12th Route: Wild Romance in the Legendary Rabenauer Grund - Along Germany's Oldest Operating Steam Narrow-Gauge Railway
- 4:52 h
- 16.36 km
- 306 m
- 306 m
- 189 m
- 348 m
- 159 m
- Start: Roßmäßlerbau Tharandt, Campus of TU Dresden, Faculty of Forestry
- Destination: Roßmäßlerbau Tharandt, Campus of TU Dresden, Faculty of Forestry
Follow the trail of legends and myths as well as historical events in the wild romantic nature reserve Rabenauer Grund with the Rote Weißeritz and Germany's oldest operating steam narrow-gauge railway, near the world-famous chair-making town Rabenau with the German Chair Museum.
Points of interest along the way:
- Heilsberger Park
- Weißeritztalbahn / Timetable ()
- Hains leisure center
- NSG Rabenauer Grund
- Stations of the ENSO energy experience path
- Sagenweg
- Chair Museum Rabenau
- Rabenauer Mill
- Somsdorfer Klamm
- Somsdorf Church
- Sun temple
Waypoints
Good to know
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
From the Kuppelhalle Tharandt, follow the hiking trail marked with a green dot initially to Freital. The Somsdorfer Straße leads along the Mühlgraben with the ENSO energy experience path marking to the entrance of the Rabenauer Grund. Alternatively, you can reach the Freital-Coßmannsdorf stop of the Weißeritztalbahn via Hainsberger Straße and the street "An der Spinnerei." Passing the Hains shopping and leisure center, you come to the Rote Weißeritz and upstream through the Rabenauer Grund. Crossing the Arthur-Lohse Bridge, climb steeply up to the Sagenweg. This hillside path leads to the Chair Museum and then to the Rabenauer Mill. Then it goes downstream until the yellow dash marking leads through the Teufelsklamm to Somsdorf and then back to the Kuppelhalle Tharandt.
Alternatively, a return trip is possible with the Weißeritztalbahn Rabenau – Freital and the S-Bahn S3 / RB 30 Freital – Tharandt (Fare zone Freital VVO).
Note: Both the ascent to the Sagenweg and the path through the Somsdorfer Klamm require surefootedness.
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Equipment
- Sturdy footwear required. Hiking poles recommended.
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereMotorway A4 to the Wilsdruff junction, then follow signs to TharandtParkingParking at the market (Am Markt), nature market (Pienner Straße/Dresdner Straße), park & ride at the station and the TU Dresden forestry campus (access from Dresdner Straße to the gatekeeper's house), as well as at Roßmäßlerstraße and the elementary school (Wilsdruffer Straße)Public transportationS-Bahn S3 Dresden-Tharandt-Freiberg, Regional train RB30 Dresden-Zwickau, or Regional express RE3 Dresden-Hof to P+R Tharandt station (Fare zone Freital VVO)
Additional information
Author
Dresden Elbland Redaktion
Organization
Dresden Elbland
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
- Weißeritztalbahn
- Hains leisure center
- NSG Rabenauer Grund
- Sagenweg
- Rabenauer Mill
- Somsdorf Church
- Sun temple
Safety guidelines
- Demanding route, surefootedness required.
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