Hike through the Fiedlergrund

The walk starts at the stop of tram line 4 "Zinzendorfstraße", leads along August-Bebel-Straße to Augustusweg, into which you turn right. To the left and right of the path you will see impressive villas and residential houses with partly large park plots below the vineyards. Worth mentioning is the Jägerberg with the villa "Jägerberg" whose origins date back to the 16th century. 
The Ermelhaus is located on the next plot of land. It was named after its founder, the Dresden citizen Dr. Ermel. In his "well-meant endowment" of 50,000 talers established in 1835, he stipulated that a home for mothers in need should not be built until the sum was doubled by interest. In 1885, the mayor of Dresden at the time, Dr. Stübel, was able to fulfil the stipulation in his will. The house is still owned by the Dresden-Neustadt Municipal Hospital today. 

Before you reach the Fiedlergrund, you will see the Fiedlerhaus (Augustusweg 114) on the right, a former lung sanatorium, which was opened in 1893 at the instigation of the royal personal physician Dr. Carl Ludwig Alfred Fiedler as a "home for lung patients capable of improvement and in need of recuperation". It stands on a site laid out as a vineyard in 1658. From around 1823 to 1892, the house was known and popular as the "Walther's Vineyard" inn. 

Once in the Fiedlergrund, the hiker is surrounded by a restful calm. The gently ascending terrain leads past an old syenite quarry. The Fiedlergrund is one of the larger and strongly water-bearing valleys of the Lößnitz. If you look closely, you can still see the old vineyard walls here. The vineyards were not replanted after the great phylloxera catastrophe in 1886, so you can closely observe the changes taking place in nature. Perhaps you will find more signs on your way that indicate the former cultivation by winegrowers. 

At the end of your ascent, turn left onto the "Graue Presse Weg", from where you turn left again into the road "Am Dammberg". At the end of the path, turn left again and follow the path until you reach a passageway that is closed to vehicle traffic. Here the forest path leads you up a few steps to a wonderful view. 

The viewpoint is on the Albrechtsberg. From here you have an unrestricted view of Radebeul, the Bennoschlösschen is at your feet as well as the foothills of the vineyards and the impressive city skyline of Dresden. Along the railing and over a few steps you reach the valley again. On your way you have another small quarry on your right. If you direct your gaze a little further to the right, you will see part of the Hermannsberg. Today, winegrowers from the Oberlößnitz winegrowers' association grow and cultivate the excellent Radebeul grape juice. Once you are back on Augustusweg, turn right and follow it to the junction with Eduard-Bilz-Straße, where you turn left.

Along the way you will notice houses of the same architectural style. These houses are affectionately called "Zillerhäuser". They were planned and built by the Ziller brothers, local building contractors who had a significant influence on the townscape in the 19th century. At the junction of Eduard-Bilz-Straße and Meißner Straße, keep to the left to reach the tram stops of tram line 4 in the direction of Dresden or Weinböhla.