Augustusburg Attractions

There are pleasant walks through the Sternmühlental, near Augustusburg, to the Adelsberg (504 m/1,654ft; outlook tower).

From Erdmannsdorf station in the Zschopau valley, 13km/8mi east of Chemnitz, a funicular (1911) runs up to Augustusburg (length of track 1200 m/1300yd, height difference 168 m/551ft, time 8 minutes).

In the valley of the Flöha, near Augustusburg, is the Hetzdorfer Schweiz. In the villages of Hohenfichte and Hennersdorf are two old covered wooden bridges, of which very few have survived.