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Landkreis Leipzig
Kohren-Sahlis

Fairy-tale Lake in the Leinawald – Gnandstein Castle loop from Altmörbitz

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Germany
Saxony
Landkreis Leipzig
Kohren-Sahlis

Fairy-tale Lake in the Leinawald – Gnandstein Castle loop from Altmörbitz

Moderate

4.2

(26)

82

hikers

Fairy-tale Lake in the Leinawald – Gnandstein Castle loop from Altmörbitz

02:47

10.6km

90m

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: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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298 m

Fairy-tale Lake in the Leinawald

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Map and information on the blackboard

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5.18 km

Protestant Parish Church Gnandstein

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Possibly Gnandstein parish church

construction time
16th century, 17th century, 20th century
1518 (completion), 1688 to 1689, 1909


Architectural style
Gothic, baroque, historicism
Builder / Architect
Woldemar Kandler (1909)
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5.45 km

The Wyhra, formerly also Wyra, above the Schömbach dam also Wiera, is an approx. 47 km long tributary of the Pleiße in Saxony and Thuringia.

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5.66 km

Courtyard of Rochlitz Castle

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With entrance to the museum and gastronomy

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5.82 km

Gnandstein Castle

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The Gnandstein Castle is considered the oldest surviving Romanesque fortification in Saxony.

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6.53 km

View of Gnandstein Castle

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there is also a guide here

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6.55 km

a guide when hiking

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8.07 km

two signposts next to each other at the crossing

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10.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.95 km

4.32 km

1.11 km

193 m

Surfaces

4.41 km

2.49 km

1.39 km

1.16 km

851 m

280 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Monday 15 June

20°C

8°C

44 %

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