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Colditz circular route

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    Schloss Colditz Luftbild
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    Past the Podelwitz Water Castle and Colditz Castle! Enjoy nature at the confluence of the two Mulde rivers and in Colditz Forest!
    moderate
    Distance 17.3 km
    4:30 h
    202 m
    202 m
    220 m
    135 m
    This circular hiking route allows you to experience the town of Colditz, the Mulde landscape with attractive villages, and the Colditz Forest in many ways. In addition to the Podelwitz Water Castle, this hike passes the Mulde confluence, Colditz Forest, Colditz Castle, and the historic Tiergarten. Part of the route even runs along the Saxon Luther Trail, crosses the Zwickauer Mulde, and ends at the Freiberger Mulde.

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    Difficulty
    T1 moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    220 m
    Lowest point
    135 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 9.28%Dirt road 9%Forested/wild trail 33.40%Path 8.93%Road 39.36%
    Asphalt
    1.6 km
    Dirt road
    1.6 km
    Forested/wild trail
    5.8 km
    Path
    1.5 km
    Road
    6.8 km
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    Safety information

    Attention: ford path bridge temporarily closed, detour available north via car bridge

    Path condition: a mix of village streets, hiking and forest paths

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    Roadbook

    From the Podelwitz water castle, the route goes up to Collmen, a historic village ensemble with a wide view as far as Rochlitz. On the Muldental hiking trail, it then descends again to the Mulde confluence – here the Zwickauer and Freiberger Mulde flow together, a place full of peace and water experience. Along the Zwickauer Mulde, the path leads further over a rest area with the so-called hydraulic ram to the Colditz Forest, a shady and mushroom-rich woodland area. After the idyllic Kohlbach valley, you cross the Zwickauer Mulde a second time and reach the town of Colditz with its Renaissance castle, museum, and the "Schlosswächter" restaurant in front of the gates of Colditz Castle. Then the path leads through the Tiergarten, a natural park area, back up to Zschadrass, a historic clinic and psychiatric area from the Gründerzeit with magnificent clinic buildings, church and water tower, and the unique Dental Museum. From there you can already see the village of Collmen again and return the same way to Podelwitz, where an excursion inn on the Freiberger Mulde awaits you for a final stop.
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    Wasserschloss Podelwitz
    Muldezusammenfluss Sermuth
    Ehem. VEB Porzellanwerk Colditz
    Gästezentrum Colditz
    Colditz Castle
    Jugendherberge Colditz Schloss
    St. Egidien City Church, Colditz
    Dentalhistorisches Museum Zschadraß

    Public transport

    • Train: Tanndorf station (route from the station along the Freiberger Mulde to Podelwitz Water Castle)
    • Bus 613: Bad Lausick-Colditz
    • Bus 619: Grimma-Colditz
    • Bus 620: Rochlitz-Colditz
    • Colditz stop, sports field

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    Directions

    Car access: A14 to Grimma exit, then B107 towards Colditz. From Colditz turn left to Podelwitz. 

    Parking

    • Podelwitz Water Castle
    • Colditz: Market or Sofienplatz

    Coordinates

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    51.152312, 12.833547
    DMS
    51°09'08.3"N 12°50'00.8"E
    UTM
    33U 348486 5668994
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    Difficulty
    T1 moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    17.3 km
    Duration
    4:30 h
    Ascent
    202 m
    Descent
    202 m
    Highest point
    220 m
    Lowest point
    135 m
    Round trip Refreshment stops available Cultural/historical interest

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