--- title: "10th Route: With Fairy Tales and Legends through the Tharandt Forest" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/tour/10th-route-with-fairy-tales-and-legends-through-the-tharandt-forest" description: "Based on an idea by the Kneipp Association at the Tharandt Forest e.V., the project \"With Fairy Tales and Legends through the Tharandt Forest\" was created as part of the care of Kneipp children's facilities. Today it is brought to life by the Traffic and Beautification Association \"Tharandt Forest\" e.V., among others, through annual hikes in spring and autumn together with the Erzgebirge Guides Association e.V. The aim is to encourage children and young people to engage in physical activity in nature by searching for the fairy tale stations, each with a hint to the next station, or by finding a suitable geo-cache nearby. They are accompanied expertly, among others, by the forester and the Tharandt Forest Queen, and also encounter the good witch of Hartheberg on the way… Points of interest along the way: Kurplatz with flower sundial and Hubertus deer Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Stone and Wettin Oak Old pine, paths of songs, salt lick, and Kneipp facility Ernemann Hut shelter Fairy tale station Little Red Riding Hood Kling Spring with Kneipp facility, fairy tale station Brother and Sister Spechtshausen Switzerland (Sandstone), fairy tale station Snow White Witch's House / Basalt Quarry Ascherhübel, shelter / rest area, fairy tale station Hansel and Gretel Sun Bath with Kneipp facility / forest playground, rest area / shelter, fairy tale station Snow-White and Rose-Red" language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/568956/f13472a02e37aafb474da52775190baab391134e194b98a0cab1ab9171093c33/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share 10th Route: With Fairy Tales and Legends through the Tharandt Forest ==================================================================== - 5.63 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: easy - Condition: very easy - Themed hiking trail - 1:30 h - 5.63 km - 96 m - 96 m - 330 m - 407 m - 77 m - - Start: Kurplatz Kurort Hartha - Destination: Kurplatz Kurort Hartha A hike through the Tharandt Forest on the 'Fairy Tale and Legend Route', well suited for families with children. Based on an idea by the Kneipp Association at the Tharandt Forest e.V., the project "With Fairy Tales and Legends through the Tharandt Forest" was created as part of the care of Kneipp children's facilities. Today it is brought to life by the Traffic and Beautification Association "Tharandt Forest" e.V., among others, through annual hikes in spring and autumn together with the Erzgebirge Guides Association e.V. The aim is to encourage children and young people to engage in physical activity in nature by searching for the fairy tale stations, each with a hint to the next station, or by finding a suitable geo-cache nearby. They are accompanied expertly, among others, by the forester and the Tharandt Forest Queen, and also encounter the good witch of Hartheberg on the way… Points of interest along the way: - Kurplatz with flower sundial and Hubertus deer - Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Stone and Wettin Oak - Old pine, paths of songs, salt lick, and Kneipp facility - Ernemann Hut shelter - Fairy tale station Little Red Riding Hood - Kling Spring with Kneipp facility, fairy tale station Brother and Sister - Spechtshausen Switzerland (Sandstone), fairy tale station Snow White - Witch's House / Basalt Quarry Ascherhübel, shelter / rest area, fairy tale station Hansel and Gretel - Sun Bath with Kneipp facility / forest playground, rest area / shelter, fairy tale station Snow-White and Rose-Red Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Unknown (8%) Asphalt (8%) Gravel (46%) Trail (37%) Path (1%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions Kurplatz Kurort Hartha - Waldstraße - Schneise 6 - Hirschstange - Lindenhofspring - Hirschstange - Schneise 6 - Mauerhammer - Dorfhainer Weg - Warnsdorfer Spring - Warnsdorfer Wing - Footpath next to the state road - Gypsy Square - Black Street - Ernemann Hut - Meadow Path - Kling Spring - Meadow Path - Triebisch Lakes - Jungfernloch - Long Path - Schneise 9 - Spechtshausen Switzerland (Sandstone) - Witch's House / Basalt Quarry - Basalt Path - Mill Path - E-Wing - Sun Bath - Hartheberg - Forest Park - Bell Chair - E.-Drechsel Path - At Hartheberg - Kurplatz Kurort Hartha Read more Tour information - Cultural Interesting - Loop Road - Stop at an Inn Equipment Sturdy footwear required. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**Motorway A4 to the Wilsdruff junction, then follow signs to Tharandt and from there further to Kurort Hartha (Parkhotel Forsthaus) Read more **Parking**Parking available, among others, at Talmühlenstraße, Lindenhofstraße, and Am Hartheberg (Bell Chair or Spa Park) Read more **Public transportation**S-Bahn S3 Dresden-Tharandt-Freiberg, regional train RB30 Dresden-Zwickau or regional express RE3 Dresden-Hof to train station P+R Tharandt and then by bus lines 345 or 363 to Kurort Hartha, Kurplatz (Fare zone Freital VVO) Read more Additional information Companion booklet "With Fairy Tales and Legends through the Tharandt Forest" available, among others, at Zweirad-Center Schubert, Am Kurplatz 3, 01737 Kurort Hartha Read more Literature With Fairy Tales and Legends through the Tharandt Forest; Kneipp Association 'At the Tharandt Forest' e.V.; SEW-Verlags GbR, Dresden 2015 Read more Author Dresden Elbland Redaktion Organization Dresden Elbland Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author - Kneipp Facilities - Fairy Tale and Legend Stations - Triebisch Valley Read more Map State Enterprise Geobasisinformation and Surveying Saxony (ed.): Hiking Map Tharandt Forest, Sheet 31 (Topographic map, edition with hiking trails, 1:25,000) 3rd edition, August 2008, Rolf Böhm: Hiking Map Tharandt Forest. The first forest of Saxony. (1:20,000) 1st edition. Bad Schandau 2004. Read more Nearby ------ View on map Contact 01737 Tharandt Download GPX file - -