Winter hike to Geisingberg
- 2:15 h
- 8.01 km
- 186 m
- 184 m
- 701 m
- 824 m
- 123 m
- Start: Altenberg Train Station
- Destination: Altenberg Train Station
You start at the Altenberg Tourist Information. From here, you hike the official trail to the Geisingberg via Dippoldiswalder Street and Hirschsprunger Street. Then, before the railway crossing, turn right. Follow the path straight ahead to Geisingberg. After a break on the mountain, descend again. Then keep left on the mining educational trail. Continue hiking around the pit to the Mining Museum. Cross Geisinger Street and continue to Arno-Lippmann Shaft, leading you back to B170. Follow this for about 800 m until you turn right onto Sonnenhofweg. Continue until the Waldschänke "Altes Raupennest". At the junction before, keep left. Follow this path to the intersection with Alten Zaunhäuser Weg. Turn right there. Upon reaching Erlebnisberg Altenberg, turn left and walk through the spa park back to the starting point.
The 18 m high Louis Tower on Geisingberg offers a 360° view of the Altenberg holiday region!
Waypoints
Good to know
Pavements
- Unknown (1%)Street (36%)Asphalt (8%)Gravel (49%)Trail (1%)Path (5%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
Altenberg Train Station - Dippoldiswalder Street - Hirschsprunger Street - turn right before the railway crossing onto Bärensteiner Street - straight ahead to Geisingberg - return from the summit and turn left to the Mining Museum - cross Geisinger Street - Europark industrial area - Arno-Lippmann Shaft - cross B170 - follow this for 800 m - Sonnenhofweg - turn left - Alter Zaunhäuser Weg - Erlebnisberg Altenberg - Altenberg Train Station
Tour information
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
Equipment
Normal winter clothing is sufficient for this route.
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting there
Via BAB17 - Exit Bad Gottleuba - Lauenstein - Geising - Altenberg
Via B170 - Dresden - Dippoldiswalde - Altenberg / Teplice - Dubi - Zinnwald-Georgenfeld – Altenberg
ParkingYou can park your car at the parking lot (P2) at the lift.Public transportationTrain: Dresden - Heidenau – Altenberg
Bus: Line 360 from Dresden main station, Line 398 from Teplice
Additional information
In the Altenberg holiday region, there is a voluntary ski trail contribution. Those who wish to support the grooming of ski trails can pay at the machines at the trail entry or at Tourist Information.
Current winter sports conditions can be found here.
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 hike is part of the Digital Hiking Badge "For Winter Hikers." Download the SummitLynx app, activate your phone's GPS and check in at interesting points. These will take you on a total of 9 routes into the world of observation towers, local sights, and fascinating museums.
The special thing about our Digital Hiking Badges is the possibility to create a personal tour book with images, texts, and places in a contemporary way.
Safety guidelines
You can find the German Ski Association's rules of conduct here.
Please be considerate of others at intersections and on sections with multiple uses (ski trail, winter hiking trail, carriage riders, etc.).
Map
Altenberg Winter Sports Map 1 : 30,000
Eastern Ore Mountains Winter Sports Map 1 : 33,000
Available at the Altenberg Tourist Information and at the information office in the train station / Kipsdorf community center.
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