Short world heritage tour
- 2:45 h
- 10.49 km
- 176 m
- 176 m
- 698 m
- 807 m
- 109 m
- Start: Kurort Altenberg - Tourist Information, train station
- Destination: Kurort Altenberg - Tourist Information, train station
This varied circular hike will immerse you in the fascinating history of the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region UNESCO World Heritage Site. The approximately 10.5-kilometre route connects significant evidence of centuries-old tin mining and leads to some of the most important World Heritage components of the Altenberg mining landscape.
Highlights include the impressive Altenberger Pinge, one of the largest collapse landscapes created by mining in Europe, the Altenberg Mining Museum with the historic tin washing plant "Wäsche IV"the Zwitterstocks Tiefe Erbstolln as an important testimony to underground mining, the Zinnwald visitor mine with its unique tin ore deposits and the Arno Lippmann shaft, which documents the development of modern mining. The tour brings the history of ore mining to life and impressively demonstrates why the region has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019.
You can also open this tour via Komoot.
Waypoints
Good to know
Pavements
- Street (4%)Asphalt (19%)Gravel (42%)Trail (12%)Path (23%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
- You start at Altenberg railroad station and walk along Dippoldiswalder Straße. Continue along Hirschsprunger Straße - after approx. 150 m, turn right. Now you come to the path which takes you past the Meridian Stone. Here you automatically come to the mining nature trail, which you follow around the Pinge. You will reach the Altenberg Mining Museum. Then continue along Geisingstraße and to the AL shaft. Take a slight right onto the Aschergrabenweg, which you follow in the direction of Zinnwald. Here you will pass the Zinnwald visitor mine. Continue along the Lange Gassenweg in the direction of Altenberg. Cross the B170 and make a short detour to the Arno Lippmann shaft. Then return to the Bergstraße and continue along the Querweg (Pinge viewpoint). The route then leads through the Kurpark back to the starting point.
Altenberg railroad station - Dippoldiswalder Straße - mining nature trail - mining museum - Aschergraben - Zinnwald visitor mine - Langegassenweg - cross the B170 - Arno-Lippmann shaft - Bergstraße - Querweg - Altenberg railroad station
Tour information
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
Suitable for Pushchair
Equipment
- Sturdy shoes, rain protection, food, possibly binoculars.
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereVia BAB17 - exit Bad Gottleuba - Lauenstein - Geising - Altenberg
Via B170 - Dresden - Dippoldiswalde - Altenberg / Teplice - Dubi - Zinnwald-Georgenfeld - Altenberg
ParkingYou can park your car in the parking lot (P2) at the lift/Erlebnisberg Altenberg.Public transportationTrain: Dresden - Heidenau - AltenbergBus: Line 360 from Dresden main station, line 398 from Teplice
Additional information
- UNESCO World Heritage in pocket format with the Altenberg World Heritage Passport
Author
Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
Bautzner Straße 45/4701099 DresdenOrganization
Tourist-Information Altenberg
License (master data)
Tourist-Information Altenberg
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
- The individual monuments of the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří mining region, which are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, are always worth a visit.
Digital hiking pin:
The hike is part of the "5 ores in the World Heritage" digital hiking pin. Download the SummitLynx app, activate your cell phone GPS and log in at check-in points worth seeing. These will take you on a total of 5 tours into the world of mining in the Ore Mountains.
The special thing about our digital hiking pins is that you can create your own personal tour book with pictures, texts and locations."
You can find more information here
Safety guidelines
- Enjoy nature
- Give the forest dwellers a good night's sleep
- Protect plants and animals
- Keep the escape routes open
- Park in parking lots
- Do not leave any garbage behind
- Show consideration for others
- Prevent forest fires
- Pay attention to forestry work
- Accept barriers
- Be careful and cautious
Map
- Hiking around Oberbärenburg 1 : 25,000
Hiking and cycling map of the Eastern Ore Mountains 1 : 33,000
Available at the Altenberg Tourist Information Office or in the online store.
Download GPX file