Root path and old mining in Zschopau

The tour starts and ends at the Renaissance Schloss Wildeck in Zschopau. You start in a southerly direction. First you go downhill over the Zschopau bridge, past the monument "Zschaap mei Geeß" and under the railway bridge. Follow the stairs to Anton-Günther-Platz and the Alte Marienberger Straße to the "Wurzelweg" junction at the Zschopenberg primary school. At the display board you will gain an overview of the witnesses of old mining in the southern area of Zschopau. Follow the path into the forest. On the left hand side you will have a view into the Zschopau valley. At the edge of the forest, the signposts "Wurzelweg" (Root Trail) begin. The signs can be found again and again as stickers. At its end, you come to the K8174 district road. Use the pavement on the opposite side and walk into town. Shortly before the bridge over the Zschopau, you will see the Steghaus on the left. Walk towards it and take the small path right next to the house to reach the Zschopau. Along the Zschopau you will soon come to the "Holy Trinity Treasure Mine". With approx. 250m of secured guided trails, it is rather one of the smaller visitor mines. Guided tours are available by appointment (see the notice board there), but the forecourt is also an inviting place to linger.

Continue along the Zschopau past the boathouse of the canoe club. Finally you reach the ski jumps of the winter sports centre "Am Zschopenberg". At the car park, keep left and then turn right onto Schlachthofstraße under the railway bridge. You will come to Obere Mühlstraße immediately after the railway bridge. Follow it turning left. At the end of the street you will again come to the monument "Zschaap mei Geeß" and the Zschopau bridge. Go straight on to Zschopau railway station, turn right over the bridge back to Wildeck Castle.