Fish Ladder on the Sprotte – Tunnel Under the A4 Motorway loop from Oberes Sprottental

Hiking trails & Routes

Altenburger Land

Posterstein

Fish Ladder on the Sprotte – Tunnel Under the A4 Motorway loop from Oberes Sprottental

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4.8

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117

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Fish Ladder on the Sprotte – Tunnel Under the A4 Motorway loop from Oberes Sprottental

01:26

5.34km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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47 m

Posterstein Manor House with Café Zur Eisernen Bank

Highlight • Cafe

An absolutely recommendable restaurant 😋 is housed here.

The German writer Hans Fallada lived here from 1913-1915.

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1.29 km

Rothenmühle Snack Bar & Rest Stop

Highlight • Rest Area

Great rest stop with snack.

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1.81 km

Sprotte Water Adventure Trail Suspension Bridge

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Dismount before.
The bridge is a bit narrow and wobbles.

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1.86 km

Sprotte-Erlebnispfad Suspension Bridge and Stepping Stones

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The Sprottetal hiking trail is very well developed. Lots of places to sit and great bird and plant life.

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2.33 km

Fish Ladder on the Sprotte

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Along the Sprotte water adventure trail to make it easier for the fish to swim upstream.

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2.65 km

Nöbdenitz Manor

Highlight • Historical Site

On the way from Posterstein to Nöbdenitz.
The manor is about 800 years old and clearly visible from the tea house.

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3.80 km

Tunnel Under the A4 Motorway

Highlight • Structure

You have a cool echo in the tunnel 🙃.

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5.33 km

Holzmichelweg Circular Trail (Posterstein)

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Nice little hiking tour that you can also do with the kids ☺️.

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5.34 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.67 km

1.46 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.92 km

202 m

195 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 1 November

8°C

3°C

0 %

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Comments

July 8, 2023,Sprotte-Erlebnispfad - Burg Posterstein bis Rittergut Nöbdenitz

Stations of the Sprotte adventure trail

1) River stones: The sprats in Altenburger Land
2) Weidendorf: A heavy head hurts
3) Birds by the stream: Who is hiding there?
4) Bridges and fords: Small river as a big obstacle
5) Fish and stairs: Wandering is the pleasure of the fish
6) Sounds of the water: listen carefully!
7) Raft jump: …

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April 22, 2025,Burg Posterstein über Rothenmühle

The starting point was the 1,000-year-old oak tree in Nöbdenitz. Following the Sprotte hiking trail, we visited the Rothenmühle mill in the beautiful Wiesengrund. After a quick snack, we hiked to Posterstein Castle. The castle tower is currently being restored. Unfortunately, the castle café was still closed, so it led us back past the pond in Nöbdenitz to the starting …

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