- 4:16 h
- 60.41 km
- 483 m
- 479 m
- 216 m
- 374 m
- 158 m
- Destination: Crimmitschau/Frankenhausen
In the district of Zwickau, the Lutherweg runs from Wolkenburg via Zwickau to Crimmitschau. The Lutherweg connects nature, history, and city life in a varied way. From Wolkenburg to Zwickau, it follows the course of the Mulde river and is largely identical with the Mulde bike path. In the further course, there are some difficult sections where the bike must be pushed. However, this does not detract from the experience.
Waypoints
Good to know
Best to visit
Directions
Here it goes through the town, past the train station, then through the Gründelpark and past the Glauchau reservoir before crossing the Mulde in Wernsdorf. The Lutherweg then reaches Zwickau with its St. Mary's Cathedral and the Luther Church.
The path then winds along the Marienthaler Bach through Zwickau before making a steep ascent towards the Zwickau forest park. This park is traversed to reach Hartmannsdorf and Dänkritz. In Dänkritz, the route enters the Dänkritz forest. Past the picturesque Lauenhainer Church, the path leads through quiet woods and wide fields before offering a beautiful first view of Crimmitschau in the Zöffelpark – a small natural paradise on the outskirts of town. From here it continues towards the city center. Along the way, you will encounter the historic Crimmitschau train station, which is currently being extensively renovated, before reaching the town center with its market, town hall, and theater.
The route then leads through the green park at Bismarckhain, across Zeitzer Straße into the extensive Sahnpark, the largest recreational area in the city. Here, a detour to the artificial ice rink, home of the Eispiraten Crimmitschau, as well as to the cozy forest house with a place to eat, is worthwhile. Directly opposite, the idyllic gondola pond invites to boat rides in the summer months. The Sahnbad swimming pool, which offers the largest water surface in western Saxony, is also on the route and offers refreshing swimming fun from the end of May to the end of August. At the edge of the park, the Lutherweg continues towards Leipziger Straße, past the impressive Gebr. Pfau textile factory – an important monument to Crimmitschau's industrial history. After a short stretch along Damm- and Uferstraße, you reach the district Frankenhausen. Along the Hofteich pond, you finally reach the historic Frankenhausen monastery, whose history dates back to 1292.
After a final stretch along Mittelmühlstraße, the route ends at the border to Ponitz – and thus at the state border to Thuringia.
Route signage:
Green L on white background, very well signposted in both directions
Directions & Parking facilities
Parking lot at the Wolkenburg level crossing, Google Maps Plus Code: WM29+8H Limbach-Oberfrohna
Parking lot Grünfelder Park Waldenburg, Google Maps Plus Code: VJ73+37 Waldenburg
Glauchau parking lot at the reservoir
Zwickau with various parking lots
Crimmitschau Neumarkt, Google Plus Code: R99R+C9 Crimmitschau
Additional information
https://www.lutherweg-sachsen.de
Author
Julia Keller
Organization
Tourismusverband Chemnitz Zwickau Region e. V.
License (master data)
Julia Keller
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Wolkenburg Mining Educational Trail
Waldenburg with the Grünfelder Park, Waldenburg Castle, and the Cabinet of Natural History
Zwickau with the historic old town, the priests' houses, the Robert Schumann House, St. Mary's Cathedral, and the August Horch Museum
Crimmitschau with the market and Crimmitschau Theater, the Sahnpark with artificial ice rink, animal enclosure, forest house and gondola pond, Sahnbad swimming pool as well as the Gebr. Pfau textile factory and the Cistercian monastery Frankenhausen
Safety guidelines
Observe road traffic regulations
Part of the route runs on public roads
Risk of slipping on unpaved sections
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