Drachenkopf Summit – Holzhau in the Ore Mountains loop from Holzhau

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Drachenkopf Summit – Holzhau in the Ore Mountains loop from Holzhau

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Drachenkopf Summit – Holzhau in the Ore Mountains loop from Holzhau

04:10

14.2km

380m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.77 km

Drachenkopf Triangulation Station on Kannelberg

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"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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4.77 km

Drachenkopf Summit

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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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5.28 km

Royal Saxon milestone Altenberg

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

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5.35 km

800 m Elevation Marker at Kannelberg

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

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9.25 km

Saxon Brewery Museum Rechenberg

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Interesting tour, very good beer (the first after the tour is free), very good, cheap and really plentiful food: museumsbrauerei.de.

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9.54 km

Rechenberg-Bienenmühle Parish Church

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The neo-Gothic church in Rechenberg-Bienenmühle was built between 1899 and 1901. Before that, there were two churches on the same site, the first church dates back to the pre-Reformation period …

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12.5 km

Holzhau in the Ore Mountains

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Ski resort and hiking starting point. A really beautiful Erzgebirge village.
This is also the final stop of the Freiberg Railway Company (FEG) Freiberg-Holzhau. This route used to go further …

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12.9 km

Rumpelbräu Holzhau

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small Erzgebirge brewery in Holzhau

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14.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.85 km

3.31 km

666 m

410 m

Surfaces

4.94 km

4.32 km

4.31 km

279 m

271 m

123 m

Elevation

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Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

Weather

Monday 2 November

3°C

-1°C

18 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

August 6, 2022,800 m Höhenmarke am Kannelberg – 🚆 Haltepunkt Rechenberg Runde von Holzhau

Beautiful tour through beautiful high forest, which is still in order. But the bark beetle is already at work here. Unfortunately.
Nevertheless, you can enjoy peace and quiet and have a delicious beer from regional microbreweries every now and then.

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