Elsterperlenweg® – Stage 5

Brandplatz Berga – cross the B 175 – 150 m along the town hall – cross the street here – pass the city park – diagonally into the church square and turn right at the church into Kirchweg – at Kirchgraben 50 m onto Markersdorfer Weg, 900 m uphill to the Markersdorf intersection – straight at the intersection into the Culmitzsch valley – at the next crossroads turn right onto forest path 1.4 km along Culmitzschbach to Untergeißendorf – cross the village street and after 100 m turn left into Wiesenweg – follow this meadow and field edge path 1.7 km uphill – at the rest area and viewpoint "Alte Eulaer Straße" turn right – after 300 m slightly downhill, at the next rest area, turn left off the Alte Eulaer Straße – after 1 km on forest and meadow paths you reach the Mühlberg of Waltersdorf – at the crossroads at Mühlberg turn right – 1 km straight ahead towards Rüßdorf – turn left onto the field path and 500 m uphill to the next field path junction – turn right – after 400 m – turn left – 1 km uphill and downhill on the field path to the next branch and signpost location – turn right – 1 km straight ahead – turn left into forest path – 300 m straight ahead on the forest path – at the forest path junction turn right – 1.3 km past the viewpoint "Heiterer Blick" with its White Cross – 1.3 km downhill along the EPW-marked hiking trail to the new Elster bridge – cross the village street – at the Elster weir and signpost location turn right – 400 m parallel to the White Elster reaches the stage destination Neumühle/Elster

Places to eat and overnight stay possibilities:

- Museums and Holiday Farm Waltersdorf, Tel.: 036623 - 20066

- Apartment Steinermühle Mohlsdorf-Teichwolframsdorf, Tel.: 036623 – 21432