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Gimmlitz Valley – Drachenkopf Summit loop from Neuhermsdorf

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Saxony

Gimmlitz Valley – Drachenkopf Summit loop from Neuhermsdorf

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Gimmlitz Valley – Drachenkopf Summit loop from Neuhermsdorf

04:51

17.8km

260m

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

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Gimmlitztal

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.02 km

Gimmlitz Spring

Highlight • River

There is an opportunity to take a break at the small Gimmlitz spring. A table and benches invite you to do so. A small water wheel is powered by the Gimmlitz. Nice idea.

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7.76 km

Weicheltmühle (Historic Watermill and Museum)

Highlight • Historical Site

1807 (mill); 1807-1811 (side building); 1928 (squeeze); Residential mill house and two side buildings of a mill property, with courtyard paving, technical
Plant, hydraulic engineering and overshot water wheel as …

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8.76 km

Gimmlitz Valley

Highlight • Gorge

The Gimmlitztal extends from the Hermsdorf lime works to the Lichtenberg dam and to the confluence with the Freiberger Mulde below Lichtenberg in the Eastern Ore Mountains. It is traversed …

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9.01 km

Müllermühle

Highlight • Historical Site

Built in 1869 by the owner of the Weicheltmühle for his son Friedrich Louis Weichelt, the Müllermühle was originally called "Niedere Weicheltmühle". It was a sawmill from the start, later …

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13.4 km

Royal Saxon milestone Altenberg

Highlight • Monument

This original all-milestone is located on the Kalkstraße in the Holzhauer Forest.

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13.5 km

800 m Elevation Marker at Kannelberg

Highlight • Monument

Nice landmark with a small rest area at an altitude of 800 m

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14.3 km

Drachenkopf Summit

Highlight • Summit

On the summit of the Kannelberg is the historic surveying column of Station No. 80 Dragon's Head of the Royal Saxon Triangulation.

"The Royal Saxon triangulation (here with the historical …

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14.3 km

Drachenkopf Triangulation Station on Kannelberg

Highlight • Monument

"The Royal Saxon Triangulation (here with its historical name) is a national survey carried out in the years 1862 to 1890 on the territory of the Kingdom of Saxony with the simultaneous creation of a trigonometric network.

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17.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.6 km

1.26 km

790 m

138 m

Surfaces

5.63 km

5.40 km

4.75 km

1.84 km

138 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (610 m)

Weather

Wednesday 26 August

23°C

12°C

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Gimmlitz Valley – Drachenkopf Summit loop from Neuhermsdorf

Gimmlitz Spring

Weicheltmühle (Historic Watermill and Museum)

Gimmlitz Valley

Müllermühle

Royal Saxon milestone Altenberg

800 m Elevation Marker at Kannelberg

Drachenkopf Summit

Drachenkopf Triangulation Station on Kannelberg

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