Purple Path Tour: Zwickau - Glauchau - H.E.

  • 38.90 km long
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: medium
  • Great panorama
  • Cycling
  • 2:45 h
  • 38.90 km
  • 357 m
  • 206 m
  • 233 m
  • 436 m
  • 203 m
  • Start: Paradiesbrücke, Mulde cycle path Zwickau
  • Destination: Hirschgrund Oberlungwitz
Perfect for nature lovers: From Zwickau to Glauchau, cyclists can relax along the Mulde cycle path before the route continues to Hohenstein-Ernstthal, passing three PURPLE PATH artworks along the way.

This bike tour leads from Zwickau along the Mulde cycle path through Glauchau to Hohenstein-Ernstthal, combining relaxing natural sections with cultural highlights. The return journey from Hohenstein-Ernstthal is conveniently by train to Zwickau.

Large parts of the route run directly along the Mulde and allow for a calm, steady cycling experience through natural landscapes. Along the way are three PURPLE PATH artworks that can be discovered along the route and are ideal for short breaks.

It should be noted that the artwork "Mesquita Motorbike" in Hohenstein-Ernstthal is located in the Textile and Racing Museum and is only accessible with admission, while the other artworks can be viewed freely in public spaces.

The PURPLE PATH project:

The PURPLE PATH is a gigantic open-air art and sculpture trail around Chemnitz, Central Saxony, the Ore Mountains, and up to Zwickau with more than 60 contemporary artworks.

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown (46%)
Street (25%)
Asphalt (21%)
Gravel (6%)
Trail (2%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The PURPLE PATH artworks along the tour:
  1. Jana Gunstheimer: dingenunner, dingenauf - Muldeparadies/near Paradiesbrücke, 08056 Zwickau
  2. Caroline Mesquita: Motorbike, Medusa Motorbike - Antonstraße 6, 09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
  3. Rotmilan: Twisted Peek - Hirschgrund Oberlungwitz near “Schöne Aussicht”, 09353 Oberlungwitz

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there
by public transport:
  • from Chemnitz main station by train
  • from Hohenstein-Ernstthal by train
  • from Glauchau by train
  • from Lichtenstein by bus

by car:

  • via the B 93
  • via the B 175
  • A 72 to Zwickau-East or Zwickau-West
Parking
  • Parking lot B173 Brückenberg

  • Katharinenstraße 30 Parking

  • Parking lot at the Main Market

Additional information

Here is the link to the official PURPLE PATH website.

Author

Vanessa Hähnel

Organization

Tourismusverband Chemnitz Zwickau Region e. V.

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