Hiking Trail of German Unity (WDE) - Ore Mountains section

130.51 km long
Long-distance hiking trail

© Andreas Löffler, Erlebnisheimat Erzgebirge

34:50 h
130.51 km
2,495 m
2,751 m
465 m
1,180 m
715 m
Start: Altenberg
Destination: Carlsfeld

The German Unity Trail (WDE) runs over 1080 km from the easternmost city of Görlitz to the westernmost city of Aachen. This hiking trail was born out of an idea after reunification in 1990 and is intended to help bring people from East and West together and thus promote German unity on a human level.

Existing main and long-distance hiking trails of the participating hiking clubs are used along the entire route, with WDE signs appearing occasionally. In the Ore Mountains, the trail crosses Altenberg-Zinnwald - Holzhau - Seiffen - Olbernhau - Rübenau - Jöhstadt - Kurort Oberwiesenthal - Rittersgrün - Johanngeorgenstadt - Carlsfeld close to the Czech border.

(the section Altenberg - Neuhausen OT Georgenthal is still missing from the route)

Pavements

Street (6%)

Asphalt (18%)

Gravel (55%)

Trail (18%)

Path (3%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Additional information

WDE not bookable via the Erzgebirge Tourist Office. Alternatively bookable as hiking without luggage:

Kammweg from Geising - Carlsfeld - Blankenstein or
Long-distance hiking trail E3/mountain hiking trail from Altenberg - Schöneck.

Author

Erlebnisheimat Erzgebirge

Organization

Erlebnisheimat Erzgebirge

Website

Hiking Trail of German Unity (WDE) - Ore Mountains section

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