Hike around Wackerbarth Castle

From the starting point of the hike, the stop of tram line 4 "Moritzburger Straße", or the stop of the S-Bahn S 1 "Radebeul-Kötzschenbroda", walk uphill along Moritzburger Straße. After approx. 200 m, turn into the street "Am Bornberge" and follow this until you reach "Ludwig-Richter-Allee", cross this and now continue to follow the street "Am Jacobstein".
On your way you will discover many old villas and newly developed housing estates. At the end of the path you will see the house "Fliegenwedel" (Am Jacobstein 40) on the right-hand side, a baroque vintner's house dating from 1680. After World War II, the Radebeul master builder Franz Jörissen campaigned for the preservation of the original building fabric. The renovation of the house took place between 1985 and 1995 and was honoured with the builder's award of the city of Radebeul. On the left, opposite Haus Fliegenwedel, you can see the entrance area to Europe's first adventure winery, Schloss Wackerbarth.

Wackerbarth Castle, a baroque manor house and winery, was built between 1727 and 1729 by the court architect Johann Christoph Knöffel as a retirement residence for the Count von Wackerbarth according to his plans. Despite several alterations, the baroque symmetry has been preserved to this day. However, the count was not able to enjoy his retirement residence for long, as he died suddenly in August 1734 and his stepson inherited the complex. After his death, the estate was auctioned off for the benefit of Dresden widows and orphans. Over the years, the owners changed quite frequently. The first comprehensive renovation took place in 1974 and in 1999 the estate was privatised as "Sächsische Staatsweingut GmbH Schloss Wackerbarth". In 2001/02, a modern "glass manufactory" for the production of sparkling wines and wines was built in the former orchard. After completion of the construction work, the "Wackerbarth Castle Adventure Winery" opened in 2002. Riesling, Scheurebe, Pinot Blanc, Traminer, Gold Riesling, Pinot Gris, Kerner, Dornfelder, Pinot Noir, Elbling, Baccus, Müller-Thurgau and Solaris are grown in the various vineyard sites in Radebeul. At wine and sparkling wine tastings, you can convince yourself of the quality of the products and purchase them in the daily estate sale. Cultural events such as the Summer Night Ball, Parkschoppenfest, Federweißerfest, Abschlusslese and concerts also take place in the baroque castle grounds.

Continue along the trellis walkways towards the Belvedere and climb the "Himmelsleiter" towards Jacobstein, a landmark of Radebeul.

The Jacobstein is a vineyard pavilion above the "Fliegenwedel" house, named after the court bottech master Jacob Krause, who had this little pleasure house built as the crowning glory of his vineyard estate, visible from afar. The simple single-storey round building has a cellar and is surrounded by a wall with embrasures for firearms. The interior served as accommodation for the winegrowers and for storing tools. Since 1798, the Jacobstein has been part of the ensemble of Wackerbarth Castle's tranquillity. With a panoramic view from Saxon Switzerland to Meissen, it is one of the most beautiful vantage points in the Lößnitz region.

A few metres further uphill you will reach the "Adolph Diesterweg" public observatory. The building ensemble includes a white low-rise building, the planetarium and the dome building for the large telescope, which was opened to the public on 3 October 1968. The bronze group "Stargazer", created by Prof. Walter Howard, stands on the viewing area in front of the building.

Leave the complex to the left and follow the hiking trail "Am Himmelsbusch" downhill. At the end of the path, turn left into Obere Johannisbergstraße and follow it to the tram stop of line 4, where you can get on the tram to Dresden or Weinböhla.