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Hohenstein-Ernstthal

Karl May Birthplace – Pelzmühle Pond loop from Hohenstein-Ernstthal

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Hohenstein-Ernstthal

Karl May Birthplace – Pelzmühle Pond loop from Hohenstein-Ernstthal

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Karl May Birthplace – Pelzmühle Pond loop from Hohenstein-Ernstthal

01:18

21.4km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 14 m for 11 m

After 21.4 km for 11 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

1.05 km

Karl May Birthplace

Highlight • Historical Site

The Karl May House in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, the birthplace of the writer Karl May (1842–1912) at Karl-May-Straße 54, is a 17th-century cultural monument and has housed a museum about his life …

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2

3.79 km

Miniature Garden of Wüstenbrand

Highlight • Structure

3

6.70 km

War Memorial at Kreuzkirche Grüna/Mittelbach

Highlight • Monument

A church made of red clinker, consecrated in 1894, as a counterpart to the "little church" in Mittelbach. The tower is 65 meters high and can be seen from afar. …

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4

10.6 km

Pelzmühle Pond

Highlight • Lake

The origin of the fur mill pond is probably a few hundred years back and is related to the construction of a then called the feeding Unritzbach mill.
From the …

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5

17.7 km

Picnic shelter with a view of the railway and wind turbines

Highlight • Rest Area

6

18.2 km

Ziegeleiteich

Highlight • Lake

7

18.7 km

Historic Brick House

Highlight • Historical Site

8

19.4 km

Friends of Geology and Mining Association and Museum of Saint Anna

Highlight • Historical Site

Very worth seeing, you have to see it

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21.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.7 km

6.65 km

1.61 km

473 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.2 km

1.59 km

312 m

266 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (330 m)

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Saturday 5 September

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