Ehrenfriedersdorf Silver Road Mining Trail

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The mining trail covers 13.7 kilometres through the "Greifenstein area" and features over 30 stations with impressive evidence of historical mining as well as traces in nature, landscape and culture.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.99 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 271 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 274 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 724 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 533 m
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Photos

Röhrgraben family
Wild boar by Carl Emanuel Wolff
Greifensteine with a view of the Ore Mountains ridge
Röhrgraben Ehrenfriedersdorf

Description of the walk

Start/finish: Ehrenfriedersdorf Tin MineVisitor Centre , Am Sauberg 109427 Ehrenfriedersdorf

(S/E) This nature trail is designed as a circular route and begins at the Ehrenfriedersdorf Tin Mine visitor mine on the Sauberg. One of the Purpl Path artworks created for Chemnitz 2025 European Capital of Culture is located here. From there, the trail continues into the industrial estate and then along the old narrow-gauge railway line to the Greifenbach Valley.

(1) The trail continues along the Röhrgraben to the Greifenbach reservoir.

(2) Along the way, you will encounter numerous reminders of the old mining industry, such as tunnel entrances and ruins of stamp mills.

(3) The climb to the Greifensteine viewing rock offers sweeping views of the Ore Mountains.

(4) The Albin-Langer-Wege trail continues to Ehrenfriedersdorf, from where you can return to the Sauberg via the old miners' trail "Lange Gasse" (5). (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 609 m - Ehrenfriedersdorf Tin Mine Visitor Centre
  2. 1 : km 4.84 - alt. 607 m - Röhrgraben
  3. 2 : km 6.81 - alt. 632 m - Greifenbach reservoir
  4. 3 : km 8.02 - alt. 714 m - Greifensteine viewing rock
  5. 4 : km 9.42 - alt. 724 m - Albin Langer Trail
  6. 5 : km 12.32 - alt. 554 m - Long Alley
  7. S/E : km 12.99 - alt. 609 m - Ehrenfriedersdorf Tin Mine Visitor Centre

Notes

Safety

The viewing platform is open depending on weather conditions. In winter, when there is snow, ice, frost or strong winds, the viewing platform is usually closed.

Equipment

Sturdy footwear is recommended.

Refreshment

Public transport

Bus – Line 210

Stops on/near the hiking route:

  • Geyer, Gh Teichschänke
  • Ehrenfriedersdorf, Greifenbachmühle
  • Ehrenfriedersdorf market square
  • Ehrenfriedersdorf, path to the Greifensteine rocks

Parking

  • Car park at the Ehrenfriedersdorf visitor mine (free of charge)
  • Car park – At the Greifensteine campsite
  • Car park – at the Greifensteine
  • Hiking car park – Greifensteine
  • Car park – Albin-Langer-Weg
  • Market square in Ehrenfriedersdorf
  • Hiking car park – At the outdoor swimming pool
  • Car park at Wapplerteich Ehrenfriedersdorf
  • Car park at Ehrenfriedersdorf industrial estate
  • Greifenbachmühle car park, Ehrenfriedersdorf

Coordinates

  • DD 50.642711, 12.973721
  • GMS 50°38'33.8"N 12°58'25.4"E
  • UTM 33U 356733 5612053
  • w3w ///meadows.break.attacking

Further information and links

Detailed tour description on the website of the Ehrenfriedersdorf Mountain Grave Brotherhood.

Worth a visit

Sights

  • Ehrenfriedersdorf visitor mine, closed on Mondays, Am Sauberg 1 in 09427 Ehrenfriedersdorf, tel. +49 37341 2557
  • Mineralogical Museum, closed on Mondays, Am Sauberg 1 in 09427 Ehrenfriedersdorf, tel. +49 37341 2557
  • Aussichtsfelsen (viewing rock), Naturtheater (nature theatre), adventure climbing forest at the Greifensteine

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