Always along the Zwickauer Mulde river, this section of the route leads through a wide floodplain bordered by the Westerzgebirge mountains and the Vogtland region. It connects the two almost 900-year-old towns of Zwickau and Glauchau.
The route from Glauchau to Zwickau largely follows the well-developed Muldental hiking trail. It runs alongside the river "Zwickauer Mulde" and offers a peaceful and relaxing hiking experience. The towers of St. Catherine's Church and St. Mary's Cathedral can already be seen from the first Zwickau districts of Crossen and Pölbitz. The route continues directly along the banks of the river in Zwickau to the Paradiesbrücke bridge, which forms the transition to the historic old town. The nearby priests' houses were built as early as the middle of the 13th century. Zwickau was the second town after Wittenberg where the Reformation took hold. Martin Luther stayed in Zwickau several times and preached here. Life-size statues of the reformers Luther and Melanchthon can be seen on the outer façade of the cathedral.
