This section of the Lutherweg initially leads through woodland, then winds through the orchards of the largest fruit-growing region in Saxony. Especially during blossom time, the hiker is accompanied by a magnificent sight. Fans of narrow-gauge railways will also get their money's worth here.
Beyond Colditz, the path leaves the Mulde valley region and leads on small village roads past Podelwitz Castle through the Saxon fruit land. It continues through the idyllic Döllnitz valley, always along the little river Döllnitz, via Zschoppach and Ablass to the town of Glossen. In Glossen, the hiker is met by the "Wilder Robert", a narrow-gauge railway that lets you travel through the fruit land to Oschatz. From afar, the towers of the over 1000-year-old town Mügeln can be seen. Upon reaching Mügeln, a visit to the Old Mügeln city church and the Bishop's Castle is worthwhile. The historic old town and the local museum are also worth seeing. Mügeln gained fame as the former bishop's seat of the Diocese of Meissen. During the Reformation period, the Mügeln area was under Bishop Johann IX of Haugwitz. He became Protestant and gave up his bishop's office in 1581.
