The Ungerberg is a modest but much-loved hill south of Neustadt in Saxony, famous for its lookout tower and cozy summit inn. It's the kind of easy-going summit that makes for a perfect half-day outing, rewarding visitors with surprisingly far-reaching views.

Once largely treeless, the hill has long drawn sightseers thanks to its open outlook — nowadays surrounded by beech forest, though the tower rises well above the treetops. From the top you can admire the classic sandstone plateaus of Saxon Switzerland — Lilienstein, Königstein and the Großer Winterberg — and on clear days even the Ore Mountains, Lusatian Highlands, Zittau Mountains, and as far as the Krkonoše (Giant Mountains) and Jizera Mountains. To the north stretches the Hohwald ridge with the Valtenberg as its highest point. In winter, the slope down toward Krumhermsdorf turns into a popular toboggan run, and there's a ski lift nearby in Rugiswalde.

• From Neustadt in Sachsen — hiking trail, approx. 1-1.5 hours, easy difficulty
• The summit is also reachable via an access road (Ungerbergstraße), with hiking trails converging from six different directions

• A stone lookout tower (about 33 m tall) and a summit inn with a children's playground await at the top
• The tower was closed to visitors for years after 1989 but reopened after renovation in September 2020
• A modern 74.9 m telecommunications tower on the summit broadcasts FM and DAB+ radio programs

Fun fact: the original wooden tower burned down in 1848 after an arson attack, and the later stone tower once hosted Saxon King Albert himself, who visited the summit in 1887.