View of Cottaer Spitzberg – View from Weißenoher Weg loop from Hochstein - Karlsleite

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Saxony

Saxon Switzerland

Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel

View of Cottaer Spitzberg – View from Weißenoher Weg loop from Hochstein - Karlsleite

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View of Cottaer Spitzberg – View from Weißenoher Weg loop from Hochstein - Karlsleite

03:17

11.9km

200m

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

Bus stop

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1.81 km

View of Cottaer Spitzberg

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A beautiful view of the Cottaer Spitzberg.

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2.34 km

View of Cotter Spitzberg

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A beautiful view of the Cottaer Spitzberg.

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3.71 km

Triangulation Pillar on Cottaer Spitzberg

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"The Royal Saxon Triangulation (here with its historical name) is a land survey carried out in the territory of the Kingdom of Saxony between 1862 and 1890, with the simultaneous …

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4.53 km

View from Weißenoher Weg

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From the Weißenoher Weg you already have a wonderful view over the countryside. It is only surpassed by the view from the Cottaer Spitzberg, which can be reached a few meters further south.

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7.93 km

Old Railway Bridge (Cloud Atlas Filming Location)

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Nice relic of the train traffic of that time. Unfortunately impassable because bottomless.

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8.17 km

Weir at the Confluence of Bahra and Gottleuba

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Here Bahra and Gottleuba flow together as Gottleuba on to Pirna Neundorf.

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9.18 km

Berggießhübel–Zwiesel Railway Section

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Beautiful varied hiking trail with many surprises 😉

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9.44 km

Footbridge over Gottleuba

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A little interesting transition.

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11.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.70 km

3.79 km

2.19 km

1.24 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.57 km

3.84 km

2.04 km

1.12 km

263 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

12°C

5°C

31 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

May 7, 2024,Berggießhübel-Cottaer Spitzberg

I used the day off and went for a hike in my hometown. I actually wanted to continue walking along the railway embankment towards Pirna. However, it is closed from Langenhennersdorf onwards.

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February 13, 2024,Berggießhübel - Cottaer Spitzberg- Klein Cotta - Berggießhübel

Predominantly wet ground. Still a varied round

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July 30, 2022,Einkauf bei den CZ-Nachbarn und dann eine Runde in Berggießhübel🚶‍♀️🌧😊

The actually planned tour was abruptly interrupted by the blocking of the forest, so I just started walking... there was still a bit of forest there, because I didn't want to go back to the Silberhummel along the road 😉 forgive me 😇😊

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March 3, 2024,Forellensteig, Cottaer Spitzberg und Felsentürmchen

Today I poached in someone else's territory 😉. I found this hike in the green Roth hiking guide “Wildewege Elbsandstein”. I started in Berggiesshübel am Bad and went along the former railway track for a bit and then continued on the Forellensteig. I was surprised at how beautiful this little path is, the Gottleuba is really wild here in places. …

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