Albert Park – Römer Hut loop from Bad Elster

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Albert Park – Römer Hut loop from Bad Elster

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Albert Park – Römer Hut loop from Bad Elster

02:57

10.9km

140m

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: October 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Zeidelweide und Pfaffenloh

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

268 m

Avenue to the Bad Elster Spa Gardens

Highlight • Trail

A tree-lined, shady path leads parallel to the White Elster river into the spa gardens of Bad Elster.

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522 m

Kurpark Bad Elster

Highlight • Structure

The historic parks, laid out around 1850 in the style of an English landscape garden, are an important part of the Royal Gardens of Bad Elster with six different areas …

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1.12 km

Albert Park

Highlight • Natural

Following the principle of the English Garden, the park, only about 130 meters wide, was laid out around 1848, stretching up the slope along the Bärenlohbach stream. After the construction …

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2.88 km

Römer Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The hut has nothing to do with the Romans, but was built in 1907 by the royal Saxon garden inspector Paul Schindel (1867-1912) on behalf of the forester Römer. This …

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4.55 km

Site of the Old Schönfeld Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Located in the forest and beautiful.

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5.61 km

Zeidelweide und Pfaffenloh

Nature Reserve

6.30 km

Zeidelweidetal Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Zeidelweidetal is worth seeing on foot or by bike in all seasons.

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10.1 km

Albert Bad Spa and Sauna, Bad Elster

Highlight • Rest Area

You can experience nostalgic spa architecture in the historic Albert Bad. In a light-flooded atmosphere you will find a wonderful bathing area and saunas.

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10.4 km

Art Promenade Hall, Bad Elster

Highlight • Monument

Visual arts have a long tradition in Bad Elster. After the "convertible structures" created from the middle of the 19th century no longer met the increased demands, the heatable, light-flooded …

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10.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.32 km

1.79 km

886 m

617 m

275 m

Surfaces

6.79 km

2.85 km

675 m

403 m

114 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

12°C

5°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

October 3, 2026,📸 🔎 Wohltuendes 🤗 Wald 🌳 Bad 🛁 bei Bad Elster 🤩

Today we agreed very quickly 🤗
For the holiday, we decided to go to Bad Elster, my wife's old hometown 👩 a bit of forest 🌳 bathing 🧼
Healthy for body, mind, and soul 🤩 and afterwards, there was a delicious burger 🍔 at the forest snack bar.
Bad Elster is always worth a visit, and there are enough photo …

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October 3, 2026,Herbst ...🍂

Autumn 🍂
Today I was drawn back to my old homeland. Better said, to the forests of my old homeland. We wanted to practice mushroom photography again. With flash ⚡️. Because in Plauen, where I live, it was still quite foggy and gloomy early in the morning. But as soon as we arrived at the parking lot at the forest …

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September 27, 2025,Rosengarten Bad Elster – Naturschutzgebiet Zeidelweidetal Runde von Bad Elster

First, the navigation system and I had to get along. So, at first, I was sent back and forth, left and right. Well, we agreed and got along fine. Good paths, worthwhile photo opportunities—especially the completely mossy forest (magical). The navigation system supported me well up to the forest snack bar. Then, suddenly, there was silence! No idea where to …

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