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Shore Path Along the Mittelteich – Middle Pond loop from Moritzburg

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Saxon Elbland
Moritzburg

Shore Path Along the Mittelteich – Middle Pond loop from Moritzburg

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4.6

(144)

502

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Shore Path Along the Mittelteich – Middle Pond loop from Moritzburg

01:57

7.55km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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Altenteiche Moritzburg

Waypoints

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Parking

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716 m

East Cavalier House, Moritzburg Castle Park

Highlight • Monument

There are two of them, the East and West Cavalier Houses. Both houses have been renovated.
The East Cavalier House houses a zoological museum.

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1.76 km

Hohburg Tunnel near Moritzburg

Highlight • Structure

Also called the Royal Roller Coaster

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1.97 km

Hohburg Tunnel

Highlight • Cave

The tunnel was driven through the rock at the beginning of the 18th century and passed by carriage at court festivals. The tunnel has nothing to do with the Hohburg …

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2.89 km

View of the Sophienteich

Highlight • Lake

Sturdy footwear is essential for this hiking route, as part of the route is quite impassable.

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3.25 km

Nice views of these ponds

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3.36 km

Shore Path Along the Mittelteich

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Narrow path along the middle pond. Sometimes beautiful view of the lake and nature.

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5.34 km

Middle Pond

Highlight • Lake

It is worth stopping for a photo. Presumably a beautiful panorama in all seasons. The street has potholes here and there and is accordingly heavily frequented by the gastronomy.

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6.79 km

Moritzburg Palace Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Especially outside the main season there are wonderful lines of sight.

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7.55 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.16 km

1.87 km

688 m

468 m

314 m

Surfaces

2.69 km

2.07 km

1.42 km

799 m

512 m

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Wednesday 15 July

29°C

13°C

11 %

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Comments

May 14, 2023,2023_05_14 Moritzburg
Exercise is good and so after all the health setbacks of the last few weeks we just started again today.
Unfortunately, the sun only came out for a short time. Overall, there were very few people in this forest, only at the tunnel it was a bit exhausting with a relatively loud group of hikers. But then on the path …

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Moritzburg, near Dresden, is always worth a visit. The famous castle, once the hunting residence of the Saxon Elector Augustus the Strong, gained further fame during the GDR era through the fairytale film "Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella." Even today, princess-to-be can test whether they, too, were born to greatness on the castle's grand staircase, as the lost shoe still stands …

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Explore the area after work.
I didn't find Cinderella and the 3 hazelnuts, but I found the middle and the women's pond - very nice!
Today was very unexpected and really great with fantastic weather.
Unfortunately, without binoculars, I could only see geese, swans and a kite from the vantage point, so pack it up again next time.

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A manor was first mentioned in 1294, so that the Hohburg, also known as the Hohe Burg, can be assumed to have been built in the second half of the 13th century. The Hohburg is located in the forest to the left of the castle. First you can see the 120 m long tunnel through the mountain on which the …

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A nice hike to relax and enjoy nature

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Moritzburg and the Moritzburg ponds.

A short trip in the afternoon through the Moritzburg pond landscape and past the Mittelteich and the Sophienteich to the castle and its castle park.

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