Ridge trail stage 03 "From Sayda to Seiffen"

Starting from Hotel Kreuztanne, we walk along the Alte Poststraße towards Neuhausen, past the König-Friedrich-August-Höhe (736 m) through the high spruce forest. At the Großer Vorwerk, we pass the Sayda - Neuhausen connecting road and follow the Saydaer Weg. After about 250 meters, the Kammweg turns off the path. We reach the old salt road towards Neuhausen via a forest path at the refuge. Since ancient times, only a few pass roads have led over the ridge from Bohemia. These paths, also known as "Böhmische Steige", were the forerunners of the trade routes later known as "salt roads". We reach Neuhausen downhill with a wonderful view of the town. The Kammweg leads directly past the glassworks museum, Purschenstein castle and park. These played a key role in shaping the history of the village.

A short detour to the Nutcracker Museum and right next to it the Technical Chair Museum will delight hikers. Listed in the Guinness Book of Records, you can admire the world's largest functioning, pneumatically operated nutcracker at a height of 5.87 m, one of over 6,000 wooden journeymen and the world's largest music box. Visitors have to guess which song is playing. We then walk a short distance along the road towards Seiffen and then turn off onto a pleasant meadow path. Let's take a look back at Neuhausen and catch our breath, for example at the Biermann crossroads in Freiberg. The mountain inn with viewing tower on the Schwartenberg (789 m) is visible from afar. With a bit of luck, you can watch paragliders. Once at the top, the panoramic view makes up for the exertions of the ascent. We can stop for refreshments at the Schwartenbergbaude or continue downhill towards Seiffen. We reach the toy village on natural paths until we reach the old village road, which continues downhill to the main road.

On the way, you can already see workshops everywhere in the houses where smoking men, candle arches and pyramids are made in a wide variety of ways. Hoop turning, a special form of woodturning that is unique in the world, was invented in Seiffen around 200 years ago. Show workshops and the Erzgebirge Toy Museum invite visitors to marvel all year round. This is why the town is considered a world-famous center of Erzgebirge wood art. After 100 m along the main road, the Kammweg turns off into An der Binge and leads uphill to the Bergbausteig, an educational trail about the mining history of the village. The "Geyerin" binge, which houses an open-air stage inside, is evidence of the old mining industry. After the Binge, you finally reach the mountain church of Seiffen on Deutschneudorfer Straße. The famous baroque church, which is also the landmark of the resort town, marks the end of this stage.