 583 m
  • 126 m
  • Start: Gasthof Löser
  • Destination: Gasthof Löser

 

Sights:                  

  • Monument of Forest Master Schaal
  • Monument Friedrich Augst
  • Dörfelteich
  • Dörfelbach course     

Gastronomy:              

  • Hotel Stadt Olbernhau
  • Cafe Hess Wooden Toys and others

This route reveals the special feature of the Dörfelbachtal. At the highest point you reach the monument of Forest Master Schaal (district manager Olbernhau). On the return journey, we cross the valley with the course of the stream, the stone figure, and the pond.

Ferienwohnung Drechsel

Good to know

Pavements

Asphalt (47%)
Gravel (36%)
Trail (16%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Starting point:

Gasthof Löser, Grünthaler Straße

Parking, bus

Route (circular hike):

From Gasthof Löser, cross Grünthaler Straße. Along Dörfelstraße, pass the railway crossing. After about 200m, reach Heidenweg. After about 50m on Heidenweg, turn onto Bruchbergweg towards Dörfelteich. Dörfelteich is reached at the edge of the forest. Continue uphill through the Dörfelbachtal past the Basteifelsen and the memorial stone of Friedrich Augst to the Schaal monument on Königsweg. The Königsweg EB(red) leads downhill to the gas station at Heidenweg, which you follow left to Dörfelstraße. Along Dörfelstraße, return to the starting point.

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

Equipment

Hiking T-shirt to change.

Rain pants.

Insulation jacket.

Cap or headband.

Sunglasses (for hikes at higher altitudes possibly glacier glasses).

Optional hat and gloves.

Adjustable hiking poles.

Hiking backpack (approx. 20 liters or as needed)

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there
-by car to Gasthof Löser
Parking
Parking lot next to Gasthof Löser
Public transportation

- by bus towards Seiffen, Deutschneudorf, Olbernhau to

  stop Löser

Additional information

Hiking map: GeoSN Dresden Sheet 27 Middle Ore Mountains - Marienberg, Olbernhau 1:25,000

Interactive map of the Tourism Association Ore Mountains e.V.

www.outdooractive.com

Tourist information Olbernhau

Ferienwohnung Drechsel 

Literature

Brochure:

Witnesses of the past in the Olbernhau and Pfaffroda area:

"Volume II: Forgotten stones on the hiking trails and the hidden history"

Author

Matthias Drechsel

Organization

Olbernhau - Mitten im Erzgebirge

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

A family-friendly route in the Dörfelbachtal

in beautiful nature.

Map

Hiking map GeoSN Dresden Sheet 27 Middle Ore Mountains 1:25000