Around the toy village Seiffen

  • 19.47 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: medium
  • Great panorama
  • Hiking
  • 5:30 h
  • 19.47 km
  • 567 m
  • 567 m
  • 558 m
  • 782 m
  • 224 m
  • Start: Parking lot at the Open-Air Museum Seiffen, 09548 Seiffen Hauptstr. 203 (recommended due to good parking options)
  • Destination: Parking lot at the Open-Air Museum Seiffen

A little discovery tour around the toy village Seiffen.

Circular trail marking: red dot in white square

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown (9%)
Street (6%)
Asphalt (12%)
Gravel (9%)
Trail (62%)
Path (2%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Whether you are an avid hiker or want to comfortably explore the hiking paradise Seiffen with your family, this route guarantees a varied hiking pleasure. Just right for a little discovery tour through the toy village is the hike on the circular trail. This includes all districts of Seiffen, such as Steinhübel, Heidelberg, Oberseiffenbach, and Friedenshöhe, as well as the three mountains, Schwartenberg, Ahornberg, and Reicheltberg. You can start the route at the Seiffen Open-Air Museum or at any other point, as this circular trail repeatedly intersects paths leading to the center. Viewpoints with views of Seiffen and the surroundings make this hike a unique experience.

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

  • Summit

  • Tour with Dog

Equipment

Recommended hiking map: Topographic map Eastern Ore Mountains/Seiffen spa town, hiking map sheet 33

Directions & Parking facilities

Parking

Parking lot at the Open-Air Museum, 09548 Seiffen, Hauptstr. 203

Public transportation

Train

RB 81 from Chemnitz to Olbernhau-Grünthal, continuing with bus line 453

Bus

Line 453 from Olbernhau to Seiffen (Open-Air Museum)

Line 452 from Olbernhau or Neuhausen to Seiffen (Open-Air Museum) - weekends only

Line 737 from Freiberg to Seiffen (Open-Air Museum)

Additional information

Tourist Information Seiffen
Hauptstr. 73
09548 Spa Town Seiffen/Erzgeb.
Tel. +49 37362 8438
Fax +49 37362 76715

info@touristinfo-seiffen.de
www.seiffen.de

Author

Ute Florl

Organization

Touristinformation Seiffen

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Attractions

  • Baroque Round Church (Deutschneudorfer Str. 4)
  • Ore Mountains Open-Air Museum (Hauptstr. 203)
  • Summer toboggan run (Bahnhofstr. 18b)
  • Model railway exhibition (Bahnhofstr. 18b)
  • Adventure playground (Bahnhofstr. 18b)
  • Schwartenberg with mountain hut (Am Schwartenberg 10, 09544 Neuhausen)
  • Ore Mountains Toy Museum (Hauptstr. 73)
  • Richard Gläßer demonstration workshop (Hauptstr. 80)
  • Seiffen folk art demonstration workshop (Bahnhofstr. 12)

Places to eat

  • Forest Inn Bad Einsiedel (Tel. +49 37362 879712), Badstraße 1
  • Country hotel Heidelberg (Tel. +49 37362 8750), Hauptstr. 196
  • Mountain guesthouse "Schwartenbergbaude" (Tel. +49 37361 45686), Am Schwartenberg 10, 09544 Neuhausen

  • Ess-Bahn (Tel. +49 37362 7179), Bahnhofstr. 18b
  • Restaurant TafelSPIZZ (Tel. +49 37362 1400), Jahnstraße 23

Safety guidelines

  • Sturdy footwear
  • Rain jacket
  • Drinking water

Map

  • Seiffen active holiday map - available free of charge at the Seiffen tourist info
  • Hiking map by Publicpress No. 0566 - Sayda-Olbernhau-Seiffen spa town
  • Hiking map by Dr. Barthel Verlag - Eastern Ore Mountains-Seiffen spa town-Olbernhau & surroundings (ISBN 978-3-89591-056-2)