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Fernwanderweg Görlitz – Greiz (Teil: Glashütte – Frauenstein) walk
Fernwanderweg Görlitz – Greiz (Teil: Glashütte – Frauenstein) is a walk of 23.6 km from Glashütte. Along the way you'll find 44 benches.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 23.6 km
- ± 6:25 h
- ↑ 718 m · ↓ 403 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Glashütte
0 kmAt the start: Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Glashütte.
23.6 km · 42 benches
Finish
23.6 km
No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Conny · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 56 m
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 718 m
- Down
- ↓ 403 m
- Highest point
- 666 m
- Lowest point
- 327 m
- 5-10% slope · 6.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.4 km
- 15-20% slope · 237 m
- 1 flight of stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
23.6 km in total- Track: 14 km
- Road: 3.9 km
- Street: 3.4 km
- Path: 2 km
- Busy road: 200 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
23.6 km in total- Asphalt: 10.7 km
- Gravel: 6.9 km
- Unpaved: 4.3 km
- Natural: 925 m
- Paved: 625 m
- Unknown: 75 m
About the walking route Fernwanderweg Görlitz – Greiz (Teil: Glashütte – Frauenstein)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Fernwanderweg Görlitz – Greiz (Teil: Glashütte – Frauenstein) is a walking route of 23.6 km that starts in Glashütte. It does not end where it starts. You start in Glashütte and finish in Frauenstein. Along the way you pass Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Glashütte (after 56 m).
How hard is the route?
You climb 718 m in total and descend 403 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 6:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (14 km), road (3.9 km) and street (3.4 km). Of the surface, 10.7 km asphalt and 6.9 km gravel. For 75 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 44 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Fernwanderweg Görlitz – Greiz
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- Wanderweg der Deutschen Einheit (Görlitz - Seiffen)Hard · From A to B194.1 km
- Kammweg Erzgebirge - Vogtland (Ost)Hard · From A to B58.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Longest wooden table in the worldAttraction · 7.8 km from the route - 2
Gottfried-Silbermann-MuseumMuseum · 597 m from the route - 3
Schloss FrauensteinAttraction · 694 m from the route - 4
Burgruine FrauensteinAttraction · 713 m from the route - 5
HirschturmObservation tower · 1.7 km from the route - 6
Observation towerObservation tower · 3 km from the route - 7
Schloss ReinhardtsgrimmaAttraction · 4.7 km from the route - 8
Burgruine GrimmsteinRuins · 4.7 km from the route - 9
Botanischer GartenAttraction · 5 km from the route - 10
Schloß BärensteinCastle · 5.6 km from the route - 11
Sägewerksmuseum HerklotzmühleMuseum · 5.9 km from the route - 12
Burgruine RechenbergCastle · 6.4 km from the route - 13
LOHGERBER MUSEUM & GALERIE DippoldiswaldeMuseum · 6.4 km from the route - 14
R. S. BlochmannMemorial · 6.6 km from the route - 15
Schloss ReichstädtCastle · 6.7 km from the route - 16
WintersportdenkmalMemorial · 7.6 km from the route - 17
TP WilischMemorial · 7.8 km from the route - 18
Max NackeMemorial · 7.8 km from the route - 19
Max-Gross-DenkmalMemorial · 8.2 km from the route - 20
Eisenhammer DorfchemnitzMuseum · 8.7 km from the route - 21
Jagdschloss RehefeldCastle · 8.9 km from the route - 22
MemorialMemorial · 9.2 km from the route - 23
Lindenmuseum Clara SchumannMuseum · 9.3 km from the route - 24
Tiefenbach-WasserfallAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 25
MemorialMemorial · 9.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Fernwanderweg Görlitz – Greiz (Teil: Glashütte – Frauenstein)?
Fernwanderweg Görlitz – Greiz (Teil: Glashütte – Frauenstein) is 23.6 km long. Allow ± 6:25 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Glashütte to Frauenstein.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Glashütte.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 718 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Glashütte.
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