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View of Colditz Castle – Podelwitz Moated Castle loop from Schönbach

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View of Colditz Castle – Podelwitz Moated Castle loop from Schönbach

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View of Colditz Castle – Podelwitz Moated Castle loop from Schönbach

04:48

18.2km

170m

Hiking

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

Last updated: March 26, 2026

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Kohlbachtal

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.96 km

Neuteich Pond in Kohlbachtal

Highlight • Lake

Small pond with a place to rest

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6.06 km

Colditz Castle is a Renaissance castle in Colditz in the Saxon district of Leipzig. It gained international notoriety through its use as a prisoner of war camp for Allied officers during World War II.

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6.48 km

Colditz Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

The square is surrounded by the beautiful facades of 19th-century town houses.
From here you have a beautiful view of the castle and church.

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7.62 km

Gatehouse at Colditz Deer Park

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The gatehouse once marked the entrance to the electoral hunting ground. Elector Johann Georg I had the area enclosed by a seven-kilometer wall in 1624. You can still see some …

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7.89 km

Triefsäckchen Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Triefsäckchenquelle is located in the Tiergarten Colditz and bears the inscription: "In young and old, I'm known, Triefsäckchen I'm called."

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12.1 km

Podelwitz Moated Castle

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The moated castle on the Freiberger Mulde was first mentioned in a document from the year 1487. In the centuries that followed, the property changed hands several times and was …

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15.6 km

Confluence of the Zwickauer and Freiberger Mulde (Sermuth Mulde Confluence)

Highlight • River

Here the Zwickau and Freiberg Mulde rivers merge to form the Mulde and end in the Elbe near Roßlau. A small rest area to linger after you have made both journeys and want to review everything once again.

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16.2 km

Sermuth Bridge over the Zwickauer Mulde

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with information stone on each side

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18.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.10 km

5.73 km

3.45 km

1.92 km

937 m

Surfaces

8.79 km

3.54 km

2.55 km

1.50 km

1.20 km

553 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Saturday 16 May

17°C

3°C

43 %

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View of Colditz Castle – Podelwitz Moated Castle loop from Schönbach

Neuteich Pond in Kohlbachtal