On Hüther's trail

You start your hike at the parking lot at Hoher Schwarm. From here, hike down to the Saale riverbank, then turn right. Passing the stadium, you come to a Saale bridge. Cross it to get to the chocolate factory upstream on the other side of the river. Cross the Saale again here. Then it goes up a small incline to the colonnade settlement. Our hike continues straight ahead a few hundred meters along the gardens to a street. Here, you go up a little way. At the intersection, cross to the other side of the street. Opposite begins a forest path which you follow straight up. After a short time, you reach the rehabilitation clinic. If you hike a few meters to the left here, you reach the Fox tower and a viewpoint overlooking Bohlenwand. Then you must return to the clinic. You can take a short break at the rehab clinic or the hotel next to it. At the end of the parking lot, your hike turns right into the Bergfried park laid out by Hüther with tea houses, villa, bell tower, Japanese garden, and lily pond. Information material is available at the tourist info. At the exit of Bergfried park, at the former nursery, turn right to the intersection. Turn right again to a small parking lot. Here, a narrow path branches off toward the allotment gardens. Follow it and hike along the edge of the garden complex to a small hollow with a stream. You have to cross the stream here. This is where Käthe-Kollwitz-Street begins, which you follow to a roundabout. At the roundabout, take the second exit down to Kelzstraße. Then walk about 100 m and you will be back at your starting point, Hoher Schwarm.