This hiking route through the Saxon Burgenland is extremely romantic. The trail leads through forests, along streams and along beautiful forest and meadow paths. Nestled in the valley of castles lies Rochlitz, whose castle and castle church tower majestically over the town.
After Mittweida, the landscape becomes a little hillier. Along small country lanes and village roads, there are one or two churches to visit in small villages before you can see the towers of Rochlitz Castle and Rochlitz town church from afar. This place is of particular significance for the Reformation due to the work of Duchess Elisabeth of Saxony, who introduced the Reformation to her territory from 1537. Johann Mathesius, a student of Luther and his first biographer, also had his roots in this town.
