Lauter/Saxony: Hotels and Accommodations
Accommodation in Lauter/Saxony
A moderately difficult circular hike begins in Lauter near the outdoor swimming pool, follows the European E3 through the Griesetal valley and forest, reaches the Sachsenstein viewpoint, and leads back to Lauter. The route is approximately 10.1 kilometers long, takes about 2 hours 40 minutes, and includes around 209 meters of elevation gain.
For your stay in Lauter/Saxony, you may want to find a hotel.
Nature
The route from Lauter to the Sachsenstein connects the Griesetal valley, dense coniferous forest, open meadows, and clearings. Along the route is the protected site of a beech tree that once had nine trunks; there are also expansive views across Lauter and the Ore Mountains.
In the immediate vicinity of Lauter/Saxony are Oberer Sachsen-Stein, Brand, Spiegelwald, and Gemauerter Stein.
Culture
In the nearby area is Aue, St. Nicolai Church. In the surrounding area of Lauter/Saxony is Albernau, St. Johannis Parish Church. In the wider regional area are Annaberg-Buchholz, the former Franciscan monastery, and Cranzahl, the Ascension Church.
Lauter is associated with a listed historic ensemble consisting of a church, parsonage, and cantor's house, as well as a bell monument above the church. The church dates from 1628, and the monument contains three bells from 1928.
Other places: Borstendorf, Oberwiesenthal, Krumhermersdorf, Elterlein, Lössnitz, Bockau, Bernsbach, Bad Schlema.
To the higher-level travel overview: Erzgebirgskreis.
