The 5.1-kilometre hike begins at the small parking lot on the right-hand side of Kohlenstraße, where the path to the animal shelter on Freitaler Windberg branches off. After 100 meters, we keep to the right and follow the Forsthausweg towards Windberg, arriving at the animal shelter after just under 500 meters. In the 19th century, when coal was still being mined in the Windberg area, the building was the "Huthaus", the central administrative building of a mine.
We turn left and, following the yellow and green line hiking signs, reach the King Albert Monument after another 700 meters. From the platform of this 17-metre-high obelisk, you have a beautiful view over almost the entire town of Freital. Now it's uphill again. After about one kilometer, we leave the marked hiking trail and turn right along No. 1. After about 200 meters we see the main hiking trail again, which we have already walked. The building is a saddlery.
We then walk along a sandstone wall. This was once part of a bridge for railroad tracks when coal was mined here in the 19th century. Continuing along the yellow line and following the hiking sign 1 a few steps up, we reach the "Kleiner Windberg". You can rest on a bench and enjoy a beautiful view over Niederhäslich and the Raschelberg. Always following the hiking signs, we come to the Segen-Gottes-Schacht. This memorial commemorates a firedamp explosion on August 2, 1869, in which 276 miners lost their lives in the mine. From there, we continue along the small road for about 300 meters and turn left onto an embankment where there used to be rails for transporting hard coal. On this section of the route, we pass another parking lot, from where it would also be possible to start the circular tour. After just under a kilometer, we reach our starting point again. If you walk (or cycle) left along the coal road towards Dresden, you can stop for refreshments at the Hopfenblüte restaurant after a good kilometer.
