Old town charm and European traces in Schwarzenberg

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Old town idyll, history and panoramic views around Schwarzenberg

The tour starts at the historic Erlahammer manor, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Ore Mountains/Krušnohoří Mining Region. A small exhibition introduces visitors to the region's eventful history.
From here, the route continues uphill along the Silberberg hiking trail through meadows, fields and woods, with ever-widening views. In Pöhla, the ski jump dominates the townscape and an idyllic pond invites you to take a break.
Then you continue along the European long-distance hiking trail E3 towards Schwarzenberg, accompanied by magnificent panoramic views. In Schwarzenberg, the old town with its castle invites you to explore at length before finally returning to the manor house along the Schwarzwasser river.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.86 km
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    Average duration: 5h 10 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 431 m
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    Descent: - 424 m
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    Highest point: 629 m
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    Lowest point: 436 m
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Experience World Heritage at Erlahammer
Schwarzenberg Town Hall
Schwarzenberg Artists' Alley
Perfect rest stop in Pöhla

Description of the walk

Start/finish: Start at Herrenhof Erlahammer

Markings: "Wanderbarer Silberberg", "European long-distance hiking trail E3" and "European long-distance hiking trail Eisenach-Budapest

(S/E) Walk along the main road towards the town. From here, follow the signs for "Wanderbarer Silberberg".
Turn right and walk past the apartment blocks and through a garden area. The path then leads through a small wood and continues uphill.
Keep left and follow the path across the fields to some trees. Keep right there, then turn left uphill and continue across the fields to the road.
At the road, hikers turn left and immediately right again onto the stone wall. Follow the path uphill until you reach the top.
Keep right at the next fork until you reach a road.
Follow this road downhill to the left for about 100 metres, then turn right onto the meadow.
Follow the path to the edge of the forest, keep left there and after a short while follow the signs to the right into the forest.
Once you reach the bottom, you will see the ski jump opposite.

(1) Behind the ski jump, the path curves back to the road, which you follow to the right through the village until you see steps leading downhill on the right.
A few metres further on is the football pitch, where you turn left and leave the "Wanderbarer Silberberg" trail.

(2) Keep left at the main road and follow the signs for the European long-distance hiking trail E3.
Walk uphill along the road, which curves to the right, and continue until the E3 branches off to the right above a viewing bench.
Follow this path across fields with sweeping views until it meets a road.
Turn right there and then immediately turn left off the road.
Continue to follow the path until it meets another road after a while.
Follow this to the left and, immediately after the river, keep left twice.
Stay on the right side of the river and make your way up to the castle.

(3) After visiting the castle, turn left to reach the market square through the old town.
Keep left again here and continue to follow the EB.
After the houses, hikers turn right. The path leads along a small stream.
Turn left onto Bermsgrüner Straße and after a few hundred metres turn left again onto the street "Am Rockelmann". After a short time you will reach the Waldbühne in Schwarzenberg.

(4) At the lower end of the Waldbühne, turn right and walk downhill through an allotment garden.
In the valley, turn right onto Kirchsteig, which will take you to Gießereistraße after a short while.
Keep left and eventually cross the railway tracks and the river.
Continue straight ahead onto Crandorfer Straße and then turn left onto Am Rothenberg and walk downhill again.
After a few metres, hikers will reach the starting point at Erlahammer on the right. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 469 m - Herrenhof Erlahammer
  2. 1 : km 3.42 - alt. 533 m - Ski jump
  3. 2 : km 4.11 - alt. 481 m - Leave "Wanderbaren Silberberg" to the left
  4. 3 : km 9.24 - alt. 469 m - Schwarzenberg Castle
  5. 4 : km 10.99 - alt. 540 m - Schwarzenberg Forest Theatre
  6. S/E : km 13.86 - alt. 470 m - Herrenhof Erlahammer

Notes

Safety

The tour includes two steep climbs and a section just before Pöhla that requires sure-footedness. Only hike this route if you feel confident.

Further information and links

https://schwarzenberg.de/

https://www.schwarzenberg.de/de/erlebnis-herrenhof.html

Places to stop for refreshments (note opening hours):

Getting there

Public transport

You can travel by train to Schwarzenberg, then take the bus from the station to Herrenhof Erlahammer.

There are several bus stops in Pöhla and Erla that are close to the route.

Getting

B101 to Schwarzenberg

Parking

Parking is available directly at Erlahammer, as well as in Pöhla next to the football pitch, in the Altstadt car park in Schwarzenberg and at the car park on Hammerweg.

Coordinates

  • DD 50.519339, 12.786286
  • GMS 50°31'09.6"N 12°47'10.6"E
  • UTM 33U 343072 5598716
  • w3w ///tameable.crew.ascending

Worth a visit

Author's tip

The Perla Castrum Museum in Schwarzenberg Castle offers interesting insights into the history of the town, including the period after the Second World War, when the town was "forgotten" and remained unoccupied for several weeks.

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