5th route: Nature and technology - on idyllic hillside paths through the valley of the Wild Weißeritz
- 5:38 h
- 17.12 km
- 576 m
- 578 m
- 210 m
- 385 m
- 175 m
- Start: Roßmäßler building Tharandt, campus of TU Dresden forestry sciences department
- Destination: Roßmäßler building Tharandt, campus of TU Dresden forestry sciences department
On this route, there are many discoveries to be made on historic hillside paths in the nature reserve in the romantic valley of the Wild Weißeritz. From the medieval mining of the town Granaten under Tharandt castle over the romanticism of the spa town "Bad Tharandt" to the further construction of the railway line from Tharandt up to Klingenberg–Colmnitz in 1862, via the Tharandt steep ramp, where the contrast between untouched nature and human intervention in technological progress fascinates.
The paths bear resonant names of former forestry scientists, a spa romanticism – not only at "Stille Liebe". Furthermore, there are testimonies of earlier timber rafting, modern forest science and fish farming, early energy generation by hydropower, and interesting historical train stations under historic preservation. We cross the Holy Way in the footsteps of the romantics to the modern Geopark center of the Geopark "Saxony Central" on the path of Saxony's stones.
Waypoints
Good to know
Pavements
- Street (13%)Asphalt (3%)Trail (84%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
From the Tharandt dome hall via Weißwangeweg to Wertherweg past Hydropower Plant No. 4 and past historical witnesses of early mining, the path leads through the railway bridge. On the road, 50m left over the bridge and immediately right on Maltitz path to the middle of the 8. Then via Großweg to the rest and museum station Edle Krone (S-Bahn). Behind the bus stop towards Dorfhain, up at Richtschacht to the Huthaus. There 900m left on the Holy Way to Ochsenbergweg to Dorfhain and to the Geopark Center GEORADO with the path of stones. The return route from Dorfhain via Poetengang to Edle Krone, up the Katzentreppe to Wilhelmweg. Through the natural experience Wilhelmweg with valley view down to Tharandt pond management. 200m on the road to the right and after the bridge over the river immediately left under the railway back to the intersection of the 8. From there to Stille Liebe and the Waldblick pure nature to the Sonnentempel. Descent to Tharandt to the starting point.
Alternatively, for the return trip, a ride with the S-Bahn S3 and RB 30 from Edle Krone to Tharandt is possible (fare zones Dippoldiswalde and Freital VVO).
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
Equipment
Catering:
From the backpack, snack at Teichwirtschaft Voss, snack on the path of stones in the Georado center Dorfhain and at the destination
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereMotorway A4 to Wilsdruff junction, from there follow the signs to TharandtParkingParking spaces at the market (Am Markt), nature market (Pienner Straße/Dresdner Straße), P+R at the station and Forstcampus TU Dresden (access from Dresdner Straße to the signalman's house) as well as at Roßmäßlerstraße and at the primary 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
Hiking station Edle Krone
Teichwirtschaft Voss
Georado foundation
Author
Dresden Elbland Redaktion
Organization
Dresden Elbland
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Sights along the way:
- Historical hydropower plants
- Voss trout farm
- Geopark center
- Rest and museum station Edle Krone
- Huthaus
- Waldblick
- Stille Liebe
Safety guidelines
The route is demanding and requires surefootedness and fitness.
Sturdy footwear, weatherproof clothing and staying on the paths is recommended.
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