The 5.1-kilometer hike begins at the small parking lot on the right of Kohlenstraße, where the path to the Freital Windberg animal shelter branches off. After 100 meters, we keep slightly right and follow the Forsthausweg towards Windberg. After almost 500 meters, we reach the animal shelter. In the 19th century, when coal was still mined in the Windberg area, the building was the pit house, meaning the central administration building of a mine.
We turn left and, always following the yellow and green trail markers, reach the König-Albert Memorial after another 700 meters. From the platform of this 17-meter-high obelisk, there is a beautiful view over almost the entire city of Freital. Now the trail goes uphill again. After about one kilometer, we leave the marked hiking trail and walk right along path No. 1. After about 200 meters, we see the main hiking trail again, which we had already walked on. The building is a saddlery.
Then we walk along a sandstone wall. This was once part of a bridge for rail tracks when coal was mined here in the 19th century. Continuing following the yellow trail and the path marker 1 up a few steps, we reach the “Kleiner Windberg.” You can rest on a bench here and enjoy a nice 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 mine field. From there, we now walk about 300 meters along the small road and turn left onto an embankment where rails for coal transport once lay. On this section, we pass another parking lot, from which entry to the circular route would also be possible. After just under one kilometer, we reach our starting point again. Those who follow (or drive) Kohlenstraße to the left towards Dresden can refresh themselves after just over a kilometer in the Hopfenblüte inn.
