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Landkreis Leipzig

Podelwitz Moated Castle – Lake Thümmlitz loop from Förstgen

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Landkreis Leipzig

Podelwitz Moated Castle – Lake Thümmlitz loop from Förstgen

Moderate

3.0

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Podelwitz Moated Castle – Lake Thümmlitz loop from Förstgen

03:59

15.2km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

1.58 km

View of Thümmlitzsee

Highlight • Lake

2

4.47 km

Forest Chapel at Großer Häuserberg

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on the large mountain of houses with information board on poison mushrooms

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3

5.69 km

Forester's Stone, Thümmlitzwald

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"In the period from 1820 to 1822 the Thümmlitzwald was ... measured and ... established by Tharandt researchers ..."

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7.90 km

Podelwitz Moated Castle

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The moated castle on the Freiberger Mulde was first mentioned in a document from the year 1487. In the centuries that followed, the property changed hands several times and was …

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7.91 km

Muldenschlösschen

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In 1850, Auguste Freiin v. Reiswitz, née v. Lorenz, inherited the Podelwitz moated castle. Since the family no longer wanted to live in the old Renaissance castle, they had the …

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8.86 km

Rest area with views of the Mulde River

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Nice little rest area with a view of the bridge and Muldenaue

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11.9 km

Schwarzer Teich

Lake

8

13.7 km

Lake Thümmlitz

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View from the red & yellow hiking trail (road)

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14.2 km

Thümmlitzsee Dam

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The Thümmlitzsee was created in 1975 by building a dam.

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15.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

3.86 km

715 m

496 m

Surfaces

7.16 km

3.86 km

3.29 km

689 m

140 m

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Wednesday 20 May

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11°C

34 %

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