Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel: With children on the Forellensteig

6.54 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: easy
Condition: very easy
Hiking
  • 1:45 h
  • 6.54 km
  • 51 m
  • 51 m
  • 242 m
  • 291 m
  • 49 m
  • Start: Parkplatz, Talstraße 2a, 01816 Berggießhübel
  • Destination: Parkplatz, Talstraße 2a, 01816 Berggießhübel
A visitor mine with an underground lake and a fairytale forest with a clear mountain stream: Berggießhübel is a magical destination for the whole family! Between moss-covered boulders, the mountain stream Gottleuba winds here or shoots as a small waterfall over the sandstone boulders.

Parkplatz Besucherbergwerk Berggießhübel - Alter Bahndamm - Forellensteig - Langenhennersdorf - Alter Bahndamm - Freibad Berggießhübel - Parkplatz Besucherbergwerk Berggießhübel

Good to know

Pavements

Street (1%)
Asphalt (24%)
Gravel (19%)
Trail (23%)
Path (33%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

A particularly idyllic hiking trail in the surroundings of the former mining town of Berggießhübel is the Forellensteig. As a leisurely path, it leads between Ladenberg (338 meters) and Schlepphübel (314 meters) always along the murmuring and rippling Gottleuba. Between moss-covered boulders the stream winds through the valley and sometimes it shoots as a small waterfall over the mighty sandstone boulders. To the left and right, trees tower close to the water. Fascinating are the swirl holes that the brook has washed into the rock over the centuries. The starting point of the six-kilometer-long circular trail is the parking lot at the Marie-Louise-Stolln mine. From here, the route follows a former railroad line to the Forellensteig and then over a railroad bridge and across the open-air swimming pool back to the starting point.

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

  • Tour with Dog

Equipment

Hiking boots, food

Directions & Parking facilities

You can reach the starting point in only 30 minutes by car from Dresden via the A17 or, for example, in 15 minutes by car from the Königstein Fortress in Saxon Switzerland.
A parking lot is located directly at the starting point of the hike at the visitor mine "Marie Louise Stolln" Berggießhübel.
Anreise/ Abreise:

Bus stop: Berggießhübel, Kurhaus

Bus lines:

  • 207a (Pirna - Bad Gottleuba - Breitenau, only Monday til Friday),

  • 216 (Pirna - Berggießhübel - Grenzübergang Bahratal)

  • 219 (Pirna - Berggießhübel - Grenzübergang Bahratal)

Literature

Hiking fun with children - Elbe Sandstone Mountains

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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

To pack a bathing suit in summer is recommended, because a visit to the local swimming pool can be combined well. The visitor mine at the start and end of the tour is also worth a visit all year round.

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