Circular route 3 - Oberlößnitz

Follow the exit until you reach Kötzschenbrodaer Straße and turn right there and get into the left-hand lane after approx. 100 m. To continue, use the cycle path, cross the railway bridge and after approx. 100 m turn left into Weintraubenstraße. Here you cross Meißner Straße and see the building of the Landesbühnen Sachsen (see description of circular route 2). Stay on the right-hand side and pass Meißner Straße at the level of the bus stop island to continue uphill along Schuchstraße. At the top, cross Winzerstraße and Paradiesstraße and continue downhill along An der Jägermühle. Turn right into the next street and cross the narrow-gauge railway tracks to the next junction. At this junction, continue straight uphill to the next junction. Immediately, a beautiful panorama opens up to you. On the left you will see the Hoflößnitz Wine Estate Museum (see description of circular route 2), and on the heights of the Lößnitz slopes you can see the Spitzhaus. It was built in the first half of the 17th century. It got its name from the tower-like spire. In 1710 the Spitzhaus came under the control of the Wettin dynasty and was united with the Hoflößnitz. The two houses were connected by the Spitzhaus staircase, which was built during the reign of Augustus the Strong. Daniel Pöppelmann designed this staircase. It is popularly known as the "annual staircase" because of the number of steps.

Before continuing your tour, you should pay a visit to the Hoflößnitz (see description of tour 2). Even if the way to the Spitzhaus and the Bismarck Tower via the Spitzhaus stairs is a bit arduous, it is worth it. You will be rewarded with a fantastic view over Radebeul, the valleys on the left bank of the river Elbe, Dresden and, if the visibility is good, all the way to the Erzgebirge mountains and Saxon Switzerland. The Spitzhaus staff will be happy to take care of your physical well-being. After a rest, the descent back to Hoflößnitz follows and you can continue your way by bike.

At the crossroads, take the narrow Weinbergstraße, which begins with the Meinhold Tower House, an estate that has been cultivated and built on since the 16th century. For 100 years, the Meinhold family shaped the estate with their taste, which presents itself as a counterpart to Hoflößnitz Castle. Today, the historic estate is once again a household name as Weingut Aust. Friedrich Aust continues the tradition and revives the old winery.

If you continue up the idyllic road, you will be accompanied by many old winegrowers' houses on the left-hand side. One of them is the Retzschgut. It includes a large vineyard where wine has been grown since 1649. It was named after the painter and professor at the Dresden Art Academy Moritz Retzsch, who lived in this house. The current owner still cultivates the vineyard and founded his own winegrowing business in 1992. He serves home-made wines in a Straußenwirtschaft.

A little further uphill you also have Haus Lorenz on the left. It was built there as early as the 17th century. Today it is only used for residential purposes.

A few metres further on, under the landmark of the Stone Snail, the crowning glory of the Radebeul Ballberg, you come to the "Drei Herren" wine estate. Both are a piece of Radebeul's and thus central Saxon winegrowing history. Let the former Saxon wine queen initiate you into the secrets of Saxon wine.

At the end of Weinbergstraße, turn right into Eduard-Bilz-Straße and go straight across the first intersection. On this section of the street you will find many houses of the same architectural style, the so-called "Zillerhäuser". These houses were designed and built by the master builders Gebrüder Ziller, who lived in Radebeul.

At the end of the street, turn right into Nizzastraße and continue straight ahead to the roundabout, which you leave to the left and continue to the traffic lights.

Cross the intersection and you will have direct visual contact with the Luther Church, for which the foundation stone was laid in 1891. The building was erected in the neo-Renaissance style. The church was consecrated in 1892. Structural changes and extensions have been made in and on the church up to the present day. The church has borne its name since 1934.

Continue straight on and at the next crossroads turn right into Karl-May-Straße. The Karl May Museum is on the right-hand side.

The literary-historical place of activity, the writer's former residence, the "Villa Shatterhand", introduces visitors to the eventful biography of the man Karl May (1842 to 1912), his literary works and his travels to the Orient and America.

The ethnological Indian collection housed in the Karl May Museum is one of the most valuable in Europe. The exhibition vividly conveys to visitors the cultural circles and ways of life of the Indians of North America.

Richer in knowledge, you can now end the circular route 3 in the direction of the Elbe. After leaving the exhibition, turn right and at the end of Karl-May-Straße turn left into Schumannstraße. At the end of the street, turn right into Pestalozzistraße. At the next intersection, cross the narrow-gauge railway tracks on the left. You are now in Wasastraße. When you reach a priority road after some time, continue straight ahead and cross Kötzschenbrodaer Straße. On your right, in the former Serkowitz inn, you will now find the Lügenmuseum. Continue into the village centre of Altserkowitz. At the end of the village green you will meet the Elbe cycle path.