For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in the Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful hikes.
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The 10 most beautiful hikes in the Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis

Hiking Route
· Ore Mountains
Root path and old mining in Zschopau
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
4.7 km
1:25 h
96 m
109 m
This short tour takes you south of the Zschopau over hill and dale, past witnesses of medieval mining and along the Zschopau.

Hiking Route
· Olbernhau
Olbernhauer Rundwanderweg
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
12.2 km
3:25 h
279 m
279 m
Die Strecke führt vom Stadtkern auf die umliegenden Höhenzüge der Flöhatalaue und der Nebentäler.

Hiking Route
· Erzgebirge
Kammweg Section 03 "From Sayda to Seiffen"
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Stage 3
9.6 km
3:00 h
284 m
342 m
A wealth of wood and skilled craftsmanship. Even today, Erzgebirge folk and wood art is world-famous. Born out of necessity, the families of the miners once made wooden toys as a sideline in winter. The third stage takes us to nutcrackers and smoking men - to curious places and wonderful views.

Hiking Route
· Vogtland
Vogtland Panorama Weg® Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Multi-stage route
Open
239.5 km
66:55 h
4,892 m
4,890 m
Experience your personal symphony of nature. Enjoy 12 varied stage hikes on the Vogtland Panorama Trail through the enchanting landscape of the Vogtland. The most comfortable way to do so is to take advantage of our travel offer “Hiking without luggage”.

Hiking Route
· Ore Mountains
Kammweg Section 04 "From Seiffen to Olbernhau"
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Stage 4
11.2 km
3:30 h
346 m
507 m
Treasures to be discovered! The mountain church of Seiffen is a wonderful treasure. And thanks to the industrious toy makers who have recreated it a million times over, the little church is known almost on every continent. The museum ensemble "Saigerhütte" is also of very special value; it has been part of the "UNESCO World Heritage Mining Region Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří" since 2019.

Hiking Route
· Eibenstock
Von Blauenthal nach Eibenstock durchs wilde Erzgebirge
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Open
9.9 km
3:30 h
243 m
243 m
Von der Papiermühle in Blauenthal und dem Wasserfall steigen wir auf zum Wanderweg "Wildes Erzgebirge" der uns nach Eibenstock führt und im großen Bogen über Sosa zurück.

Hiking Route
· Erzgebirge
Kammweg Stage 07 "From Satzung to Bärenstein"
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 7
22.4 km
7:00 h
539 m
619 m
"S' kimmt wies kimmt!" It comes as it comes - or as we plan it. You should definitely plan the Kammweg so that you are on your way from Satzung to Bärenstein at the weekend. Because the Pressnitztalbahn then takes us from Schmalzgrube to Jöhstadt at full steam. It's a great experience on the train, but of course also on foot, when the steam locomotive puffs past you through the valley.

Hiking Route
· Ore Mountains
Kammweg Section 06 "From Kühnhaide to Satzung"
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 6
14 km
4:00 h
184 m
4 m
Hiking territory for explorers! Geology is boring? Far from it! If you walk along the Kammweg, you will always be surrounded by interesting geological phenomena. At Hirtstein you will even find one of the most fascinating natural monuments in Europe: the basalt fan. This phenomenon is solidified lava that flowed out millions of years ago and solidified into a fan.

Hiking Route
· Erzgebirge
Rundwanderung Luchsbachtal Pöhla - Oberbecken Markersbach
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
13.6 km
5:30 h
437 m
437 m
Ein künstlich angelegter See mit einem Stauraum von 6,5 Millionen Kubikmetern Wasser thront über den umliegenden Ortschaften - das Oberbecken des Pumpspeicherkraftwerkes Markersbach. Der 14 km lange, landschaftlich eindrucksvolle Rundweg, führt uns von Pöhla auf die Dammkrone des Oberbeckens. Von hier aus bietet sich ein herrlicher Blick über weite Teile des westlichen Erzgebirges.

Hiking Route
· Erzgebirge
Kammweg Section 11 "From Johanngeorgenstadt to Weitersglashütte"
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 11
19.7 km
6:00 h
663 m
437 m
Uphill, downhill - experiencing the flow of hiking. The state of being completely absorbed in an activity, where the sense of time is largely lost, is called flow experience. Today, on the Kammweg, we forget time and space. We hike the 20 kilometres and 700 metres in altitude from Johanngeorgenstadt to Weitersglashütte completely in the flow.
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