Family Hiking Trail: “Trail of the Planets“

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5.99km

483 - 603m

Distance

132hm

87hm

Ascent

01:30h

Duration

Greifensteinregion

Brief description: Explore our cosmic home in 90 minutes through space. The Planetenwanderweg trail between Ehrenfriedersdorf and Drebach is a stellar route for a walk. Following it gives you a realistic idea of the relative distances and proportions of our solar system.
Difficulty: easy
Rating: Technique

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Starting point: Sun stop: 09427 Ehrenfriedersdorf, Seifentalstrasse or Pluto stop: Zeiss Planetarium Drebach, 09430 Drebach, Milchstrasse 1 (486 m)
Route: Ehrenfriedersdorf town
6.0 km
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Description: Depicted on a scale of 1:1 billion, the sun appears as a ball with a diameter of 1.4 m, while the dwarf planet Pluto is a mere 0.3 cm. All the planets are represented in the correct dimensions, and the distances also correspond to the scale. The route offers you a great view of the Greifenstein area and the Erzgebirgskamm ridge. Start your tour at the sun in Ehrenfriedersdorf or at Pluto at the Zeiss Planetarium in Drebach.
Signposting: Planetenwanderweg ‒ white-green-white

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Directions: Explore our cosmic home in 90 minutes through space. Get an idea of the relative distances and sizes involved in our solar system. The Planetenwanderweg (Planet Trail) between Ehrenfriedersdorf and Drebach is a stellar route for a walk. Laid out on a scale of 1:1 billion, you see the sun as a ball with a diameter of 1.4 m, while the dwarf planet Pluto is a mere 0.3 cm. All the planets are represented in the correct dimensions, and the distances also correspond to the scale. The route offers you a great view of the Greifenstein area and the Erzgebirgskamm ridge. Start your tour at the sun in Ehrenfriedersdorf or at Pluto at the observatory.
Highest point: 603 m
Endpoint: Ehrenfriedersdorf, respectively Zeiss Planetarium Drebach
Height profile: © outdooractive.com
Tips: sightseeing attractions
• Planetarium with exhibition and program

• Stations on the geological history trail

Rest stops on the tour:

The planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune have seating options for a rest.
Additional information: Tourist-Information Greifensteine
Greifensteinstraße 44, 09427 Ehrenfriedersdorf

Tel. +49 37346 6870

info@greifensteine.de; www.greifensteine.de

Zeiss Planetarium und Volkssternwarte Drebach
Milchstraße 1
09430 Drebach
Tel. 037341 7435
Fax 037341 49516
kontakt@sternwarte-drebach.de
www.sternwarte-drebach.de
Arrival: Via B 95: The junction for Drebach is in Ehrenfriedersdorf.
Via B 174: From Zschopau to Scharfenstein and Drebach

Via B 101: The junction for Drebach is between Gehringswalde and Schönbrunn.
Public transportation: Bus number 232 from Zschopau or Thum to Drebach, stop “Schule“ (school), three minutes walking or stop “Erbgericht“, eight minutes walking
Train: Take the Chemnitz-Bärenstein/Weipert line (“Erzgebirgsbahn“) and get off at Scharfenstein, then continue by bus (number 232) to Drebach (only during the week).

During the weekend, take the Chemnitz-Bärenstein line (Weipert) and get off at Warmbad, then continue on foot (approx. 5 kilometres).
Parking: Zeiss Planetarium in Drebach, Seifentalstraße in Ehrenfriedersdorf
Alternatively at “Ehrenfriedersdorfer Höhe“ (half-way through the trail)