Iron Way

The iron road is a trail of the Ore Mountains, whose historical course follows the Erzgebirge northern escarpment. After home -historical representation he should have served the transportation of iron ore from the area around Snow Mountain in the Middle Ages. The marked today the course ranges from Katzenstein at Affalter and passes through the Streitwald tobacco fir and continue to Bürgerwald, past the memorial to the Black Cross south of Chemnitz located Hartenhauer mountain on the main road 95

Today, the iron road is a popular route for walkers and cyclists, which connects the area to the south of Chemnitz with the hiking trails of the central Erzgebirge.