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Gleisbergbruch Viewpoint – Gleisberg Quarry Numbers Wall loop from Rochlitzer Berg (348)

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Rochlitz

Gleisbergbruch Viewpoint – Gleisberg Quarry Numbers Wall loop from Rochlitzer Berg (348)

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4.4

(12)

47

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Gleisbergbruch Viewpoint – Gleisberg Quarry Numbers Wall loop from Rochlitzer Berg (348)

01:38

5.84km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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FFH Mittleres Zwickauer Muldetal

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2.95 km

Gleisbergbruch Viewpoint

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The Gleisberg quarry was one of the most important quarries on the Rochlitzer Berg and was used to extract porphyry tuff until 1960. The red-yellow rock, formerly known as "red …

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3.26 km

The Rochlitzer porphyry, which characterizes the entire region, is unmistakable for the Rochlitzer Berg.
In order to illustrate to all interested parties the importance of the rock, which is known …

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3.28 km

Very nice viewing tower with good distant views. Catering directly at the tower. Very cheap entrance (one euro).

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3.31 km

Türmerhaus Mountain Restaurant

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Right next to the tower

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3.60 km

Hermitage

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6

3.70 km

The climbing garden on Rochlitzer Berg is located in a landscape with characteristic red-yellow porphyry. It comprises two areas: the Seidelbruch with easier routes and the Gleisbergbruch, which offers more …

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4.27 km

The track quarry bears witness to the hard work in the quarry. But it also gives a glimpse of the unmistakable color of the Rochlitz porphyry, which is still quarried a short distance away.

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4.37 km

Porphyry House, Rochlitzer Berg

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The Porphyrhaus Rochlitzer Berg offers educational and project offers on the subject of Rochlitzer Porphyrtuff in the National Geopark Porphyrland as well as space for lectures and events.

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5.84 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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2.68 km

1.90 km

1.07 km

191 m

Surfaces

2.80 km

1.94 km

645 m

410 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (340 m)

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Thursday 8 October

13°C

6°C

76 %

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