--- title: "1. Route: Exploring the former narrow-gauge network by bike" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/tour/1-route-exploring-the-former-narrow-gauge-network-by-bike" description: "The cycling route follows the former Wilsdruff narrow-gauge network in the Tharandt Forest combined with the cycle path network \"Around Wilsdruff\" and the \"Cycle Path on the Silver Road\" (D4) in the SachsenNetz Rad. Along the way, you encounter not only historical evidences of the railway, including the narrow-gauge railway museum in Wilsdruff, but also natural and cultural monuments of the region between Freital, Tharandt, and Wilsdruff. Points of interest along the way: Church Fördergersdorf Spechtshausen Forestry Office Landberg Geological open-air museum with porphyry fan Waldbad Grund (forest swimming pool) Knox – Incense cone museum Historical narrow-gauge railway facilities Limbach manor estate Local history museum Wilsdruff Historic town hall Wilsdruff with glass carillon Jakobikirche Wilsdruff (motorway church) Narrow-gauge railway museum Wilsdruff Mining monuments in Freital with museum in Burgk Castle Weißeritztalbahn narrow-gauge railway Hains leisure center Heilsberg Park" language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2722500/a4482f32c13402a633a3f126995cb9502f1e7306d7284d3615aabfe4db399b97/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share 1. Route: Exploring the former narrow-gauge network by bike =========================================================== - 42.46 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: medium - Condition: medium - Cycling - 3:10 h - 42.46 km - 352 m - 349 m - 160 m - 406 m - 246 m - - Start: Roßmäßler Building Tharandt, TU Dresden campus, Department of Forest Sciences - Destination: Roßmäßler Building Tharandt, TU Dresden campus, Department of Forest Sciences A scenic cycling route along the former Wilsdruff narrow-gauge railway network with numerous natural and historical highlights. The cycling route follows the former Wilsdruff narrow-gauge network in the Tharandt Forest combined with the cycle path network "Around Wilsdruff" and the "Cycle Path on the Silver Road" (D4) in the SachsenNetz Rad. Along the way, you encounter not only historical evidences of the railway, including the narrow-gauge railway museum in Wilsdruff, but also natural and cultural monuments of the region between Freital, Tharandt, and Wilsdruff. Points of interest along the way: - Church Fördergersdorf - Spechtshausen Forestry Office - Landberg - Geological open-air museum with porphyry fan - Waldbad Grund (forest swimming pool) - Knox – Incense cone museum - Historical narrow-gauge railway facilities - Limbach manor estate - Local history museum Wilsdruff - Historic town hall Wilsdruff with glass carillon - Jakobikirche Wilsdruff (motorway church) - Narrow-gauge railway museum Wilsdruff - Mining monuments in Freital with museum in Burgk Castle - Weißeritztalbahn narrow-gauge railway - Hains leisure center - Heilsberg Park Read more Waypoints --------- View on map Start Start Roßmäßler Building Tharandt, TU Dresden campus, Department of Forest Sciences - Museum/art collection Destination Destination Roßmäßler Building Tharandt, TU Dresden campus, Department of Forest Sciences Good to know ------------ Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions From the dome hall in Tharandt, you follow the "Cycle Path on the Silver Road" (D4) first to Fördergersdorf and then via the Fürstenweg to Spechtshausen. From Pohrsdorf, you follow the "Cycle Path Around Wilsdruff" through the villages of Landberg, Grund, Mohorn, Helbigsdorf, and Limbach to Wilsdruff. From here, you follow the "Cycle Path along the Narrow-Gauge Railway" via Grumbach, Kesselsdorf, and Niederhermsdorf to Wurgwitz. Via Edgar-Rudolph-Weg, continue southeast to the Freital districts of Zauckerode and Potschappel. Here you switch back to the "Cycle Path on the Silver Road" (D4) and return to Tharandt via Deuben and Hainsberg. Alternatively, a return trip by S-Bahn S3 from Potschappel to Tharandt is possible (Fare zone Freital VVO). Read more Tour information - Cultural Interesting - Loop Road - Stop at an Inn Equipment Bicycle helmet Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**Motorway A4 to the Wilsdruff junction, then follow the signs to Tharandt: Read more **Parking**Parking at the market (Am Markt), Naturmarkt (Pienner Straße/Dresdner Straße), P+R at the station, and the TU Dresden Forestry Campus (access from Dresdner Straße to the signalman’s hut) as well as on Roßmäßlerstraße and at the primary school (Wilsdruffer Straße) Read more **Public transportation**S-Bahn S3 Dresden-Tharandt-Freiberg, Regionalbahn RB30 Dresden-Zwickau or Regionalexpress RE3 Dresden-Hof to P+R Tharandt station (Fare zone Freital VVO) Read more Additional information Moderate difficulty cycling route. Good basic fitness required. Further cycling events around and through the Tharandt Forest can be found here: Read more Author Dresden Elbland Redaktion Organization Dresden Elbland Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author - Geological open-air museum - Historical narrow-gauge railway facilities - Local history museum and town hall Wilsdruff - Narrow-gauge railway museum Wilsdruff - Burgk Castle Read more Safety guidelines The route may include sections with loose surfaces that are difficult to ride. Read more Nearby ------ View on map Contact 01737 Tharandt Download GPX file - -