Mining educational trail at Pöhlberg
- 2:05 h
- 6.31 km
- 292 m
- 292 m
- 588 m
- 773 m
- 185 m
- Start: Parking lot at "Kätplatz" on B95
- Destination: Parking lot at "Kätplatz"
You will climb high on our 832m high local mountain, situated in the midst of the UNESCO World Heritage Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří.
On the eastern side of Pöhlberg, located in a rural cultivated area, there is a mining district documented since the 15th century. After the introduction of the Saiger process, silver could be extracted from the copper ore mined here at the Grüntal Saigerhütte. Let yourself be enchanted by the nature, landscape, and views that the Pöhlberg area offers you.
Good to know
Pavements
- Street (3%)Asphalt (13%)Gravel (20%)Trail (23%)Path (41%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
From Kätplatz, cross the B95 and follow the Pöhlberg access road (Ernst-Roch-Straße). Passing the Flößgraben, you reach the distinctive basalt columns below the summit. Keep to the right and follow the circular route around Pöhlberg. You pass the Pöhlbergalm natural monument and overlook the Ore Mountains ridge from Bärenstein over Fichtel- and Keilberg to Auersberg far west. Later, the path leads past the oldest mining district of Annaberg. The St. Briccius Stolln with its headframe is worth a detour. Following the circular route again, you pass the Töpferstolln and the Butterfässer back to Ernst-Roch-Straße and walk downhill to the starting point Kätplatz.
The hike is marked with hammer and pick on a blue background.
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
Suitable for Pushchair
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting there
Motorway from Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Chemnitz:
Motorway A72 - exit Stollberg West - motorway feeder Zwönitz - Annaberg-Buchholz
Federal roads:
from Chemnitz: B95 towards Annaberg-Buchholz
from Oberwiesenthal: B95 towards Annaberg-Buchholz
from Freiberg: B101 towards Annaberg-Buchholz
from Aue / Schwarzenberg: B101 towards Annaberg-Buchholz
ParkingP5 P+R Central Parking (Kätplatz) | directly on B 95, opposite the Pöhlberg access | free of charge
Public transportationBus
City bus line B, stop "B95/Am Kätplatz"
Timetables and further information about public transport can be found here.
Line 210 from Chemnitz to Annaberg-Buchholz (bus station)
Line 400 from Dresden to Annaberg-Buchholz (bus station)
Line 413 from Stollberg to Annaberg-Buchholz (bus station)
Line 415 from Aue to Annaberg-Buchholz (bus station)
Additional information
Tourist Information Annaberg-Buchholz
Buchholzer Str. 2 | 09456 Annaberg-BuchholzTel. 03733 / 19433
tourist-info@annaberg-buchholz.de
www.annaberg-buchholz.deAuthor
Ulrich Falk
Organization
Stadt Annaberg-Buchholz
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
- Detour to the summit of Pöhlberg with restaurant and observation tower
- St. Briccius Stolln (only accessible by prior arrangement)
- Rock formation Butterfässer
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