# Iron Way

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The **Iron Way** (German: *Eisenweg*) is a [ridgeway](/source/Ridgeway_(road)) in the [Ore Mountains](/source/Ore_Mountains) in central Europe whose historic route follows the Ore Mountain Northern Escarpment (*Erzgebirgische Nordrandstufe*).

According to local historic accounts, it is said to have been used in the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages) for the transport of iron ore from the area around the [Schneeberg](/source/Schneeberg_(Ore_Mountains)).

The way, which is still signed today, starts at [Katzenstein](/source/Katzenstein_(Affalter)) near Affalter and passes through the [Streitwald](/source/Streitwald_(L%C3%B6%C3%9Fnitz)) to *Tabakstanne*, continuing through the [municipal forest](/source/Municipal_forest), past the monument of the Black Cross (*Schwarzes Kreuz*) to the hill of *Harthauer Berg* on the [B 95](/source/Bundestra%C3%9Fe_95) federal highway, south of [Chemnitz](/source/Chemnitz).

Today, the Iron Way is a popular route for walkers and cyclists, linking the area south of Chemnitz with the trails of the central Ore Mountain region.

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