Saxon Wine Trail - Stage 3

From the Dresden, Wilder Mann stop (terminus of tram line 3) on Großenhainer Straße, we walk up the street for a while until we turn left into Schützenhofstraße. We first walk through the Trachau district, where viticulture was introduced in 1446. The route leads along tarmac roads through housing estates from the previous century and villa developments on the slopes. Evidence of former viticulture can be found in Schützenhofstraße (vineyard on the "Alter Trachenberge", remains of old walls, terraces and steps) and in Galileistraße (steep former vineyard steps that go up to the right after house no. 50 on Schützenhofstraße).

We follow Galileistraße, turn right into Neuländer Straße (playground), turn left onto Moritzburger Landstraße and cross under the motorway. Shortly afterwards, a path on the right leads into the forest and we reach the "Waldmax" restaurant (on Waldhofstraße) on forest paths (crossing Semmelweg, Boxdorfer Weg, a short stretch of Augustusweg , which leads us back to Boxdorfer Weg at the first turning on the right via a forest path ).

Behind the restaurant, continue along the forest path to Augustusweg (with hidden vineyard signs (Weinbergstraße, quarry stone walls) to the former hotel "Baumwiese" (at the so-called "Baumwiese" or Boxdorf Baumweise bus stop).

We cross Dresdner Straße, walk a short distance through the forest above the Augustusweg until we meet the Augustusweg and follow it to Radebeul, where a particularly idyllic section of the wine trail begins. Terraced vineyards with 400-year-old quarry stone walls, steep, narrow steps and winegrowers' houses are evidence of the historic winegrowing tradition.

At Eduard-Bilz-Platz, we turn right into Eduard-Bilz-Straße, which merges into Weinbergstraße. Now we also come across the present-day wine industry: several small wineries are lined up along Weinbergstraße, which some locals consider the most beautiful street in Radebeul, situated directly below the wine terraces. Here and there you have the opportunity to sample the rare wines. Blissfully we now discover architectural gems such as the "Haus Sorgenfrei", the former Bilz sanatorium (now flats) or the "Bennoschlösschen" with its Renaissance gables in the middle of a field of vines.

At Haus Lorenz, a half-timbered winegrower's house dating from 1680, we turn right into Weberstraße, which merges into the narrow Eggersweg. This leads through the "Goldener Wagen" vineyard up to the Spitzhaus (restaurant). From up here, we have an overwhelming view of the Elbe valley, the wine landscape and Radebeul.

Via Spitzhausstraße, we pass the Bismarck Tower and the viewing plateau at its foot. From there, it is only a few steps to the shell pavilion, where we descend the Spitzhaus staircase, the longest staircase in Saxony, to the historic Hoflößnitz vineyard. A longer break is called for here at the latest - to visit the wine museumin the Berg- und Lusthaus or the eco-certified winery with the "Saxon Wine Route" visitor centre, which provides information about the entire wine-growing region.

From the Dresden, Wilder Mann stop (terminus of tram line 3) on Großenhainer Straße, we walk a little way up the street until we turn left into Schützenhofstraße. We first walk through the Trachau district, where viticulture was introduced in 1446. The route leads along tarmac roads through housing estates from the previous century and villa developments on the slopes. Evidence of former viticulture can be found in Schützenhofstraße (vineyard on the "Alter Trachenberge", remains of old walls, terraces and steps) and in Galileistraße (steep former vineyard steps that go up to the right after house no. 50 on Schützenhofstraße).

We follow Galileistraße, turn right into Neuländer Straße (playground), turn left onto Moritzburger Landstraße and cross under the motorway. Shortly afterwards, a path on the right leads into the forest and we reach the "Waldmax" restaurant (on Waldhofstraße) on forest paths (crossing Semmelweg, Boxdorfer Weg, a short stretch of Augustusweg , which leads us back to Boxdorfer Weg at the first turning on the right via a forest path ).

Behind the restaurant, continue along the forest path to Augustusweg (with hidden vineyard signs (Weinbergstraße, quarry stone walls) to the former hotel "Baumwiese" (at the so-called "Baumwiese" or Boxdorf Baumweise bus stop).

We cross Dresdner Straße, walk a short distance through the forest above the Augustusweg until we meet the Augustusweg and follow it to Radebeul, where a particularly idyllic section of the wine trail begins. Terraced vineyards with 400-year-old quarry stone walls, steep, narrow steps and winegrowers' houses are evidence of the historic winegrowing tradition.

At Eduard-Bilz-Platz, we turn right into Eduard-Bilz-Straße, which merges into Weinbergstraße. Now we also come across the present-day wine industry: several small wineries are lined up along Weinbergstraße, which some locals consider the most beautiful street in Radebeul, situated directly below the wine terraces. Here and there you have the opportunity to sample the rare wines. Blissfully we now discover architectural gems such as the "Haus Sorgenfrei", the former Bilz sanatorium (now flats) or the "Bennoschlösschen" with its Renaissance gables in the middle of a field of vines.

At Haus Lorenz, a half-timbered winegrower's house dating from 1680, we turn right into Weberstraße, which merges into the narrow Eggersweg. This leads through the "Goldener Wagen" vineyard up to the Spitzhaus (restaurant). From up here, we have an overwhelming view of the Elbe valley, the wine landscape and Radebeul.

Via Spitzhausstraße, we pass the Bismarck Tower and the viewing plateau at its foot. From there, it is only a few steps to the shell pavilion, where we descend the Spitzhaus staircase, the longest staircase in Saxony, to the historic Hoflößnitz vineyard. A longer break is called for here at the latest - to visit the wine museumin the Berg- und Lusthaus or the eco-certified winery with the "Saxon Wine Route" visitor centre, which provides information about the entire wine-growing region.

From the Dresden, Wilder Mann stop (terminus of tram line 3) on Großenhainer Straße, we walk a little way up the street until we turn left into Schützenhofstraße. We first walk through the Trachau district, where viticulture was introduced in 1446. The route leads along tarmac roads through housing estates from the previous century and villa developments on the slopes. Evidence of former viticulture can be found in Schützenhofstraße (vineyard on the "Alter Trachenberge", remains of old walls, terraces and steps) and in Galileistraße (steep former vineyard steps that go up to the right after house no. 50 on Schützenhofstraße).

We follow Galileistraße, turn right into Neuländer Straße (playground), turn left onto Moritzburger Landstraße and cross under the motorway. Shortly afterwards, a path on the right leads into the forest and we reach the "Waldmax" restaurant (on Waldhofstraße) on forest paths (crossing Semmelweg, Boxdorfer Weg, a short stretch of Augustusweg , which leads us back to Boxdorfer Weg at the first turning on the right via a forest path ).

Behind the restaurant, continue along the forest path to Augustusweg (with hidden vineyard signs (Weinbergstraße, quarry stone walls) to the former hotel "Baumwiese" (at the so-called "Baumwiese" or Boxdorf Baumweise bus stop).

We cross Dresdner Straße, walk a short distance through the forest above the Augustusweg until we meet the Augustusweg and follow it to Radebeul, where a particularly idyllic section of the wine trail begins. Terraced vineyards with 400-year-old quarry stone walls, steep, narrow steps and winegrowers' houses are evidence of the historic winegrowing tradition.

At Eduard-Bilz-Platz, we turn right into Eduard-Bilz-Straße, which merges into Weinbergstraße. Now we also come across the present-day wine industry: several small wineries are lined up along Weinbergstraße, which some locals consider the most beautiful street in Radebeul, situated directly below the wine terraces. Here and there you have the opportunity to sample the rare wines. Blissfully we now discover architectural gems such as the "Haus Sorgenfrei", the former Bilz sanatorium (now flats) or the "Bennoschlösschen" with its Renaissance gables in the middle of a field of vines.

At Haus Lorenz, a half-timbered winegrower's house dating from 1680, we turn right into Weberstraße, which merges into the narrow Eggersweg. This leads through the "Goldener Wagen" vineyard up to the Spitzhaus (restaurant). From up here, we have an overwhelming view of the Elbe valley, the wine landscape and Radebeul.

Via Spitzhausstraße, we pass the Bismarck Tower and the viewing plateau at its foot. From there, it is only a few steps to the shell pavilion, where we descend the Spitzhaus staircase, the longest staircase in Saxony, to the historic Hoflößnitz vineyard. A longer break is called for here at the latest - to visit the wine museumin the Berg- und Lusthaus or the eco-certified winery with the "Saxon Wine Route" visitor centre, which provides information about the entire wine-growing region.