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Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River – Wenzel Cave loop from Hirschberg

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Vogtland

Saale-Orla-Kreis

Hirschberg

Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River – Wenzel Cave loop from Hirschberg

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4.5

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Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River – Wenzel Cave loop from Hirschberg

01:05

3.85km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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351 m

Hirschberg Stag Monument

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A hall crossing was certainly the reason for the construction of a castle and thus the prerequisite for the development of the city Hirschberg. From the castle only remains of …

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559 m

Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River

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Directly at the Saalestau is a small rest area where you can listen to the rush of the water and maybe have a beer roaring :-)

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608 m

Suspension footbridge in the Hag near Hirschberg an der Saale

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This was a restricted area until reunification. The jetty was only rebuilt in 1991.

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880 m

Saalebank – Longest wooden bench

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Actually just a joke for the Guinness book.

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1.34 km

View of Hirschberg Castle from the Kaiserhöhe viewpoint

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From the Kaiserhöhe you have impressive views of the Saale and its charming valley, the allotment garden of Tiefengrün and the castle of Hirschberg. Benches invite you to linger and to look.

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2.81 km

Wenzel Cave

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A chasm that was probably artificially widened.

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3.47 km

Saale weir in Untertiefengrün

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A little further upstream, water hikes are also possible.

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3.54 km

Museum of Tannery and Local History Hirschberg

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Until the 1990s, the tannery was the main industry in Hirschberg. After the tannery had to declare bankruptcy in 1992, the factory buildings were demolished. The administration building and the …

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3.85 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.60 km

1.22 km

577 m

290 m

155 m

Surfaces

1.68 km

833 m

706 m

252 m

220 m

149 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River – Wenzel Cave loop from Hirschberg

Hirschberg Stag Monument

Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River

Suspension footbridge in the Hag near Hirschberg an der Saale

Saalebank – Longest wooden bench

View of Hirschberg Castle from the Kaiserhöhe viewpoint

Wenzel Cave

Saale weir in Untertiefengrün

Museum of Tannery and Local History Hirschberg

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