3rd route: Through the forests of the earth
- 1:47 h
- 5.50 km
- 190 m
- 190 m
- 215 m
- 342 m
- 127 m
- Start: Roßmäßlerbau Tharandt, Campus of the TU Dresden Department of Forest Sciences
- Destination: Roßmäßlerbau Tharandt, Campus of the TU Dresden Department of Forest Sciences
As the oldest of its kind in the world, the Tharandt Forest Botanical Garden was established in 1811 in a part of the Tharandt landscape, which was beautified from 1797, together with the second oldest forestry university in the world, which Heinrich Cotta moved here and is now part of the TU Dresden. Visit the oldest teaching building of the university in the green, the several times extended today's state arboretum up to the last created North American quarters in ForstPARK®.
Waypoints
Start
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Pavements
- Unknown (1%)Street (3%)Asphalt (2%)Gravel (33%)Trail (10%)Path (51%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
- From the Roßmäßlerbau in Tharandt, first follow Pienner Straße and then climb the 13 Drehen to the entrance of the Forstbotanischer Garten on Cottastraße.
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Equipment
- Sturdy shoes recommended.
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereFreeway A4 to junction Wilsdruff, from there follow the signs to TharandtParkingParking spaces at the market (Am Markt), Naturmarkt (Pienner Straße/Dresdner Straße), P+R at the train station and Forstcampus TU Dresden (access from Dresdner Straße to the train attendant's house) as well as at Roßmäßlerstraße and at the elementary school (Wilsdruffer Straße)Public transportationS-Bahn S3 Dresden-Tharandt-Freiberg, regional train RB30 Dresden-Zwickau or regional express RE3 Dresden-Hof to station P+R Tharandt (tariff zone Freital VVO)
Additional information
- This is a guided walk with a fee through the Forest Botanical Garden/ForestPARK®.
Author
Dresden Elbland Redaktion
Organization
Dresden Elbland
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
- Forstgarten store with snack in the Museum Schweizerhaus (free admission).
- Forest Park Shop with snack in ForstPARK®.
Safety guidelines
- Some of the paths in the Forest Botanical Garden are steep and narrow.
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