. A walk through the labyrinth, past the remains of the uranium mines, and on to Königstein Fortress.
In Königstein, we follow the course of the Biela stream to the road leading to Leupoldishain. The world’s first trolleybus, the Bielatal-Motorbahn, operated along this route from 1901 to 1902. Following the “yellow line” markings uphill along the road, we arrive in Leupoldishain. On the left, we reach the Schillersteig trail, which runs to the Hohe Straße. We turn left onto the forest trail 300 meters before the Hohe Straße and pass the former mining site. After about 15 minutes, we reach the road; after another 5 minutes, we reach the path to the labyrinth. This short section is not marked. The so-called Breite Heide, through which our trail leads, is a sandstone plateau crisscrossed by many small gorges. Unfortunately, some were filled in with overburden during mining operations.The “Labyrinth” rock formation sparks the imagination. A loop trail is signposted. Following the blue-line marker, we hike to the Bernhardstein. The lookout point offers a view of the town of Bielatal and the
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