The educational trail describes the development of what was once the most important tin mining regions in Central Europe.
The trail lies about 45 km south of Dresden on the upper slopes of the Eastern Ore Mountains.
It is situated immediately on the Czech border and runs from Krupka (Graupen) via Horni Krupka (Obergraupen), the Komáří hůrka (Mückenberg mountain) and Fojtovice (Voitsdorf) to Fürstenau (the hiking trail counting as local border traffic).
Passing the old border crossing on the B 170 it runs through Prední Cínovec (Vorderzinnwald) before returning to Krupka.
On the way, the educational trail cuts through the source region of the White Müglitz river.