Hohenwendel Castle – Wolkenstein Castle loop from Thermalbad Wiesenbad

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Hohenwendel Castle – Wolkenstein Castle loop from Thermalbad Wiesenbad

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Hohenwendel Castle – Wolkenstein Castle loop from Thermalbad Wiesenbad

04:43

16.5km

380m

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: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.43 km

Kugeltor Entrance to the Castle

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Shortly before the gate, the hiking trail goes up the slope to the right...

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3.00 km

Hohenwendel Castle

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Mentioned as the former Streckewalde manor as early as 1500, it had no representative building until 1826.
After it was taken over by the Berlin merchant, Commercial Councillor Arthur Schmidt, …

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3.33 km

Kapelle und Mausoleum

Ruins

7.00 km

View of the Zschopau Valley from the Zeisigstein

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Lovely view

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9.71 km

Wolkenstein Market Square and Postal Milestone

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Nice market with a lot of gastronomy all around.

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9.88 km

Wolkenstein Castle

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Wolkenstein Castle is a high medieval castle that was first mentioned in documents in the 13th century. The town and castle stand on gneiss rocks 80 meters above the Zschopautal. …

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10.1 km

View of Wolkenstein and the Zschopau Valley from the Gneiss Cliffs

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Here begins the descent into the Wolfsschlucht and the access to the via ferratas.

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10.2 km

Wolf Gorge (Wolkenstein Gorge)

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There is also a family-friendly via ferrata here. Great backdrop.

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10.4 km

Wolfsschlucht and View of the Zschopau Valley

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the via ferrata is freely accessible to everyone

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16.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.09 km

3.23 km

2.13 km

1.65 km

268 m

118 m

Surfaces

4.72 km

4.69 km

3.22 km

2.18 km

1.44 km

237 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

9°C

3°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

December 13, 2024,Zeisigstein – Stollen - Alte Fabrik

-3 degrees and a bit of sun... I set off around midday with the goal of Zeisigstein / Wolkenstein. Well, things turned out differently than planned.
The climb to Hohenwendel took a long time, but was doable. The castle is empty, construction site signs are everywhere.
The mausoleum was just behind it. Unfortunately only fragmentary, the ravages of time have …

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July 11, 2023,Runde Wolkenstein - Brückenklippe - Anton-Günter-Höhe - Wolkenstein - Zeisigstein - Streckewalde - Mausoleum - Oberauer Weg - Wolkenstein

Despite the announced high temperatures 🌡️ I felt like hiking this morning and looked for a place that should be a little less hot ☃️😉.

From Wolkenstein we went to the bridge cliff and back past the Anton-Günter-Höhe because the forest had been cleared everywhere.

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February 1, 2025,Runde Wolkenstein -> Thermalbad Wiesenbad -> Wolkenstein

The Wolfsschlucht, as well as the pedestrian bridge over the Zschopau, are currently closed.

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September 22, 2022,Thermalbad Wiesenbad - über den Zeisigstein und durchs Tal der Zschopau

Part of komoot.de/collection/1726384/-wandern-in-sachsen-auch-abseits-der-saechsische-schweiz-ein-erlebnis

From my point of view, the Wiesenbad thermal baths are the smallest and most unknown of the 15 state-approved health resorts and spas in Saxony. The place looks back on more than 500 years of tradition in spa and bathing. As early as 1496, a shepherd is said to have discovered a warm spring in what was …

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