Göltzschtal Bridge – Köhlersteig Trail loop from Netzschkau

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Göltzschtal Bridge – Köhlersteig Trail loop from Netzschkau

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Göltzschtal Bridge – Köhlersteig Trail loop from Netzschkau

03:46

13.7km

220m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 9.52 km for 18 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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56 m

Göltzschtal Bridge

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Simply worth seeing, simply terrific. The Göltzschtalbrücke is the highest stone bridge in the world. You have to let that work on you. You can't stop being amazed.

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146 m

Ketzel's Mill and the Göltzsch Viaduct

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The Ketzel mill on the Netzschkau corridor was mentioned for the first time in 1464 and belonged to the Netzschkau lordship until 1840. In 1840 the then tenant Johann Christoph …

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486 m

The Götzschtalbrücke is the largest brick bridge in the world and was built from 1846 to 1851 during the construction of the railway line between Leipzig and Nuremberg via Altenburg-Reichenbach-Plauen-Hof. …

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7.11 km

View from Hoher Stein

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Nice viewpoint on the Köhlersteig.

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7.29 km

Köhlersteig Trail

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Beautiful rock views from the Köhler Spitzen, here you see the Göltzschtal Bridge for the first time.

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9.00 km

Bridge over the Göltzsch

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Beautiful path that makes you immediately forget that you are in an urban area.

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9.35 km

Köhlersteig

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The Köhlersteig leads over 9 kilometers through the lower Göltzschtal through a wonderful low mountain range landscape. The trail is named after the philosopher and local historian Johann August Ernst …

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13.1 km

Göltzschtal Bridge Archway

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Very nice motifs that this huge bridge construction has to offer.

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13.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.01 km

3.88 km

1.74 km

1.04 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.69 km

2.42 km

2.03 km

270 m

167 m

118 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

11°C

-1°C

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

August 27, 2025,Vom Köhlersteig nach Reinsdorf 🚶‍♀️🌤️ 🌬️

Today I went on the Köhlersteig trail again, but not to the Göltzschtal Bridge, where I'd just been, but to Reinsdorf. I hadn't been there yet. The Köhlersteig trail is always an experience. I love this ivy-lined path from Greiz. The following sections are also fantastic in their variety, and the view from the Köhlerspitzen is even more so. The …

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February 8, 2025,Vogtland-Panorama-Weg: Köhlersteig & Göltzschtalbrücke

A stage on the Vogtland Panorama Trail that scores points with a varied tour and beautiful views. The route is excellently marked.
The Göltzschtal Bridge is really impressive, it is the largest brick bridge in the world. And it accompanies you constantly on the circular hike. It suddenly appears again and again, it looks impressive even from a distance. Once …

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