--- title: "Winter hike to Geisingberg" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/tour/winter-hike-to-geisingberg" description: "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!" language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2896767/3ac7782bae448f88f79b00b8ace9a2200a9e690c3577759ab0fcf727cb960c8a/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Winter hike to Geisingberg ========================== - 8.01 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Great panorama - Winter hikes - 2:15 h - 8.01 km - 186 m - 184 m - 701 m - 824 m - 123 m - - Start: Altenberg Train Station - Destination: Altenberg Train Station The route passes mining sites, to the and through fantastic winter forests. You start at the From here, you hike the official trail to the 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 . 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! Read more Waypoints --------- View on map Start Start Altenberg Train Station - Bistro - Inn Destination Destination Altenberg Train Station Show more Good to know ------------ Pavements Unknown (1%) Street (36%) Asphalt (8%) Gravel (49%) Trail (1%) Path (5%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 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 Read more Tour information - Loop Road - Stop at an Inn Equipment Normal winter clothing is sufficient for this route. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**Via BAB17 - Exit Bad Gottleuba - Lauenstein - Geising - Altenberg Via B170 - Dresden - Dippoldiswalde - Altenberg / Teplice - Dubi - Zinnwald-Georgenfeld – Altenberg Read more **Parking**You can park your car at the (P2) at the lift. Read more **Public transportation**Train: Dresden - Heidenau – Altenberg Bus: Line 360 from Dresden main station, Line 398 from Teplice Read more 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 Read more Author Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbHBautzner Straße 45/47 01099 Dresden Organization 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. Read more Safety guidelines You can find the German Ski Association's rules of conduct Please be considerate of others at intersections and on sections with multiple uses (ski trail, winter hiking trail, carriage riders, etc.). Read more 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. Read more Nearby ------ View on map Contact 01773 Altenberg Download GPX file - -