Colditz circular walk

4:30 h
17.29 km
202 m
202 m
135 m
220 m
85 m
Start: Podelwitz moated castle
Destination: Podelwitz moated castle

Past Podelwitz moated castle and Colditz Castle! Nature enjoyment guaranteed at the confluence of the two Mulden rivers and in Colditz Forest!

This circular hiking trail allows you to experience the town of Colditz, the Mulde landscape with its attractive villages and the Colditz forest in a variety of ways. In addition to the Podelwitz moated castle, this hike also takes you past the Mulde River Association, Colditz Forest, Colditz Castle and the historic zoo. Part of the route even leads along the Luther Trail of Saxony, the Zwickauer Mulde is also crossed and the tour ends at the Freiberger Mulde.

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Directions

From Podelwitz moated castle, the route climbs up to Collmen, a historic village ensemble with far-reaching views as far as Rochlitz. The Muldental hiking trail takes you back down to the Mulde confluence - where the Zwickauer and Freiberger Mulde rivers meet, a place full of tranquillity and water experiences. The trail continues along the Zwickauer Mulde via a rest area with the so-called hydraulic ram into Colditzer Forst, a shady forest area rich in mushrooms. After the idyllic Kohlbachtal valley, you cross the Zwickauer Mulde for a second time and reach the town of Colditz with its renaissance castle, museum and "Schlosswächter" restaurant at the gates of Colditz Castle. The route then takes you through the Tiergarten, a natural park area, back up to Zschadrass, a historic clinic and psychiatric hospital site from the Wilhelminian era with stately clinic buildings, a church and water tower and the unique dental museum. From there you can already see the village of Collmen again and take the same route back to Podelwitz, where an excursion restaurant on the Freiberger Mulde awaits you for a final stop.

Tour information

Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Sturdy shoes, weatherproof clothing and provisions.

Directions & Parking facilities

By car: Take the A14 to the Grimma exit, then take the B107 towards Colditz. From Colditz turn left to Podelwitz.

Podelwitz moated castle
Colditz: Market or Sofienplatz

Train: Tanndorf station (route from the station along the Freiberger Mulde to the Podelwitz moated castle)
Bus 613: Bad Lausick-Colditz
Bus 619: Grimma-Colditz
Bus 620: Rochlitz-Colditz
HP Colditz, sports field

Additional information

Refreshments available:

Author

Verena Daser

Organization

LEIPZIG REGION

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License (master data)

Verena Daser