Lerchenberg, Mountain summit in Bannewitz, Germany

Lerchenberg is an unwooded hill in the lower Osterzgebirge, three kilometres east of Rabenau and two kilometres south of Possendorf, near the Börnchen district of Bannewitz. It lies just north of the Karsdorfer Fault, on a ridge that continues east to the Quohrener Kipse and the Wilisch. The summit is formed of Rotliegend gneiss conglomerates of the Döhlener Basin, with typical Erzgebirge gneiss at its foot toward Oelsa. A mountain inn stands on the top.

The Lerchenberg lies just north of the Karsdorfer Fault, on a ridge that continues east with the Quohrener Kipse and the Wilisch. The hill is built mainly of gneiss conglomerates from the Rotliegend of the Döhlener Basin, while typical Erzgebirge gneiss appears at its foot toward Oelsa.

The summit inn, a Berggasthaus, is the social anchor of the hill: walkers arriving on foot from Oelsa and drivers on the road from Börnchen meet on the same terrace. The name Lerchenberg refers to the lark, and the open, unwooded crest is what makes the outlook over the Erzgebirge foothills possible.

A paved road leads up from Börnchen, reached via the Bundesstraße 170 to the Possendorf-Rundteil; walkers can also climb on foot from Oelsa. The summit is open, not wooded, so the views are unobstructed in all directions. A Berggasthaus stands on the top.

From the summit, the view is divided by direction: Dresden and the Windberg near Freital to the north, the Babisnauer Pappel and Saxon Switzerland to the east, the Osterzgebirge peaks such as Geisingberg and Kahleberg to the south, and the Tharandt Forest with the Landberg to the west.