King Friedrich August Tower – Leipzig Hut in Mühlengrund loop from Gersdorf

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King Friedrich August Tower – Leipzig Hut in Mühlengrund loop from Gersdorf

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King Friedrich August Tower – Leipzig Hut in Mühlengrund loop from Gersdorf

03:14

11.7km

200m

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 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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197 m

Battle of Gersdorf Memorial

Highlight • Monument

The memorial stone was inaugurated near Gersdorf to commemorate the 100th anniversary on May 5th, 1913. A cannonball and crossed swords with the date of the battle adorn the memorial stone.

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708 m

Grave Marker 'Here Rests a Person' in the Forest

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A small parking lot at the edge of the forest that you can easily reach from the B176 country road.

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4.16 km

King Friedrich August Tower

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Observation tower, was inaugurated in 1907, it was named after the reigning Saxon King Friedrich August

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5.22 km

Fürstenwald

Forest

6.13 km

Leipzig Hut in Mühlengrund

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Starting point for a hike and rest area. The Auenbachtal is simply beautiful ♥️

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6.52 km

Aquadrom on the Auenbach

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The Aquadrom at the Auenbach near Erlbach is a strange thing. I assume that depending on the water requirements for the mills in the valley, "the course" was set there. …

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8.44 km

View of Nitzschen Mill Valley

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Great view of the former Nitzschen mill

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10.4 km

French Soldier's Grave (5 May 1813)

Highlight • Historical Site

11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.81 km

2.57 km

279 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.81 km

3.77 km

2.66 km

1.09 km

402 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

December 31, 2021,Langenauer Wald- Sylvesterrunde

In the best spring weather, our end-of-year round led through the Langenau Forest to the König-Friedrich-August-Turm Geringswalde, back via the Leipziger Hütte and the Rinnmühle.
The start and finish was the Napoleonstein on the B 176.

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October 9, 2022,Geringswalder Runde

The beautiful autumn weather 🍂🍁🌞 used and went hiking near Geringswalde again. Unfortunately, the Albrecht Tower only opens at 3:00 p.m., we were there at 2:30 p.m. But we didn't want to wait because we still had a long way to go. But not far from the tower we met a parrot 🦜 on a leash with its owners on …

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