Tour of the city's beauty on the banks of the Mulde with Mulde boat trip

  • 13.08 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Condition: very easy
  • Great panorama
  • Hiking
  • 3:18 h
  • 13.08 km
  • 35 m
  • 35 m
  • 124 m
  • 159 m
  • 35 m
  • Start: Grimma train station
  • Destination: Grimma train station

The landscape of the Saxon Burgenland, the cultural offerings, the cozy inns and hotels as well as the warmth of the people - there are many good reasons to travel to Grimma and discover the town.

Waypoints

Start
Start
Grimma train station
Museum Wassermühle Höfgen
  • Museum/art collection
Destination
Destination
Grimma train station

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown (19%)
Asphalt (49%)
Gravel (10%)
Trail (6%)
Path (16%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The route starts at Grimma railroad station. Follow Karl-Marx-Straße to Colditzer Straße. Hikers arriving by bus should follow Schulstraße from Nicolaiplatz to Park am Schwanenteich.

The route leads through the park via Verlobungsgässchen, Floßplatz and Colditzer Weg to the Muldenschifffahrt landing stage. From here, take the boat to the "village of the senses" in Höfgen. From the ship's mill jetty, you walk past the "Zur Schiffsmühle" adventure hotel. You will pass here again on the way back.

Follow the Muldental hiking trail as far as Zur Fähre. Continue along this road to the "village of the senses" Höfgen. See, hear, touch, taste, smell - but also observe, feel and understand. The "Village of the Senses" will enliven your sensory perception, it will inspire and refresh you.

The path now leads you back to the adventure hotel via Höfgener Dorfstraße and Zur Schiffsmühle. Here you will find refreshment stops, an adventure playground and a miniature golf course.

Now take the path to the right of the Mulde towards Grimma. On the path of stones - a themed trail - you will reach the Rabenstein, a viewing point on the Mulde in the city forest. Then follow the path to the suspension bridge - the longest cable-stayed bridge in Saxony. Here you can decide whether to return to Grimma town center or continue along the Mulde riverbank promenade.

Walk along the riverside promenade for approx. 1.4 km. You will then come to the Pöppelmann stone bridge and cross over to the opposite side of the Mulde. Turn left and walk past the castle (now the Leipzig district court), the imposing St. Augustin grammar school building and the monastery church. Continue along the flood protection system, which was completed in 2019, into Mühlstraße, Floßplatz and Kellerhäuser Straße and walk back along Köhlerstraße in the opposite direction.

Stop briefly at the Frauenkirche church, where it is also worth taking a look inside. Continue along Frauenstraße until you reach the market. On the houses you can see the flood marks from the last major flood disasters. Here you will also find Grimma's historic town hall, the tourist information office and the savings bank museum. Various refreshment stops await you here.

From here, the route leads you back to the train station or Nicolaiplatz.

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there
You can reach Grimma via the A14 highway from Leipzig or Dresden.
Parking

Free parking is available at Volkshausplatz.

You can park at the Floßplatz for a fee. The tour would then start at Floßplatz.

Public transportation

You can reach Grimma by train RB 110 from Leipzig and with the PlusBuses 610, 619, 630 and 690.

If you arrive by bus, the bus starts at Nicolaiplatz in Grimma.

Additional information

Author

Nicole Mania

Organization

Stadt Grimma in der LEIPZIG REGION

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Visit the Water Mill Museum and the Ship Mill Museum in Höfgen.