Fundgrube Company – Hauptkunstgraben loop from Schneeberg

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Fundgrube Company – Hauptkunstgraben loop from Schneeberg

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Fundgrube Company – Hauptkunstgraben loop from Schneeberg

03:12

11.4km

230m

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: August 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.99 km

Siebenschlehener Stamp Mill Technical Museum

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Lovingly restored, very worth seeing! More information:
museum-schneeberg.de/html/pochwerk.html

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2.60 km

Fundgrube Company

Highlight • Historical Site

Here you receive a point for the digital hiking pin at SummitLynx.
The Fundgrube Society hat house is run as a hostel by the CVJM (Christian Association of Young People). …

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3.91 km

Sauschwart Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

Part of a mining trail

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4.29 km

Schindler Richtschacht Mining Administration Building

Highlight • Historical Site

Nice ambience of the old houses from the mining period and views over the area.

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4.41 km

Schindlerschacht

Highlight • Historical Site

Very idyllic and great view of Schneeberg

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5.82 km

Filzteich

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in summer a place to swim, relax and celebrate ;-)

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6.08 km

Hauptkunstgraben

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Here you receive a point for the digital hiking pin at SummitLynx.
The main art pit is the beginning of a water distribution system stretching over many kilometers, which supplied …

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7.55 km

Bergbauhalde

Forest

11.0 km

Museum of Mining Folk Art (Bortenreuter House)

Highlight • Historical Site

The so-called Bortenreuter House, which the top dealer Johann Friedrich Bortenreuter had rebuilt after the great city fire on August 13, 1719, now houses the Museum of Mining Folk Art.
bergstadt-schneeberg.de/seite/451013/museen.html

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11.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.13 km

2.66 km

1.63 km

539 m

333 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.38 km

2.70 km

2.32 km

969 m

665 m

294 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

11°C

3°C

28 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

July 26, 2026,Schneeberg-Neustädtler Bergbaulehrpfad

This round belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage Montanregion Erzgebirge, mainly the Filzteich. The tour is also part of the Eurando hiking festival, which takes place on September 25th.
There are really many mining-related witnesses in a very small space. Everything is also nicely described.
The operator of the mining miniature landscape (CVJM) even opened earlier for us.
By the …

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April 21, 2022,Schneeberg - Bergbau, Pochwerk, Handschuhe

Planned for 2 years, finally realised: the Neustädtel-Schneeberger mining trail. The path mainly goes along Neustädter Flur because it is older and formerly more important than Schneeberg. When Leipzig was divided, Neustädtel even remained under the joint rule of the Albertines and Ernestines. It was not until 1939 that it was incorporated into Schneeberg. We also only knew Schneeberg until …

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February 22, 2025,Schneeberg-Neustädtler Bergbaulehrpfad

With the best hiking weather 🌞 we spontaneously went on the mining trail around Schneeberg. The original plan was to go to the third reservoir in the area (Eibenstock).

But after a long search for a hat pin we finally found one in the museum, and we got the tip for this hike during a little chat. The route and …

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