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St. Nikolai Church Geithain – Bockwindmühle Ebersbach loop from Geithain

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St. Nikolai Church Geithain – Bockwindmühle Ebersbach loop from Geithain

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St. Nikolai Church Geithain – Bockwindmühle Ebersbach loop from Geithain

07:13

27.6km

200m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.65 km

City Gate and Gatehouse (Stadttor mit Torhaus) Geithain

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful city gate. Geithain is really worth a visit.

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1.76 km

Wermann Memorial

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Text:
“On October 21, 1634 three enemy companies of Croatian soldiers attacked the town of Geithain, plundered it and kidnapped Johannes Wermann, the son of the citizen and baker Hans …

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1.78 km

St. Nikolai Church Geithain

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Real medieval architecture. Also accessible underground during normal operation. Together with the buildings it has the charm of a castle.

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1.82 km

Legend of the Geithain Choir Boys

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the legend is on the wall of the church

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1.96 km

Old Customs House Geithain

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The foundation walls of the customs house still show the remains of a bastion from the 11th / 12th. Century, which protruded next to the city gate.
The foundation walls …

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3.82 km

Kalk-Ringofen Sommerroth

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is located on Via Porphyria - Pilgrims in the Land of Red Porphyry

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14.6 km

Weißer Stein Shelter and Rest Area

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Covered rest area with hiking map and other benches from Sachsenforst

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16.3 km

Bockwindmühle Ebersbach

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The Ebersbach post mill was built in 1859 and was then in operation for around 100 years. Today, a mill day takes place every year at Pentecost.
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24.1 km

Löschteich Frankenhainer Teichstraße

Lake

27.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.01 km

8.41 km

7.81 km

1.82 km

420 m

127 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

4.37 km

3.88 km

2.91 km

1.94 km

772 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Wednesday 1 July

27°C

13°C

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Comments

March 20, 2025,Via Porphyria Etappe 1, von Geithain nach Frankenhain

Today I started a new project, the Via Porphyria, Stage 1, from Geithain to Frankenhain. It was a beautiful tour, with beautiful scenery but also a lot of hard surfaces. The markings on Stage 1 included many weathered signposts. The weather was fantastic, too.
It was beautiful. 🤠🥾🍀

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August 18, 2022,Via Porphyria 1️⃣: Geithain - Prießnitz

Via Porphyria - my new "project".

Without a religious background, I take the Via Porphyria as a pre-planned tour with hopefully a nice route and only adapt the stages to my needs (length, accessibility). I start at the intended starting point in Geithain and also follow the indicated direction counterclockwise. As it turns out, it's only marked in that direction …

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St. Nikolai Church Geithain – Bockwindmühle Ebersbach loop from Geithain

City Gate and Gatehouse (Stadttor mit Torhaus) Geithain

Wermann Memorial

St. Nikolai Church Geithain

Legend of the Geithain Choir Boys

Old Customs House Geithain

Kalk-Ringofen Sommerroth

Weißer Stein Shelter and Rest Area

Bockwindmühle Ebersbach

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