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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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Mulde confluence
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Hydraulic ram
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Colditz Forest
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Historic villages Collmen and Zschadrass
Difficulty
T1
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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Highest point
220 m
Lowest point
135 m
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1.6 km
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1.6 km
Forested/wild trail
5.8 km
Path
1.5 km
Road
6.8 km
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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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 PodelwitzMuldezusammenfluss 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
Get Timetable to destination
Colditz circular route
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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Equipment
Sturdy footwear, weatherproof clothing, and provisions.
Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated from German.
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
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