Shelter on the Salzstraße – Lips-Tullian Rock Viewpoint loop from Klingenberg-Colmnitz

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Shelter on the Salzstraße – Lips-Tullian Rock Viewpoint loop from Klingenberg-Colmnitz

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Shelter on the Salzstraße – Lips-Tullian Rock Viewpoint loop from Klingenberg-Colmnitz

03:15

12.1km

150m

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: August 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.21 km

Historic signpost column in the Tharandt Forest

Highlight • Monument

2.59 km

Shelter on the Salzstraße

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Spacious shelter on the Salzstraße in the Tharandt Forest, invites you to linger.

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2.77 km

Lips-Tullian Rock Viewpoint

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beautiful view of the valley
Lips Tullian was a notorious robber captain

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3.04 km

Erhard Kirchner Memorial

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He probably fell from the tree here in 1949.

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4.14 km

Scheren Shelter Hiking Trail

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Small hut and table and benches in front of it - ideal for a short break

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7.72 km

Thieves' Chamber at the Geographic Center of Saxony

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Thieves' Chamber at the geographical center of Saxony, Tharandt Forest.

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The robbers Lips Tullian and Johannes Karasek.

In this rock...

...there was a cave that was filled in during the 19th century.

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7.72 km

Geographical Center of Saxony

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A geographical center of a country is somehow a special place. Since 1994 the granite stele has been showing the geographic center of the Free State of Saxony.

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9.70 km

Historic Narrow-Gauge Railway of Klingenberg-Colmnitz–Frauenstein

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Historical evidence of the railway history in Saxony - this is where the Colmnitz - Frauenstein small railway ran.

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12.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.89 km

1.58 km

598 m

Surfaces

7.98 km

1.54 km

1.49 km

824 m

199 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

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Comments

May 4, 2024,Lips-Tullian Felsen – Mittelpunkt Sachsens Runde von Klingenberg-Colmnitz

100 percent suitable for strollers. Saw around 12 people in total. Fantastically quiet

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November 7, 2023,Zum Mittelpunkt Sachsens

Easy hike on wide forest paths and a former railway embankment. The sights are the Lips-Tulian rock and the center of Saxony.
You can find out more about the robber captain Lips Tulian here: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lips_Tullian
You can read detailed explanations about the geographical center of the Free State of Saxony here:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittelpunkt_Sachsens

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March 25, 2025,Zum geographischen Mittelpunkt von Sachsen

Despite some initial difficulties, it still turned out to be a beautiful walk to the so-called geographical center of Saxony.
First, an unexpected heavy rain shower, then the path was blocked off by an electric fence around a huge horse paddock.
So, the tour's plans had to be completely redesigned.
The memorial stele for the center was erected in a …

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January 19, 2023,Lips-Tullian Felsen – Mittelpunkt Sachsens Runde von Klingenberg-Colmnitz

Our video of the hike:😄

We did a nice little winter hike in the area around my old home 😊
So the hike is easy and really recommendable. During the week you hardly meet any other hikers here, just wonderful to enjoy peace and quiet.

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August 7, 2025,🥾 Entlang des Colmnitzbaches zwischen Naundorf und Colmnitz zum Mittelpunkt Sachsens 🐾

🥾🐾 Actually, you can walk all the way from Naundorf to Colmnitz along the old railway line. It's also very beautiful.

The more scenic route is the one that runs parallel, slightly below the railway line, through the Colmnitzbach valley, always along the stream.

Broom, tall ferns, beautiful floodplain meadows, and many relatively rare grasses line the path.

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