Schneckenstein Topaz Rock – Kammloipe Schneckenstein Area loop from Gottesberg

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Schneckenstein Topaz Rock – Kammloipe Schneckenstein Area loop from Gottesberg

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Schneckenstein Topaz Rock – Kammloipe Schneckenstein Area loop from Gottesberg

02:49

37.4km

670m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Muldenwiesen

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.09 km

Unterer Floßteich

Lake

1.97 km

Floßgrabenweg

Viewpoint

8.98 km

View of Klingenthal

Highlight • Viewpoint

Panorama place in front of the forest entrance with a view of Klingenthal and over to the Aschberg.

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10.2 km

Vogtland Arena Ski Jump

Highlight • Structure

We drive directly through the jump table

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15.0 km

Rest Area Kottenheide with Bell Tower

Highlight • Rest Area

Today to Ascension was booming. No wonder; at the lovingly designed place!

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20.8 km

Right on the way or at the cross-country ski run in winter, always good for a snack.
The IFA holiday park "Hohe Reuth" is only a few hundred meters away.
there is a downhill park where there is always a lot going on in summer.

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28.8 km

View of Talsperre Muldenberg

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From here you have a very nice view over the dam.

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34.3 km

Schneckenstein Topaz Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

The rock has been known since the 17th century. There are several assumptions about the origin of the name; today it can be assumed that it comes from its original shape. In 1727 Christian Kraut discovered the topazes at Schneckenstein. In many sources he is incorrectly referred to as a cloth maker. Between 1734 and 1800, the Königkrone colliery mined topazes at Schneckenstein, removing around two thirds of the original rock. In 1800 the rock was handed over to the Freiberg Mining Academy as a research object. The rock has been protected as a natural monument since 1938. The rock is a popular viewing point, but is also a frequent target of “amateur mineralogists” and looters. During the GDR era, from 1973, the rock was fenced off and no longer accessible. After reunification, the fence was dismantled and the rock was made accessible to visitors again. However, after a short time it had to be fenced in again. Today the rock is guarded and can be accessed within the fence at certain times of the day.

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34.5 km

Kammloipe Schneckenstein Area

Highlight • Trail

Between panoramic views and topaz rocks.

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36.0 km

Winselburg

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Not far from here is an old Meilerstätte in the forest with Schautafel.

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37.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.8 km

4.16 km

1.08 km

829 m

359 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.5 km

5.78 km

1.77 km

1.27 km

1.04 km

Elevation

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Highest point (910 m)

Lowest point (580 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

October 2, 2021,Schöneck MTB Tour 8

Today we headed for the corner of Schöneck-Klingental and chose MTB round 8. What can I say - huge network of roads there, forest highways without end. There were all kinds of interesting things to see: the snail rock where topaz was mined until the 1930s. In the middle of the forest and globally unique topaz occurrence above ground.
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