Stone Breaker Path – View of Neuenburg Castle loop from Balgstädt

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Stone Breaker Path – View of Neuenburg Castle loop from Balgstädt

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Stone Breaker Path – View of Neuenburg Castle loop from Balgstädt

03:32

12.4km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

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Tote Täler

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.53 km

Schweigenberg Ridge Trail

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Here you can look beautifully over the vineyards and the river. In autumn everything is kept in bright colors.

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4.26 km

Vineyards of Freyburg on the Unstrut River

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Freyburg is a pearl, vineyards, shell limestone mountains, Unstrut and much more make a hike here a unique experience.

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5.19 km

Stone Breaker Path

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Again and again you can step out of the mountain forest and wonderful views of the Neuenbug and the city of Freyburg.

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5.77 km

View of Neuenburg Castle

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Nice place for a panoramic photo, the view of Neuchâtel is fantastic!

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6.63 km

Rödel Plateau in the Tote Täler Nature Reserve

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The name says it all ;-)

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7.55 km

Konik wild horses in the Tote Täler Nature Reserve

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The year-round pasture of the Koniks, a very robust wild horse breed, is 90 hectares in size. They are the descendants of the very last wild horses in Europe and …

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9.19 km

Balgstädtblick

Viewpoint

11.1 km

View of Zscheiplitz Monastery from the weir

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The Freyburg Wine Spring begins and ends here on May 1st every year.

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11.4 km

Schweigenberge Vineyards

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These are the Schweigenberge, one of the most beautiful vineyards in Freyburg. Special features are the terrace-like steps and dry stone walls and picturesque Tuscan-style vineyard cottages.

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12.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.07 km

3.17 km

1.95 km

1.02 km

222 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.62 km

3.02 km

1.95 km

1.06 km

434 m

343 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

11°C

4°C

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

August 4, 2024,Vom Rödel 🐴 auf zwei Beinchen🚶🏼‍♀️‍➡️🚶🏼‍➡️ zum Weinchen 🍷nach Zscheiplitz

This corner is always great, I just love it. And on the Rödel I even discovered the horses and one was very tame. Then over the Unstrut to Zscheiplitz for a glass of wine. I was looking for the gold leaf in the wine the whole time. Almost €20 a bottle is really crazy, soon you won't be able to …

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October 21, 2025,Sachsen-Anhalt-Runde: Weinberge Freyburg, Zscheiplitz mit Kloster, Balgstädt, Rödel, Schloss Neuenstein

A beautiful, relaxed autumnal walk, and not far from Leipzig. I would have liked to have seen a few places to stop for refreshments or wine bars; I'm sure I would have found them if I had specifically looked for them, or even at the castles themselves. I passed right by the Rotkäppchen sparkling wine cellar 😉
The landscape with …

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