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title: "Liebstadt: Circular Hike to Kuckuckstein Castle"
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description: "Market Square - historic postal milestone - church and town hall (red line) - “Rotes Vorwerk” - turn left toward Berthelsdorf - “Martersäule” - Berthelsdorf Country Inn - Liebstadt and Kuckuckstein Castle - Market Square"
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Liebstadt: Circular Hike to Kuckuckstein Castle
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- 6.52 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: easy
- Great panorama
- Hiking

- 1:55 h
- 6.52 km
- 184 m
- 184 m
- 330 m
- 458 m
- 128 m
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- Start: Liebstadt Marketplace
- Destination: Liebstadt Marketplace

Liebstadt is considered the smallest town in Saxony and is just waiting to be rediscovered by curious visitors.

Market Square - historic postal milestone - church and town hall (red line) - “Rotes Vorwerk” - turn left toward Berthelsdorf - “Martersäule” - Berthelsdorf Country Inn - Liebstadt and Kuckuckstein Castle - Market Square

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Pavements

Street (15%)

Gravel (6%)

Trail (66%)

Path (13%)

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Directions

The loop trail starts at the market square, which is unusually shaped like a triangle. You’ll pass a historic postal milestone and follow the route marked with a red line up to the church and city hall. The trail continues slightly uphill to the “Rotes Vorwerk,” a farm with its own cheese dairy. 

Soon you’ll reach the ridge of the Eastern Ore Mountains and turn left toward Berthelsdorf, passing a “martyr’s column.” A sign describes the legend associated with it. The view from here of the Erzgebirge Mountains and Bohemia is fantastic. At the Landgasthof Berthelsdorf, two landladies serve authentic home-style cooking made with ingredients from the garden, as well as fresh eggs and meat from the farm. A playground next door offers children something to do.

Now the trail leads downhill back to Liebstadt and to Kuckuckstein Castle. Kuckuckstein was built in the mid-16th century and has seen many owners come and go. Napoleon was once a guest here. Kuckuckstein has appeared on television several times, for example, in the 2015 film adaptation of \*Snow White and Rose Red\*. Passing the castle, the trail winds down narrow paths back into the valley and returns to the starting point.

GPS DATA updated in 2021

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Tour information

- Loop Road
- Stop at an Inn

Equipment

sturdy shoes and food

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**

A17 via S176 to Liebstadt Market Square

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**Parking**

Parking is very limited.

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Literature

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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

 is definitely worth a visit. It's worth calling 035025 50185 to make an inquiry.

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Safety guidelines

The tour is not suitable for strollers.

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Map

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Contact

01825 Liebstadt

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