Göltzschtal Bridge Archway – Mylau Town Church loop from Netzschkau

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Göltzschtal Bridge Archway – Mylau Town Church loop from Netzschkau

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Göltzschtal Bridge Archway – Mylau Town Church loop from Netzschkau

01:32

5.60km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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34 m

Ketzel's Mill and the Göltzsch Viaduct

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The Ketzel mill on the Netzschkau corridor was mentioned for the first time in 1464 and belonged to the Netzschkau lordship until 1840. In 1840 the then tenant Johann Christoph …

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375 m

Below the Göltzsch Viaduct

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The Götzschtalbrücke is the largest brick bridge in the world and was built from 1846 to 1851 during the construction of the railway line between Leipzig and Nuremberg via Altenburg-Reichenbach-Plauen-Hof. …

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776 m

Göltzschtal Bridge Archway

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Very nice motifs that this huge bridge construction has to offer.

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867 m

View Through the Arches of Göltzsch Viaduct

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Great to look at, interesting perspective, of an impressive building 🤩👍

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1.71 km

View of the Göltzsch Viaduct from the ridge trail

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Very nice track first much mountain on but then relaxed view and cool air on the river.

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1.79 km

Shelter With View of Göltzschtal Bridge

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nice rest area above Mylau

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2.80 km

Mylau Town Church

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A church stood here as early as 1265, but it was much smaller. In 1688 a larger extension was added. Neither fire nor war has destroyed the church. There is …

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3.07 km

Mylau Castle

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Mylau Castle has its origins in the 12th century, from which the stately keep and the two square towers also come. Up until the end of the 18th century, first …

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5.60 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.94 km

1.70 km

1.29 km

679 m

Surfaces

2.74 km

1.20 km

808 m

348 m

225 m

195 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Saturday 17 October

13°C

7°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

October 30, 2023,Wandertour zur Göltzschtalbrücke von Mylau aus👨‍👩‍👦🚶🏻‍♂️🥾🚶🏻‍♀️🧱🌤🍁

Well, good breakfast 🥖🥐☕️🫖🍵🍌🍇🥝🥘 and rabbits 🐇 fed by Melina🤣👍🏻 we went to the starting point on the Mylau market square, here we went on the Vogtland hiking trail to the largest brick bridge in the world. The Göltzschtal Bridge was our destination. When the Göltzschtal Bridge was built, around 26,000,000 bricks 🧱🧱🧱 were used. Construction time was only
5 …

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December 16, 2022,Von Mylau zur Göltzschtalbrücke

Friday, 12/16/2022
Start at 7:45 am
-8 degrees, cloudy

Short hike to the Göltzschtalbrücke, the largest brick bridge in the world and landmark of the Vogtland.
I had hoped for a nice sunrise, instead it was cloudy and overcast.
It was nice anyway 🤠

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