Hohberg (426.3 m) is a quiet, rarely visited summit in the Lusatian Mountains, just southwest of Schirgiswalde in Saxony. It's the kind of place you go to when you want forest silence rather than crowded trails.

The peak forms a projecting corner of the massif between the villages of Weifa and Steinigtwolmsdorf, built mostly of two-mica granite. Its slopes are covered mainly with spruce, with scattered beech trees - foresters simply call the area Oberwald. To the north, the summit connects to its outlier, the Lärchenberg (356 m). Small streams frame the mountain: the Waldwasser to the south, the Kaltbach to the southeast, and the Pilkebach to the north, giving the area the feel of a tucked-away little valley. In summer the forest offers cool shade, while autumn and winter bring an almost meditative stillness to the slopes.

How to reach the summit

• Schirgiswalde - forest tracks via the Lärchenberg, easy to moderate walk
• Weifa or Steinigtwolmsdorf - approach from the west or southwest through the massif, moderate difficulty

Hohberg has no major tourist infrastructure, which is part of its charm - a fine choice for a peaceful woodland walk away from the busier trails of the Lusatian Mountains.