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Viewpoint Hohe Eifer – Former Polenz Railway Station loop from Meißen Triebischtal

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Viewpoint Hohe Eifer – Former Polenz Railway Station loop from Meißen Triebischtal

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Viewpoint Hohe Eifer – Former Polenz Railway Station loop from Meißen Triebischtal

05:11

18.1km

410m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2025

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Train Station

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1

1.87 km

Stadtwald

Forest

2

3.17 km

King Vratislav II built the Guozdeck Castle on Mount Hohe Eifer around 1088 to keep the Meißner under control. However, they didn't think so and together with the Saxons they …

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3.29 km

From the vantage point you not only have a beautiful view along the Triebisch, but can also see the old town of Meißen - the Meißner Dom and Albrechtsburg.

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4.01 km

On the rock there is an iron summit cross erected in 1843, which reminds of the founding of the St. Afra State School with Latin inscriptions.

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5

7.82 km

Meadows, fields and wooded sections alternate in the valley of the Kleine Triebisch. Its source is between Grumbach, Helbigsdorf and Herzogswalde. Between Semmelsberg and Garsebach it flows into the Große Triebisch.

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7.95 km

A beautiful area.

At the former Polenz train station

there is also a hiking car park.

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7.95 km

The simple wooden buildings of the former Polenz station are reminiscent of the narrow-gauge railway from Meissen Triebischtal to Wilsdruff, which opened on October 1, 1909. On May 21, 1966, …

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8.12 km

The Wilsdruffer narrow-gauge railway network from 1909 also extended into the Triebisch Valley. Shortly before Polenz, the "Kleine Triebisch" was crossed twice. First behind the Nieder-Mühle (bridge also available) and …

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15.9 km

With the Triebisch on one side and the Hosterwitzer Elbhang on the other side, you hike through an idyllic river valley. Depending on the solar radiation, the water appears in a green or turquoise hue.

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16.1 km

Ideal place to take a break, shade and the creek where you can put your feet.

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18.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.76 km

4.37 km

3.86 km

3.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.94 km

4.10 km

3.22 km

2.16 km

1.70 km

< 100 m

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