Circular hiking trail around Döbeln

12.85 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: easy
Condition: very easy
Hiking
  • 3:30 h
  • 12.85 km
  • 201 m
  • 201 m
  • 162 m
  • 252 m
  • 90 m
  • Start: Döbeln main station
  • Destination: Döbeln main station

This circular hiking trail navigates you over hills and through valleys around Döbeln and promises nature experiences on the edge of the very green town.

The boot town of Döbeln offers an extensive network of hiking trails of around 55 kilometers in length. This circular hiking trail leads over hills and through valleys around Döbeln and promises nature experiences on the edge of the green city. The two parks close to the city center, Bürgergarten and Klosterwiesen, are particularly popular. Two of the 23 bridges and footbridges that span the Freiberger Mulde are located on the hiking trail. In the lively city center, there are various stores and sights to visit.

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown
Street
Asphalt
Gravel
Trail
Path

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Starting at the main railway station, the signposted route leads through the underpass under the railroad tracks to Mastener Straße. Follow Mastener Straße into the city until you reach the steps at Bürgergarten. Walk through the Bürgergarten to Waldheimer Straße, then turn into Bärentalstraße and follow the signs to "Bärental". You walk through the "Bärental", past the "Schillerhöhe" garden group, cross the main road and continue to follow the signs, which will guide you through the "Butterbüchse" to Rößchengrundstraße, which you follow to the left. Before you reach the small weekend settlement, turn right onto Balkonweg and follow this until you reach the "Roßweiner Anlagen" forest. Take the asphalt path through the forest to the beginning of the "Roßweiner Straße" housing estate. At the "Döbeln" town sign, cross this road and then follow the path along the Mulde, past the sports field and fitness center, to the ship's bridge. Cross the Freiberger Mulde here and follow the signs through the residential areas of Döbeln-Ost I and Ost II to Amselgrund. After crossing the dam, first turn left and then right along the field to the north as far as Pommlitz. The hiking trail now runs along Walter-Eckhardt-Straße to Holländerweg and then along the nature trail to Leipziger Straße. Cross Leipziger Straße to Greiner Siedlung and follow the markings down to the Mulderadweg cycle path. Follow the cycle path to the right, cross the Freiberger Mulde and turn left onto Grimmaische Straße. Finally, keep right into Lindenallee until you reach your destination at the main railway station.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Sturdy shoes or sports shoes and weatherproof clothing, provisions and water if required. Sun protection.

Directions & Parking facilities

- A14 (Dresden - Magdeburg) Döbeln-Ost and Döbeln-Nord junctions

- A4 (Bad Hersfeld - Krakow) Hainichen junction (22 km via B 169)Federal highways

- B 169 and B 175 (tangent to urban area)

Döbeln: Steigerhausplatz

  • Train: Döbeln main station
  • The Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn takes you to Chemnitz, Riesa or Elsterwerda every hour on the regional train line RB 45.

    The RB 110 line also takes you to Leipzig every hour.

Author

Verena Daser

Organization

LEIPZIG REGION

License (master data)

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

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

  • Citizens' garden
  • St. Nicolai church with organ
  • Town hall with museum and Döbelner giant boots
  • Heckel House with gallery
  • German horse-drawn railway museum
  • Monastery meadow

Nearby

Address

Circular hiking trail around Döbeln
04720 Döbeln