Gothic Prayer Column – Nossen 1 Gauge Station loop from Kloster Altzella

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Gothic Prayer Column – Nossen 1 Gauge Station loop from Kloster Altzella

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Gothic Prayer Column – Nossen 1 Gauge Station loop from Kloster Altzella

02:42

10.1km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. 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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345 m

Gothic Prayer Column

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This 15th-century column was originally erected in front of the monastery portal and was later moved to its current location when the park was laid out.

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Bridge over the Freiberger Mulde

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From the bridge you have a wonderful view over the Freiberger Mulde. VEB Möbelfrabrik Nossen was located on the former company premises.

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1.22 km

Railway bridge over the Freiberger Mulde

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Bridge over the Freiberg Mulde on the Nossen - Lommatzsch - Riesa railway line.

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1.68 km

Hydroelectric Power Plant Nossen

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1.98 km

Nossen 1 Gauge Station

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Nossen level 1. On the stairs there are flood marks for 2002 and 2013 ...

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2.35 km

Waypost Nossen–Roßwein–Striegistal on the Freiberger Mulde

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Border of the former districts of Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz

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7.54 km

Bench with a view of the Freiberger Mulde

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Where is the Wilde Weißeritz? It's the Freiberger Mulde!

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10.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.85 km

3.92 km

1.04 km

259 m

Surfaces

4.73 km

3.21 km

1.47 km

631 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Monday 2 November

7°C

1°C

12 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

January 19, 2022,Kloster Altzella-Wanderung

The beautiful weather and the day off were used again for a hike.
It shouldn't be too long, so the tour began at the Sachseneck car park and continued to the former Cistercian monastery Altzella, then to Bodenbach and Gleisberg and back to the car park.
There was hardly anything going on along the way.
The Altzella monastery is still …

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April 30, 2025,Wanderung 30.04.2025 Gleisberg / Bodenbach

I almost forgot to post this beautiful tour online. But it's too beautiful to pass up.
This time, a loop near Nossen. We start at the forest parking lot near the old castle mill. We hike along the Lerchenweg (Lerchenweg) along the Freiberger Mulde river. We also have the Döbeln-Roßwein-Nossen railway line in view. It wasn't long before we heard …

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