Border crossings - moor whispers and the silence of Böhmisch Reitzenhain

4:25 h
17.63 km
169 m
166 m
702 m
830 m
128 m
Start: Hikers' parking lot at the Schwarzwasser
Destination: Hikers' parking lot at the Schwarzwasser

This day hike on the ridge trail leads from the Schwarzwassertal valley to Reitzenhain and back across Czech territory.

From the start at the hiking parking lot in Schwarzwassertal, follow the Kammweg signs through Schwarzwassertal. Finally, the ridge trail turns left through the forest to the soccer pitch in Kühnhaide. Along the edge of the forest and past the Stengelhaide moorland nature trail to the charcoal burners. From there, follow the Kammweg signs to Reitzenhain. Hikers cross the border to Böhmisch Reitzenhain. The route continues through the countryside until you cross the border between Rübenau and Kühnhaide and return to the starting point.

The tour is not consistently marked throughout. Please use the digital route.

Pavements

Asphalt

Gravel

Trail

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Directions

From the start at the hiking parking lot in Schwarzwassertal, follow the Kammweg signs through Schwarzwassertal. Finally, the ridge trail turns left through the forest to the soccer pitch in Kühnhaide. Along the edge of the forest and past the Stengelhaide moorland nature trail to the charcoal burners. From there, follow the Kammweg signs to Reitzenhain. Hikers cross the border to Böhmisch Reitzenhain. The route continues through the countryside until you cross the border between Rübenau and Kühnhaide and return to the starting point.

The tour is not consistently marked throughout. Please use the digital route.

Tour information

Loop Road

Equipment

We recommend weatherproof clothing, sure-footed shoes and rucksack provisions for the tour.

Carry your identity card (as the tour crosses the border into the Czech Republic)

Directions & Parking facilities

via the B174 from Chemnitz

Parking facilities:

Hikers' parking lot Am Schwarzwasser

Parking lot Moorlehrpfad Kühnhaide

Stops on/near the hiking route:

Reitzenhain, car repair shop

Kühnhaide, Schwarzwasser

Reitzenhain, turning loop

Additional information

Information on the Grüner Graben - a testimony to the history of mining:

www.mari enberg.de/kultur-tourismus/natur-sport/wandern-radfahren/sanierung-gruener-graben

Author

Anni Borrmann, TVE

Organization

Erlebnisheimat Erzgebirge

Website

License (master data)

Anni Borrmann, TVE

License: no copyright required (Public domain) (no copyright)

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Immediately at the start of the tour, you walk along the "Grüner Graben" - an important testimony to mining in the region. The "Grüner Graben", which still carries water today and is largely preserved in its original state, is one of the most important witnesses to silver and tin ore mining in the area around Pobershau. It is an example of the water management facilities in the Marienberg mining area.

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