The 5.1-kilometer hike begins at the small parking lot on the right at Kohlenstraße, where the path to the animal shelter at Freital Windberg branches off. After 100 meters, we keep half right and follow the Forsthausweg towards Windberg, arriving at the animal shelter after nearly 500 meters. In the 19th century, when coal was still mined in the Windberg area, the building was the mine office, that is, the central administrative building of a mine.
We turn left and, always following the yellow and green trail markers, reach the King Albert Monument after another 700 meters. From the platform of this 17-meter-high obelisk, there is a very beautiful view over almost the entire city of Freital. Now it goes uphill again. After about one kilometer, we leave the marked hiking trail and turn right along route no. 1. After about 200 meters, we see the main hiking trail again, which we had already walked. The building is a saddlery.
Then we walk along a sandstone wall. This was once part of a bridge for railway tracks when coal was mined here in the 19th century. Continuing along the yellow trail and the number 1 hiking sign, following a few steps up, we reach the "Kleiner Windberg." There is a bench where you can rest and enjoy a beautiful view over Niederhäslich and the Raschelberg. Always following the trail markers, we come to the Segen-Gottes shaft. This memorial commemorates a firedamp explosion on August 2, 1869, in which 276 miners lost their lives in the mining area. From there, we walk about 300 meters along the small road and turn left onto an embankment where rails for coal transport used to lie. On this section, we pass another parking lot, from which entry into the circular route would also be possible. After just under one kilometer, we reach our starting point again. Those going left along Kohlenstraße in the direction of Dresden can refresh themselves after a good kilometer at the Hopfenblüte guesthouse.
