Former Schömbach Forester's House – Fairy-tale Lake in the Leinawald loop from Nobitz

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Former Schömbach Forester's House – Fairy-tale Lake in the Leinawald loop from Nobitz

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Former Schömbach Forester's House – Fairy-tale Lake in the Leinawald loop from Nobitz

04:44

18.4km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 28, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 12.6 km for 845 m

Open: • Wednesday-Monday: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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106 m

Flugwelt Altenburg-Nobitz Aviation Museum

Highlight • Monument

Nice destination for the whole family 👍

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9.24 km

Former Schömbach Forester's House

Highlight • Historical Site

Information board points out this highlight

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9.25 km

Old Wiera Bridge

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The path leads over a former road bridge from the time before the construction of the Schömbach dam. Since the entire territory through which the path leads is periodically flooded, a uniquely large wetland habitat has emerged

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10.7 km

Bench With Lake View

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alternative break area

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11.8 km

Wooden Bridge

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11.9 km

Benches at the Saxony-Thuringia Border

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Saxony/Thuringia border

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13.6 km

Fairy-tale Lake in the Leinawald

Highlight • Lake

Map and information on the blackboard

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15.4 km

Teichgraben Stream in Leinawald Forest

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is located on the Lutherweg

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18.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.8 km

2.16 km

340 m

112 m

Surfaces

7.34 km

5.83 km

1.97 km

1.80 km

1.32 km

131 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

14°C

5°C

53 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

March 17, 2024,Leinawaldtour: Flugwelt Nobitz - Elisabeth-Quelle - Schlömbachtalsperre

Start and finish at the “Flugwelt Altenburg-Nobitz”. A combination with a visit to a museum is ideal here. Various flying objects are exhibited outside. The regional Leipzig-Altenburg airfield is just 500 m away. At over 100 years old, it is one of the oldest airports still in operation in the world.

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August 24, 2025,Durch den Leinawald oder auf der Suche nach dem Bernsteinzimmer

On the way back from the Vogtland region, we made a quick detour to the Leinawald forest, which is steeped in legend and myth. It's believed that the Amber Room is located there. But it's not, otherwise we would have seen it 😜
The Leinawald itself is quite beautiful, with lots of easy paths and everything so green.
The area …

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November 10, 2024,Graue Nebelwanderung 🥾🥾🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏼🌫️

Today it was supposed to be another hike outside of Schmölln.
So we got into the car in bright sunshine☀️ and headed towards Nobitz.
As soon as we left Schmölln, it suddenly became foggy. And that was not to change for the rest of the day.
A parking space at the former airport was quickly found and completely free.
I …

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November 10, 2024,🥶G🌫️R🌁A🍂U🥾

Today we headed to the Leinawald in Nobitz to go for a little hike.
The starting point was the Flugwelt, where there was a free parking lot!👍🏻
The weather didn't promise what we wanted!🙏We wanted sun, but there was the finest fog!🌫️🥶
It doesn't matter, it's nice. You don't sweat straight away, there aren't many people around and it was …

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